96% of Consumers Indicate that Ease of Checkout and Payment are Important Factors When Choosing Where to Shop, According to New BRP Report
Retailers' immediate focus is on adding capabilities to their current POS, while future plans include moving to cloud-based commerce platforms
BOSTON, April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to BRP's SPECIAL REPORT: The State of Store Technology, the store is still a major part of the customer journey with 79% of consumers indicating they frequently purchase merchandise in a store. With an increased focus on customer engagement and the convergence of physical and digital, the point of sale or commerce platform plays a critical role in shaping the customer shopping experience. The right technology foundation is essential to support the best in-store customer experience.
"Stores remain center stage in the shopping experience, and that experience is an ever-increasing factor in where consumers choose to shop," said Brian Brunk, principal at BRP Consulting. "Retailers understand the importance of keeping up with customer expectations, in fact, 75% are considering cloud-based platforms as part of their in-store technology plans over the next several years."
BRP's SPECIAL REPORT: The State of Store Technology is based on findings from the BRP Consumer Study and the 2019 POS/Customer Engagement Survey and offers insights into the state of retailers' current store technology and their future plans.
The SPECIAL REPORT: The State of Store Technology highlights:
CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS:
- 96% indicate that ease of checkout and payment are important factors when choosing where to shop
- More than 55% indicate that in-store technologies like self-checkout, product locator, inventory lookup, and endless aisle are important factors when choosing where to shop
- 68% are likely to choose a store offering buy anywhere, ship anywhere services over one that doesn't
RETAILER PLANS:
- 53% are focused on adding additional capabilities to existing POS and 48% plan to replace their POS within three years to improve the checkout experience
- As retailers make decisions on new POS systems, 75% indicate they plan to have cloud-based solutions within three years
- 94% plan to address holistic customer engagement with the implementation of a single unified commerce platform
To download BRP's SPECIAL REPORT: The State of Store Technology, visit:
https://brpconsulting.com/download/2019-special-report-store-technology/
The special report platinum sponsor is TSYS, the gold sponsors are Aptos, Diebold Nixdorf, ECRS and Fujitsu, and the silver sponsor is STORIS.
About BRP
BRP is an innovative retail management consulting firm dedicated to providing superior service and enduring value to our clients. BRP combines its consultants' deep retail business knowledge and cross-functional capabilities to deliver superior design and implementation of strategy, technology, and process solutions. The firm's unique combination of industry focus, knowledge-based approach, and rapid, end-to-end solution deployment helps clients to achieve their business potential. BRP's consulting services include:
Strategy | Business Intelligence | Business Process Optimization | Point of Sale (POS)
Mobile POS | Payment Security | E-Commerce | Store Systems and Operations | CRM
Unified Commerce | Customer Experience | Order Management | Networks
Merchandise Management | Supply Chain | Private Equity
For more information on BRP, visit http://www.brpconsulting.com.
SOURCE BRP
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