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The Future of Shopping

Galido

Mobile applications and automation is changing the face of shopping. Barcode Scanning. One technology that has been around for many years now is barcode scanning. One technology that has been around for many years now is barcode scanning. Every store now has an app and almost anything can now be ordered online.

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5 Tips to Help Create a Winning Grocery Loyalty Program

CIO Business Intelligence

Like any other retailer, grocery stores want to build trust with their customers and keep them coming back. And give people a reason to keep coming back, such as a reward for opening your mobile app every day for seven days, or for visiting the physical store twice in a week. Deliver seamless transactions at the point of sale.

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IDG Contributor Network: Apple stands alone in controlling the in-store experience

Computerworld Vertical IT

When it comes to redefining the brick-and-mortar shopping experience, no major retailer even approaches what Apple has done with the Apple Store. The Apple Store had real mobile payments long before anyone else, as well as in-aisle payments, long before anyone else. (To

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CIOs Deal With A Revolution In Grocery Stores

The Accidental Successful CIO

Instead, these areas are now being filled with freezers that are being used as pick-up points for grocery customers who will use their mobile phones to order groceries online and will probably never go any further into the grocery story than by the front door. Retailers tend to package pick-up orders during off hours.

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Google expands shopping searches with Lens and in-store inventory checks

The Verge

Those image searches have allowed users to learn more about the things around them, even finding the same or similar item to buy without looking for a label or barcode to scan. The new feature is available only on mobile and is usable right from a Google search beginning today. GIF: Google. Shoppable search within the Google app.

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