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How and when to forge boldly ahead with an autonomous checkout solution?

Consumer expectations around reduced friction at checkout, not waiting in long lines and burgeoning labor shortages have made self-checkout solutions more imperative than ever before.

05/12/2022 by wcapra No comment(s) DIGITAL+, PAYMENTS+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Consumer Engagement, consumer experience, POS, Retail Technology, self checkout
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Why should merchants consider implementing a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution?

BNPL can be viewed as an extension of the consumer credit card programs that emerged in the late 1980s, but with a unique upside for merchants. In contrast to credit cards, BNPL companies help expand the available consumer base, but they adopt the risk themselves by funding the purchase to the merchant immediately and allowing…

10/21/2021 by wcapra No comment(s) DIGITAL+, PAYMENTS+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ BNPL, payment solutions, Payment Technology, Payments, Retail Technology
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POS Systems Advance

The following has been re-posted from the April 2019 edition of Convenience Store Decisions.   Don’t blink. It’s only been two months since NRF’s Big Show, where I thought I had learned everything happening with point-of-sale (POS) systems that could possibly impact the convenience and petroleum industry. Well, as time moves on, I’ve learned even more…

04/17/2019 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ C-Store, Convenience Store, Petroleum, point of sale, POS, Retail Technology
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Kroger and Microsoft Partner to Create Digital Grocery Store Concept

The following has been re-posted from Loyalty360. The original post can be found here.   Retail giant Kroger has announced a new partnership with Microsoft, which aims to improve customer experience by employing the technology company’s popular cloud-based platform Microsoft Azure. Through the partnership, Kroger hopes to create a connected in-store experience. The alliance is…

01/23/2019 by Daniel Kahan No comment(s) LOYALTY+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Consumer Engagement, loyalty programs, Mobile, Retail Tech, Retail Technology, rewards programs
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Should You Bring Payments In-House?

Over the past 5-10 years, the retail payments ecosystem has become increasingly complex. New channels and payment tenders have continued to expand promising consumer usage growth and loyalty. Issuing banks have begun offering incentive programs for merchants to prioritize routing and avoid interchange fees. All the while, regulations tighten to ensure compliance and protect consumer…

01/02/2019 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+ Payments, retail payments, Retail Technology, Technology
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Targeting the Most Important Technology Investments

The following has been re-posted from Convenience Store News. The original article can be found here.   Targeting the Most Important Technology Investments By Angela Hanson – 12/13/2018 NEWARK, N.J. — Technology touches nearly every aspect of convenience retailing today, from loyalty programs to promotions to the point of sale and beyond. As a result, convenience store…

12/19/2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+ Convenience Store, events and webcasts, fuel and convenience, Retail Technology, Technology, webinars
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W. Capra Consulting Group Launches Canadian Office

The content below has been copied from a press release in Business Wire. CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–W. Capra Consulting Group, the leading firm for retail technology, payments, security, and strategic implementation, is pleased to announce the formal launch of its Canadian office. Since its inception in 2000, W. Capra has nurtured and added to their team of…

06/28/2017 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus Canadian payments, cybersecurity, Retail Tech, Retail Technology
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Click & Mortar

The following has been re-posted from C-Store Decisions. The original article can be found here. Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition shows brick-and-mortar and online retailing can help strengthen each other when brought together. By Ed Collupy With what seems like the click of the mouse, Amazon has made its entry into the physical retail store world…

06/27/2017 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ amazon, Brick and Mortar, C-Store, online order, retail disruption, Retail Tech, Retail Technology, Whole Foods
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Doing More With What You Have

Today’s convenience stores need to keep up with new technology solutions and the ever growing demands on retailers to be nimble and mobile. Add to that the ever changing staffing landscape for most C-Stores towards a growing millennial workforce, we need to always be innovative in what we offer our customers and our staff. Amazingly…

10/05/2016 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+ growth, Petroleum, Retail Technology
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Gears That Keep Technology Moving

In his latest post to CStoreDecisions, Ed Collupy reflects on how industry standards improve profitability by reducing costs and improving competitiveness: Standards, in my early days of retailing, were always there to set expectations, something to work by, and measure compliance success with. Then I learned about technical standards. NAXML, EDI, ISO, ARTS, PCI—and the…

06/27/2016 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ conexxus, Retail, Retail Technology, Standards
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"Sweet Spot" Bundling: Using POS transaction-log data to design in-store promotions

The following article was originally posted on CSPnet and features commentary from W. Capra Executive Consultant, Ed Collupy. LAS VEGAS —Where “big data” and complex analytics have drawn interest among those in the convenience-store channel, retailers interested in technology on the first day of the annual NACS convention and trade show heard about how to design…

10/13/2015 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Retail Technology
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