The chief techniques for gathering such data include mail questionnaires, interviews, retail store shelf audits, use of electronic scanners at
retail checkout counters, and direct observation in stores.
Not exact matches
Expanding that functionality to other
retailers would remove the pain point of walking up to a
checkout counter, enabling shoppers to pay by simply taking a picture of a product's bar code.
«So even if you're an established
retail store,» he says, «if you can get people away from the traditional
checkout counter experience as being the last experience they have with your store, and you can interact with them in a very close and personal way, mobile payments acceptance allows you to do that.»
There's an unwritten Murphy's law of
retail: The bigger the hurry you're in, the longer the lines will be at the
checkout counter.
To take only the most obvious example,
retail stores have figured out how to get customers to do most of the work — selecting the product, bringing it to the
checkout counter, sometimes even ringing up the bill.
How many times have you been tempted by a
retailer to apply for their store card based on a discount offered at the
checkout counter in exchange for your application?
Store credit cards still offered, but approvals become stricter — While it may sound enticing to save 15 percent off your purchase at the
checkout counter by applying for that
retail credit card, your chances of getting approved for a store credit card are getting slimmer.
Retailers could display jars of these oils on the
checkout counter, which will give staff members a chance to tell customers about the numerous health benefits they offer.
Retailers should be generous with treats and offer them free for the asking at the
checkout counter.
Store credit cards still offered, but approvals become stricter — While it may sound enticing to save 15 percent off your purchase at the
checkout counter by applying for that
retail credit card, your chances of getting approved for a store credit card are getting slimmer.
Dear Discount Debbie, As far as
retail cards go, Target's Redcard is one of the most generous: 5 percent off all purchases, with no limit, applied right at the
checkout counter — not a rebate that shows up on a later statement.
Re / code reports that customers will simply present their phones at the
checkout counters of partner
retailers to pay for their purchases, though it isn't clear yet which
retailers have reached an agreement with Apple.