Point of Sale
This coverage examines developments in point of sale (POS) technology, strategy, and implementation across UK retail. Reporting includes updates on in-store payment solutions, integrated POS systems, customer experience enhancements, hardware and software innovations, and vendor partnerships. Designed for professionals managing store operations, digital transformation, and technology investment decisions in the retail sector.
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Oct- 2019 -18 OctoberComment
Staying one step ahead in retail’s shifting cybersecurity landscape
New advancements in technology are changing the retail industry in unprecedented ways, further blending the physical and digital worlds and forever evolving customer experience. As the industry changes, so do the methods cybercriminals use to steal sensitive data from companies and consumers. Prior to 2018, cybersecurity data suggested that the…
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17 OctoberComment
Using data to take in-store shopper psychology to the next level
As shoppers, we all know the tactics retailers use to entice us to spend more. There’s the visually appealing, uncluttered entrance of a fashion retailer that captures the imagination and gets us into store. Or the deliberate positioning of bread and milk at the back of a supermarket to ensure…
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Sep- 2019 -13 SeptemberAdvice
5 reasons why crowdsourcing is a valuable retail merchandising asset
Lacking resources, time and budgets are some of the biggest issues within the retail sector, as it means important tasks like store auditing and merchandising fall behind and ultimately, products do not perform as well and sales are lost. In an industry that changes daily, the retail sector risks falling…
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Aug- 2019 -7 AugustComment
Buy Now, Pay Later: Here to stay?
The idea of Buy Now, Pay Later has always been around in the retail market, with companies such as Layaway operating with US supermarket giant Walmart for decades. Yet with the rise in popularity of the electronic credit card halting the growth of this form of payment option in the…
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Jul- 2019 -22 JulyAdvice
How retailers can fill the data gap on their shelves
The value of the shelf The average person’s attention span when standing at a shelf is now just eight seconds, but with 70% of purchase decisions being made at the shelf, these eight seconds are the most important for CPGs and retailers to understand. But what influences these decisions?…
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11 JulyOnline & Digital
Laybuy announces partnership with Alexachung
Laybuy, the buy now, pay later service, has announced the fashion brand Alexachung as its second major UK partner. Laybuy allows consumers to spread the cost of purchases over six interest-free payments, with the first being made at the point of sale. The partnership will see the option to pay…
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Jun- 2019 -27 June
Using packaging to fight back and drive sales
According to the latest British Retail Consortium figures, May 2019 saw the UK high streets biggest decline since the mid-1990s with overall retail sales falling by 2.7%. This was also reflected online where sales grew by the weakest amount ever recorded. There is no question that retail conditions are extremely…
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May- 2019 -22 MayAnalysis
Is retail cashing out on PoS?
Last month saw Sainsbury launch the UK’s first till-free store, with its Holborn Circus store in London undergoing a complete refurbishment to remove the checkout area and tills. The three-month trial at the store, where 82% of transactions were cashless prior to the start of the trial, allows shoppers to…
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17 MayComment
How Making Tax Digital is going to help the retail sector
Shop closures are an all too familiar scene. A recent study by The Guardian found that English and Welsh town centres have lost 8% of their shops on average since 2013 (equating to 40 shops per town centre). While the sector is riding the waves of a storm, the digitisation…
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Apr- 2019 -17 AprilFeatures
Google it, Uber it, Laybuy it
New Zealand’s largest buy now, pay later service, Laybuy has officially launched in the UK with footwear retailer Footasylum confirmed as its first major retail partner. Laybuy allows consumers to spread the cost of purchases over six interest-free payments, with the first being made at the point of sale. The…
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