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Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

Retail TouchPoints

Accusations of “greenwashing” can lead to irreversible damage to reputation and consumer trust, and with environmental social governance (ESG) now high on the agenda for public and private organizations worldwide, it’s changing how many retailers think about their businesses. And how can POS finance fit into the equation?

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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. Old corporate-driven models of offering consumer credit are becoming outdated, leaving modern POS finance solutions the clear frontrunners.

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5 Trends from NRF 2023 That Retailers Can’t Ignore

Retail TouchPoints

The annual retail gathering brought a huge set of new companies and interesting perspectives that will shape the future of retail over the next three years. This remains a $50 million to $100 million opportunity for most $5B+ retailers in 2023, and too few non-grocers are pursuing it as a solution.

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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Shoppers’ retail preferences will be unlike anything we’ve seen even just a year ago. These four emerging trends elevate the urgency for supply chain execs to move distributed order management (DOM) to the top of their lists. #1: 1: Retailers are testing brands, hiding the parent brand. . #1: It’s still retail, but it’s not.

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Top 10 Trends Driving Retail Growth

Retail TouchPoints

There are a lot of people making a good living forecasting what’s going to happen in retail. Things like ecommerce will soon eclipse brick-and-mortar, retail is facing an apocalypse or delivery to home will become the norm in grocery shopping. The fact is, when it comes to what’s ahead for retail, no one really knows.

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How Integrated POS Tech is Helping Electronics Retailers

iVend

In today’s modern retail stores, the point of sale no longer has to be a fixed counter – it could be anywhere in the store. Mobile POS System iVend mobile POS takes service to customers in the aisle. Learn how it could enhance your retail business. The global market for mobile POS terminals was $36.07

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Think You Know POS? You Might Be Surprised.

Forrester eCommerce

Our newly published Vendor Landscape for Point of Service (POS) lists the 18 most notable vendors in the space and details the 10 most important use cases they’re focusing on for clients today. Read this blog for an early look at our findings.

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