When it comes to point-of-sale innovation, the number of ways that we're seeing new technologies seamlessly integrated is astonishing; from wearables to NFC, shopping has gone digital to the delight of consumers on a worldwide basis. As the shift towards more economical ways of keep track of purchases, point-of-sale innovations are placing simplicity front and center, but also ensuring the experience is as fun as possible.
The rise of eCommerce has lead to a shift in the real life buying habits of shoppers; while they might want something now, they could be more likely to hold off to get it online at a better price. As such, retailers are scrambling to incorporate point-of-sale innovations that are putting consumers back in the mood to buy.
21 Point-of-Sale Innovations
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Dynamic Payment Option Cards
This All-In-One Card Lets Users Pay However They Want with One Swipe
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Wearable Wrist Payments
Barclaycard's Contactless Payment bPay Bands Will Reduce Cash Transactions
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Touchscreen Tabletop Menus
Order Food Conveniently From Your Seat with Draqie Interactive Table
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Suave Payment Suits
The Power Suit Lets You Pay with the Wave of a Hand
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Digital Price Tags
Self-Updating BitTag by Samuel Cox Shows Value of Goods in BitCoin
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Instant Shopping Scanner Apps
The Powatag App Lets Users Buy Items Wherever They Are
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Crossover Wallet Apps
Starbucks' Mobile Payment May Soon Let You Make Other Purchases with Its App
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Vein-Scanning Payment Systems
The Quixter Vein Scanner Reads the Unique Patterns on Your Palm
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Vein-Scanning Checkout Systems
The Fujitsu PulseWallet Lets You Pay Using Your Palm
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Touchscreen Credit Cards
The MasterCard Display Card Allows People to Create One-Time Passwords
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Startup Tablet Giveaways
GoPago is Offering Merchants a Free Motorola Xyboard For Using Its App
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Emotion-Scanning Checkout Tablets
The Simplate Platform Customizes Deals by Scanning Faces
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Wrist-Replacing Wallets
The Pulse Wallet That Launched at CES 2014 Uses Palm Readings as Payment
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Palm Print-Scanning ATMs
The New Chase Bank Electronic Banking Kiosks Could Use Biometric Scanning
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Wearable Coffee Payments
Wearbucks is a Wearable Way to Pay for Coffee at Starbucks
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Interactive Register Tablet Stands
The 'Stand' iPad Register Makes Business Transactions Simpler
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Tablet Retail Integrations
As Prices Fall, iPad Cash Registers Become More Common
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Tablet Payment Processors
PayWare Mobile Enterprise for Tablets Lets You Pay With Your iPad
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Phone-Tapping Payments
Bump Pay Allows You to Transfer Money to a Friend with a Tap of the Phones
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Biometric Buying Systems
This New Payment System Lets You Buy Things with Your Face
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Digital Tip Jars
Tipping has Become Easier With Digital Tipping
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Hands-Free Footwear Stores
Kizik Announced the Debut of a First-of-Its-Kind Store at CES 2023
Interactive Arcade Storefronts
JD & Snap London Created an AR Storefront for Christmas
Next-Gen Sneaker Stores
Foot Locker's Store of the Future Concept is Bolder and Easier to Shop
Proprietary Drink-Making Systems
Starbucks is Implementing a New 'Siren System' for Drink Making
AI-Backed Private Payment Solutions
TODAQ's 'TAPP' Micropayments Improves Healthcare Privacy
Virtual Beauty Storefronts
The Clinique Lab is a Next-Gen Digital Retail Concept
Discount Retailer Mobile Apps
Family Dollar Debuted a New Mobile Shopping App for Customers
Engaging Shelf Displays
Netvisual is Elevating In-Store Advertising with its Shelf Edge Displays
Ultra-Accessible Kiosks
'The 46' Kiosk is the Most Accessible in the Micro Market Industry
AI-Powered Shopping Apps
Shoptrue Curates Personalized Fashion Picks with Artificial Intelligence
In-Store Beauty Sampling Kiosks
Ulta Beauty and SOS are Partnering to Promote Product Discovery
AI-Powered Shopping Tools
Google AI Now Allows Shoppers to Browse AI Product Recommendations
Interactive In-Store Ads
Visibubble Brings Mobile Messaging Capabilities to Store Shelves
AI-Powered Virtual Closets
Stylitics' Products Support Next-Gen Personalized Shopping
Digital Rewards-Integrated Cards
TranzactCard Introduces the eZ-Power Card to its Fintech Platform
Shoe Retailer AI Apps
SuperStep Partnered with 'IMSHOP' to Create a Convenient Mobile App
AI-Augmented Retail Checkouts
This Checkout Solution Helps Prevent Theft and Scanning Errors
Co-Browsing Shopping Platforms
buywith's Next Gen Co-Browsing Patent Helps Customers Shop Together
Text-to-Shop Retail Services
Walmart Text to Shop Makes it Easier Than Ever to Shop
AR Shopping Malls
American Express' Door to Shop Small Highlights 10 Small Businesses
AI-Enabled Sneaker Marketplaces
Neatsy.ai Has Shoppers Scan Their Foot to Find the Perfect Fit
AI-Powered Outfit Shopping Features
The eBay Shop the Look Feature is Powered by eBay.ai
Augmented Reality Stores
Zero10 is Debuting Its AR Store Prototype at Viva Technology in Paris
Interactive Phygital Hoodies
Beyond Dropped Three Hoodies with Physical & Digital Elements
Magazine-Integrated QR Features
ARCADE Launches the ELLE x Clarks Shoe Visualiser and Experience
Computer-Vision Self-Service Kiosks
Toshiba's Vision Kiosk Identifies Items Without Barcodes
E-Commerce Beauty Packaging
Aptar Beauty + Home's Redesigned Packaging is "E-Commerce Capable"
Digital Fast-Food Restaurants
YUM! Brands is Expanding its Technologies for Digital Sales
Digital Grocery Screens
Kroger Launches the New Digital Smart Screens Across 500 Store Locations
Self-Service Commerce Kiosks
Cantaloupe Go Brings Buy-and-Go Expereinces to Customers
AI-Enhanced Grocery Apps
Instacart Unveiled a Suite of AI Features Coming to its Mobile App
Smart Shopping Cart Ads
Instacart Unveiled Ads for Its AI-Powered Caper Carts
Future-Proof POS Systems
Metcalfe's Market is Expanding Toshiba Self Checkout System 7 Solutions
Small Business Point-of-Sale Terminals
GoCCaddy Introduces Its Smart Terminal Flex
Laundry Tab E-Commerce Packaging
Reckitt Debuts New E-Commerce Packaging For its 'Multipower Tabs'
AI-Powered Retail Tools
Walmart is Introducing a New Series of AI Tools for Customer Experience
Smart Retail Inventory Tools
Puma Partners with Nedap to Roll-Out Omnichannel Inventory Solution
Y2K Shopping Pop-Ups
Klarna's House of Y2K Explores the Evolution of Shopping Since the 2000s
Attention-Grabbing Retail Displays
Auo's Smart Shelf Displays Enhance the Customer Experience
Digital Currency Piggy Banks
This 'Smart Piggy' Bank Concept Upgrades a Classic
Advanced Adaptive Retail Experiences
Walmart Unveiled New Retail Technologies at CES 2024
Mixed-Reality Shopping Apps
StockX Launched an Immersive Way to Shop with the Apple Vision Pro
Automated Hot Food Kiosks
Sodexo and Automated Retail Technologies Teamed Up for New Kiosks
Efficient Business Payments
Xero Debuted Two New Integrations for Business Payments
AI-Powered Marketing Tools
This E-Commerce Tool Uses Customer Data to Project Reward Impacts
Digitized Retail Shelf Labels
Lidl GB is Rolling Out Electronic Shelf Labels to All Its Stores
Community Commerce Pop-Ups
TikTok Shop UK Opened a Pop-Up on London's Oxford Street
Automated Retail Stores
Muffato Launches Brazil’s First Automated Store Without Physical Checkouts
AI-Powered Fintech Tools
Square Introduces Ten New Generative AI Features for Content Creation
AI Beauty Shopping Apps
Trendio's Video Shopping App Shares Personally Curated Content
Phygital Fashion Retail Experiences
Macy's mstylelab Digital Shopping Platform is Immersive
Hybrid Self-Checkout Systems
The Mini Bora Bora POS System Sits on a Swiveling Base
Parent-Connected Teen Shopping Apps
Hollister's Debuts New 'Share2Pay' For Teen Shoppers
Live Commerce Holiday Windows
TalkShopLive's WindowShopping Merges Physical & Digital Experiences
Seamless Concession Platforms
Zippin Walk-Up Transforms Traditional Concession Stand Experiences
Integrated E-Commerce Apps
Amazon is Adding 'Buy with Prime' to Shopify through New Integrations
Voice-Based AI QSR Services
Valyant AI and Paerpay Tansform Drive-thru Experience with AI
Power-Free Retail Displays
The Philips Tableaux 5150I Uses E Ink Spectra 6 Technology
Scannable NFC Business Cards
The OVOU Smart Business Card Sends Users to a Custom Link
Self-Ordering Table Systems
GoTab Launches the Self-Ordering Kiosks for Table Service Businesses
Product Exploration Retailer Tools
These New Instacart Discovery Tools Connect Brands to Retailers
AI-Powered Exit Technology
Sam's Club's AI Exits Speeds Up Customer Receipt Verification
Next-Gen Fitting Rooms
The Fit Xperience at Savage x Fenty Integrates Body Scanning Tech
2D-to-3D Jewelry Try-Ons
Perfect Corp.'s Newest Virtual Try-On Technology Empowers Jewelry Brands
Try-On E-Commerce Solutions
Zero10 Launches the New AI-Enabled Try-On Tools for E-Commerce
Instant Retail Savings Platforms
formi by Patron Points Offers Universal Savings for Shoppers
Digitally Led Bakery-Cafes
Panera's Small-Format Store Has a Digitized Menu & Tracking Screens
Anti-Overspending POS Systems
The 'Impress' Wealth Management POS Concept is Advanced
AI-Powered eCommerce Reviews
Amazon Customer Review Highlights Leverage AI Capabilities
Edge AI Retail Technology
NEXCOM's Neu-X303mini Improves Data Analytics and Customer Experience
Phygital Luxury Sneakers
The Dior B33 Sneakers Use NFC Tech to Link to a Digital Twin
Interactive Gift Tags
This Gift-Giving Experience Shares a Personal Video Message from Santa
Reloadable Contactless Keychains
Zara is Replacing Single-Use Gift Cards with Keychains
Streamlined Shoppable Video Ads
Instacart Launches New Shoppable Video Ads in 'Ads Manager'
Elderly Customer-Reserved Retail Zones
JD Announced Exclusive Service Zones for Elderly Customers
Omnichannel Grocery Technologies
Instacart Launches the New Omnichannel Solutions for Grocers
Digital Delivery Service Storefronts
Instacart Storefront Lets Retailers Customize the Interface
Reverse Vending Machines
NatWest's Machine Helps Consumers Recycle Unwanted Plastic Cards
Interactive Digital Menus
Tabmeal Empowers Restaurants to Revolutionize the Way Guests Order
Rewarding App-Based Games
Pick n Pay Introduces the New 'Smart Hopper' Game for Shoppers
Low-Waste Shopping Solutions
ASDA, Avery Berkel & Hanshow are Enhancing Sustainability in the UK
Automated Retail Receipt Checkers
Sam’s Club Receipt Verification Was Announced at CES 2024
In-Store Bra-Fitting Technologies
Macy’s Implements FIT:MATCH Bra Fitting Technology in its Stores
Cutting-Edge Retail POS Systems
Bouclair Launches a New PredictSpring POS System Across Canada
Video-Equipped Smart Shelf Tags
UNFI and 'Cornerstone for Natural' Launch 'Smart Shelf Tags'
Checkout-Free Grocery Stores
ALDI Launches the Innovative 'ALDIgo' Checkout-Free Grocery Store
Innovative SCO Kiosks
Austrian Brand Shopreme Debuts a New Self-Checkout Kiosk for Retailers
Bank-Enabled Payment Rings
Intesa Sanpaolo is Introducing a New Contactless Payment Ring
Digital CPG Catalogues
Haven's Kitchen Uses QR Codes to Advertise its Product Portfolio
Retail Food Preparation Stations
Urban Eat Debuts a Smart Retail Solution for its Food-to-Go Range
Virtual Avatar Workers
The Bite Ninja Platform Allows Retailers to Outsource Cashier Work Online
Affordable Payment Acceptance Devices
Pine Labs Launches the 'Mini' QR Device with Card Acceptance
Self-Guided Cannabis Retail Experiences
BLAZE ECOM Revolutionizes In-Store Cannabis Retail
Loss Prevention AI Checkouts
Vynamic Smart Vision Shrink Reduction Addresses Self-Checkout Issues
Palm-Enabled Contactless Payments
Amazon is Using Artificial Intelligence to Read Customer's Palms
Digital Retailer Strategy Updates
This Walmart eCommerce Update Refreshes the Website and App
Text-Based Shopping Features
Walmart Unveils a New Shopping by Text Feature for Mobile Shoppers
Checkout-Free Campus Retail Experiences
Grubhub Will Use Amazon Just Walk Out Technology on Campus
AI-Powered Retail Payments
Focalpay's New AI Features Streamline Retail and E-Commerce Operations
Personal Shopping Assistants
Klarna Debuts a More Personalized Shopping Feature Dubbed Ask Klarna
AI-Powered Inventory Tech
Google Cloud is Introducing AI-Powered Inventory Tracking Technology
Compact Payment Devices
Dojo Releases a Pocket-Sized Card Machine for Convenient Table Payments
Small-Format Retailers
Nordstrom’s Small-Format Strategy 'Closer to You' is Expanding Until 2025
Efficiency-Driven Digital Ad Solutions
ShopLiftr is Revolutionizing Digital Advertising
Cost-Effective POS Systems
The SOUNDPAYMENTS Sound POS Works in Any Retail Space
Offline Shopping Campaigns
'Shop Offline' Helps People Rediscover the Joy of Real-World Shopping
Taiwan-Based AI Shopping Carts
Innolux Debuts a Smart Shopping Cart at FamiSuper Stores
E-Commerce Billing Features
Shopify Unveils the 'Shopify Bill Pay' Solution for Merchant Expenses
AI-Powered Search Features
Shop Premium Outlets Enhances its Online Shopping with AI-Powered Tools
Video-Powered eCommerce Services
Apple Shop with a Specialist Over Video Supports At-Home Shopping
Micro Self-Service Checkout Kiosks
The 365 Retail Markets MM6 Mini Kiosk is Versatile
Contactless Mobile Payments
Intesa Sanpaolo Teams Up with Nexi to Launch the SoftPOS Application
Shareable Purchase Features
Fashion Retailer Hollister Has Launched Its New Share2Pay Option
App-Powered Checkout Stores
MAPCO Opened its First Checkout-Free Convenience Store
Location-Based QSR Technology
Chipotle is Integrating Location-Based Technology Into its App
Order-Queuing Shopper Delivery Features
This New Instacart Shopper Feature Offers More Control
Amusement Park QR Readers
Intercard Launches the New Digital Kiosks with QR Code Readers
Compact Automated Retail Checkouts
The OneView Self-Checkout Offers Advanced Features
Convenient Palm Payment Expansions
Amazon One Payments are Coming to Whole Foods Markets
Intelligent Car Wash Terminals
The OPW SmartStart Pro Payment Terminal is ICS WashConnect-Powered
Contactless Merchant Payments
Paypal and Venmo Now Support Apple’s Tap to Pay Contactless Payments
Custom-Made Loyalty Apps
The TXB Loyalty App Turns Points into Cash for Use on Anything in Store
Retailer-Backed Holiday Experiences
J. Crew Launches a New AI-Powered Holiday Experience
Outdoor Sales Kiosks
DynaScan Technologies Launches the New Kiosks for Outdoor Use
Video Call Shopping Services
Apple's Specialist over Video Service Enhances Personalization
Revamped Grocery Loyalty Apps
Tesco Unveils the New and Improved Digital Clubcard and Grocery App
Modular Customization POS Systems
The Toshiba TCx 900 Has a Compact Form with Enhanced Security
Inclusive Try-On Programs
Perfect Corp. Connects Beauty Brands with Digital Beauty Innovation
Convenient Order Pickup Services
Card Factory Launches a Click & Collect Service for Its Customers
Grocery Delivery Payment Updates
DoorDash Now Accepts SNAP/EBT Online Payments
Comprehensive Business Loyalty Solutions
BusinessQR Helps Brands Build Customer Loyalty
Secure Streamlined Checkouts
Safexpay Launches the Aasaan Checkout to Combat Cart Abandonment
Enhanced Shopping Results
Google Updates its Search Engine to Better Aid Holiday Shopping
Shopping Rewards Programs
PayPal Debuts a New Rewards Program That Integrates Honey Discounts
Comprehensive Indian Payment Tools
BharatPe Unveils the Country's First All-in-One Payment Device
UK Contactless Pay Expansions
Apple Tap to Pay Lets iPhone Users Pay Seamlessly in the UK
Comprehensive Restaurant Overview Apps
Toast Debuts a Digital App to Manage Restaurant Operations
Digital Cash Payment Systems
Apple Cash is Planning to Offer a Virtual Card Number in Update
Comprehensive Checkout Tools
TreviPay Launches an All-in-One Checkout Solution to Reduce Friction
Digital Commercial Payment Apps
Mastercard Unveils the Mobile Virtual Card App for Businesses