In 2020, ecommerce accounted for 75% of the gains in total retail sales in the U.S. This is mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic that accelerated shifts in consumer shopping behavior. Merchants experienced tremendous growth rates in online commerce. For many merchants, the holiday season is where the make most of their money. During the...
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Entwicklungs- und Vertriebs-Partnerschaft mit der snabble GmbH
Bonn, Leobendorf, 24.3.2021. Wir freuen uns, eine Entwicklungs- und Vertriebs-Partnerschaft mit der snabble GmbH bekannt geben zu können. Snabble ist der Experte im Bereich des mobilen Self-Checkouts und verfügt über langjährige Erfahrungen mit Kunden verschiedener Branchen – von Baumärkten über Drogeriemärkte hin zum Lebensmitteleinzelhandel. Namhafte Kunden wie IKEA, Edeka und toom konnte Snabble bereits von...
Insights from the 2021 State of Consumer Behavior Report
Our partner Snabble is always looking for new approaches to optimize their Scan & Go platform. This is being done with two essential stakeholders in mind. First, the self-checkout experience should provide real value to our users. This includes, for example, saving time by avoiding the checkout line, a resulting relaxed shopping experience, and a...
Tesco Go comming?
British chain Tesco is apparently working on developing convenience stores that work similar like Amazon Go: people can just walk in, put items into their bags and leave. Akin to Amazon Go payment happens automatically after they left the store. This was reported by The Telegraph that furthermore claims that Tesco is working with Israeli...
Mobile for Brick and Mortar Stores
Mobile was often regarded as enemy of brick and mortar businesses. People would come into a store use their mobile to sometimes scan items and order them elsewhere. That was the story told by many brick and mortar businesses. This has changed considerably. Instead of fighting mobile, leading players in the retail sector have actively...
The end of the checkout area in brick and mortar stores
With companies like Amazon actively pursing their version of the future brick and mortar store, one thing is certain: a dedicated checkout area will be a thing of the past. The checkout process of the (very near) future won’t require point of sale systems. People will just take the items they want to buy and...
Self-Checkout in Brick and Mortar Stores
A crucial part of every customer journey is the checkout process. Imagine for a minute that the online checkout would mimic the process that customers experience every day in brick and mortar stores. The resulting checkout process would require several steps that are awkward, to say the least. First of all, you’ll have to move...
Connecting Online with Offline via mobile App
Connecting the online with the offline world is something deemed essential for the brick and mortar businesses in the very near future. The challenge is now how to actually implement this connection. Retail giants like Amazon have already a clear vision how this connection looks like: they build shops (Amazon Go) that are able to...
