#Retail Technology

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The Future of Retail & Wholesale: Innovate with ERPNext Solutions by Sigzen

In the dynamic landscape of retail and wholesale, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to stay ahead. Enter ERPNext, a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform designed to revolutionize operations in both retail and wholesale sectors. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, ERPNext offers a seamless solution for managing inventory, optimizing…

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Discover a new era of shopping where every step feels like it’s tailored just for you. 🛍️ Dive deeper into a world where shopping meets simplicity and personalization effortlessly. Watch our latest webinar to unlock the magic behind creating smooth and uniquely tailored shopping journeys. For a richer understanding and a peek into this revolution, hit play on our webinar. To learn more, click the link below! 🎥

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Seamless Checkout Experience

Elevate your shopping with a seamless checkout experience in the USA. Our user-friendly interface and intuitive design ensure a hassle-free process from cart to completion. Enjoy a streamlined and efficient checkout that enhances your overall shopping satisfaction. Save time and effort as you navigate through a system designed for a smooth and enjoyable transaction. 

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🎙️ Retail Unplugged: Is Quick Commerce Really Just Impulse Buying?

Host: Welcome back to Retail Unplugged, where we decode the trends, tech, and truths behind modern commerce. Today’s episode? We’re cracking open a juicy question: Is quick commerce driven by impulse—or is there something deeper going on?

Guest Expert: Great question. Quick commerce—those 10-minute deliveries of groceries, gifts, and essentials—feels impulsive. But when Sciative’s BRIO, an AI-powered dynamic pricing platform, dug into the data, the story got a lot more interesting.

🍎 The Midweek Fruit Mystery

Host: Let’s talk about that fruit spike. What happened?

Guest Expert: BRIO was analyzing order data for a major quick commerce brand and noticed a consistent pattern: every Wednesday, between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, fresh fruit orders surged.

Host: Sounds impulsive—like someone suddenly craved mangoes?

Guest Expert: That was the initial assumption. But BRIO’s behavioral analysis revealed something else:

Midweek top-ups: Households replenish perishables midweek after weekend bulk shopping.

Snack prep: Parents order fruits for evening snacks or next-day breakfasts.

Workday breaks: Professionals use mid-afternoon lulls to knock out quick chores.

So while the purchase was fast, the need was pre-existing. Quick commerce just made it easier to act on it.

🤖 What BRIO Did Differently

Host: So how did BRIO help the brand respond?

Guest Expert: Four strategic shifts:

1. Intent-Aligned Promotions

Instead of generic “Buy Now!” discounts, BRIO enabled personalized nudges—timed reminders, replenishment bundles, and value-based offers.

2. Predictive Inventory Planning

Using real-time demand forecasting, the brand reduced stockouts by 15% and improved retention for perishables by 10%.

3. Segmented Communication

BRIO identified buyer personas—parents, professionals, students—and tailored pricing messages to each group.

4. Smarter Inventory Management

By recognizing repeat buying patterns, the brand reduced waste by 7% and improved shelf availability for high-demand SKUs.

📊 Quick Commerce by the Numbers

Host: Let’s talk impact. Metric Before BRIO After BRIO Stockouts Frequent ↓ 15% Retention Moderate ↑ 10% Waste Elevated ↓ 7% CLTV Flat ↑ Significantly

Guest Expert: These aren’t just numbers—they’re proof that intent-aware pricing works.

🧠 The Bigger Picture

Host: So what’s the takeaway for retailers?

Guest Expert: Quick commerce isn’t just about speed—it’s about meeting customers at the moment of need. And that moment is often predictable.

With AI-powered dynamic pricing, retailers can:

Decode consumer intent

Align pricing with behavior

Forecast demand with precision

Personalize offers at scale

Reduce waste and boost margins

Host: In other words, stop guessing—start anticipating.

🎯 Final Thought: Smart Speed Wins

Guest Expert: In 2025, speed gets you in the game. But smart speed wins it. Platforms like BRIO help retailers move from reactive fulfillment to proactive engagement—turning every transaction into a strategic opportunity.

Host: That’s a wrap on today’s episode. Whether you’re a quick commerce disruptor or a retail veteran, remember: the future isn’t just fast—it’s intelligent.

[gqattech]

Why POS Testing is Crucial for Flawless Retail Operations

In the fast-moving world of retail, Point of Sale (POS) systems are central to transactions, inventory management, and customer interface. If we want to keep POS systems working properly, it is important to ensure they run smoothly. A smooth POS system is necessary for a smooth customer experience and a smooth operation. Here at GQAT TECH, we are experts in POS testing so businesses can eliminate costly interruptions to their business and have more reliability with their POS. This blog will look at why POS testing is important and how it will improve your business for retail operations.

What is POS Testing?

Testing a POS enables extensive testing of the working capabilities, functionality, performance, security, and interoperability of the POS to be tested in the real world as a functional and transactional system. POS comprises hardware such as card readers, scanners, and computer devices, and POS software that processes payments and often manages inventories. POS need to be tested to process high transaction volumes, interact with other systems, and satisfy industry standard security compliance.

Why POS Testing Matters

1. Ensuring Transaction Completeness

A single mistake made within a POS can generate incorrect customer charges, inventory discrepancies, or processes that don't reach completion. One mistake can frustrate your customers, disgruntle your employees, or derail UX. Proper POS testing can ensure that your processes (whether they include cash, credit cards, mobile payments, or gift cards) will function correctly.

2. Testing system robustness

The retail environment can be harsh. Depending on the season, your POS may process thousands of transactions each day. Performance testing will verify that your POS is sufficient to process peak loads and act to mitigate crashing or performance degradation when it counts the most (e.g., during a holiday sale).

3. Protecting Customer Information

As cyber threats grow in number and sophistication, protecting customers' sensitive information, including their credit card information, is paramount. Security testing will find weaknesses in your POS systems with the goal of satisfying standards and requirements (i.e., PCI DSS) and identifying and eliminating risks to customer data exposure.

4. Ensuring integration & compatibility with other systems

A POS often resides at the intersection of multiple systems (inventory management system, CRM, accounting system, etc.). Even testing limits can identify different systems interacting with your POS, ensuring that an isolated application does not disrupt a chain that could lead to other separate systems eventually failing to receive data.

5. Increasing Customer Satisfaction

A gap in your checkout process can diminish customer satisfaction (a focus for your company). Testing usability and responsiveness will ensure your staff understands how to use the POS, as customers experience an intuitive, fast, and error-free transaction with your store.

Key Types of POS Testing

Our testing services include all types of testing you may need for your cash register and/or POS system. Here are some examples of the types of testing we provide:  

Functional Testing: Testing all of the functionalities (payment processing, refunds, discounts, etc.) to make sure everything works correctly.  

Performance Testing: Testing to understand your solution's reliability in peak transaction situations, or under stress.  

Security Testing: Testing for gaps in security so you can protect customer data and compliance.  

Compatibility Testing: Testing all the devices, operating systems, and integrations that the cash register and or POS system will have.  

Usability Testing: Testing how easy it is to use for the associates and customers. 

Regression Testing: Testing how the changes or new upgrades could impact existing functionality.

Why Choose GQATTech for POS Testing?

At GQATTech, we bring years of knowledge and expertise in the industry and cutting-edge testing procedures to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure POS, in-store experiences, and omnichannel solutions. Our dedicated team of testers uses both manual testing and automated testing to identify defects early, saving you time and money. Whether you are upgrading, replacing, integrating, or rolling out a new POS system, the test services that we design and conduct for you can ensure a positive experience and that the systems work as they should.

Conclusion

In our view, a comprehensive approach to POS testing is not just about checking boxes or even about each and every defect. It is really about all the components that contribute to customer confidence, operational efficiencies, or staying ahead (or even just keeping up) with the competition. From our perspective, if you can achieve true testing goals by hiring GQATTech and using our knowledge and expertise, we can assist with each of these aspirations. Visit us at gqattech.com/pos-testing/ to discover how we can assist your organization.

Are you prepared to examine what we can do for your POS, in-store experience, or omnichannel performance? We are committed to accomplishing that today! Reach out to us to discuss your testing requirements!

Visit Us: https://gqattech.com Contact Us: info@gqattech.com

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Transforming Retail with Forecasting & Replenishment Solutions

In the fast-paced world of retail, maintaining the delicate balance between inventory levels and customer demand is more challenging than ever. Retailers must simultaneously minimize stockouts, reduce excess inventory, and meet ever-changing consumer expectations. At the heart of solving this complex equation lies a powerful strategic capability: Retail Forecasting and Replenishment. The Essence…

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AI Is Changing the Way We Shop Online

Discover how AI is changing the way we shop online. Explore how artificial intelligence improves personalization, convenience, and customer experiences in e-commerce.. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we shop online. From personalized product recommendations to virtual assistants, AI is making online shopping faster, smarter, and more tailored to individual preferences.…

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Skip the Checkout with AI and GenAI Scan & Go at Sam’s Club

Discover how Walmart Global Tech leverages AI and GenAI in Sam’s Club’s Scan & Go solution to revolutionize the checkout process—reducing wait times, streamlining purchases, and elevating customer satisfaction for a seamless shopping experience.

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Retail IT Innovations: Creating Personalised Customer Experience

The introduction of e-commerce platform has reshaped the shopping experience for modern day consumers. Earlier, shoppers used to prefer the conventional way but the convenience that recent advancements have provided the shoppers has with unique customer experiences.

Moving away from the conventional method towards a more evolving customer centric high-tech ecosystem, today we see e-commerce and retail organisations integrating emerging solutions in their operations. It is not only shaping consumer interactions but also enhancing its supply chain operations. With the landscape under constant disruption, retailers are embracing these new changes and solutions while staying ahead of the competition.

Through this blog, together we explore five latest trends and solutions that can help Chief Information Officers (CIOs) build a smarter, sustainable and faster retail landscape.

AI-Powered Fulfilment: Automation Is the Future: The implementation of AI-powered solutions has propelled operations in critical industries, one of which is retail. Leveraging its ability to automate processes and enhance operations, these solutions not only help consumers build confidence in the platform but help retailers reduce overhead costs and operational logjam.

With autonomous vehicles and AI-driven solutions, retailers are becoming environmentally conscious and making their operation more time efficient. This ensures that the retailers offer a smoother customer experience while making their operations more reliable and faster.

Omnichannel Commerce: Seamlessly Integrating Digital and Physical: The rise of omnichannel retails is transforming in how customers interact with leading brands. Today, consumers expect brands to provide them with seamless services be it either on their digital platforms or in their in-store experience.

In-Store Automation: Optimizing Operations and Experience: In recent Digital Transformation Summits and IT Leaders' Summits, automation has been a hot topic. Several CIOs and Chief Digital Officers have spoken at length about the growing importance of integrating automation tools to help businesses streamline their operations. The data provided by these tools helps businesses track customer trends that will help businesses make smarter and more data-driven decisions.

Today, the advancements in automated shelf management tools, customer services and inventory control are set to help customers in enjoying improved retail experience with limited human intervention.

Smart Checkout: Eliminating Friction: The rapid digital transformation of the retail sector has ensured one thing for sure, traditional checkout processes are redundant. The adoption of contactless checkout processes like smart kiosks and mobile–based payment systems are helping businesses become more efficient while reducing operational costs.

Immersive Shopping: The Future of Customer Engagement: E-commerce platforms today are moving beyond the static product displays. With the recent advancements in augmented reality and virtual reality tools, customer interactions with businesses are also evolving. Today, we can see businesses offer virtual trial rooms and an immersive furniture shopping experience that is not only increasing customer engagement but is also having an impact on their conversion rates.

The AI models utilize their ability to help convert data inputs into configuration standards that can help business leaders and management implement a standardised approach leveraging the expertise of their teams. This enhancement ensures that the business leaders are focused on delivering products that meet customer needs efficiently and at scale.

Conclusion

As the retail and e-commerce industry is adapting and evolving to the latest advancements and technological innovation, the task for the CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, and key decision makers will get tough. With AI based solutions, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, retailers are becoming smarter and more efficient while the digital marketspace is becoming more dynamic and customer centric.

At the Big CIO Show and Awards in Bangalore, top C-level executives will deliberate the latest trends in emerging technologies and how they will reshape the retail industry. To know more visit, https://bit.ly/4hFAefz

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RE-IMAGINE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOUR CLIENT

Techjour assures to offer best Customer Experience to your retail Clients by implementing with Odoo software. We partner with you througout successful journey and add value to Client's portfolio.

Odoo is a flexible, modular and comprehensive in nature so can be adapted to all Small to Large enterprises. Odoo is top choice of 12 Million Users across the globe. Will you be Next ?

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Retail Technology Trends

Hey there, savvy shopper and retail enthusiast! Have you ever walked into a store and thought, "Wow, this feels like the future!" Maybe it was a checkout-free experience, or a smart mirror helping you pick the perfect outfit. Retail is changing fast, and guess what? It’s only getting started!

Think about it—just a few years ago, online shopping was the big disruptor. Now, we’re seeing AI-driven personalization, cashier-less stores, and immersive virtual experiences taking over. If you’re in the retail space, staying ahead of these changes isn’t just smart—it’s survival.

So, what’s next? Picture this: You walk into a store, and it already knows what you like. Your favorite products are waiting for you, personalized deals pop up on your phone, and when you're ready to leave, there’s no checkout line—just grab and go. Sounds futuristic? Well, it’s happening right now.

With new retail technologies emerging every day, the shopping experience is becoming smoother, smarter, and more exciting. From AI-driven inventory management to AR-powered try-before-you-buy experiences, innovation is reshaping how we browse, buy, and interact with brands. The question is, are you ready to adapt?

Curious about what’s in store for the future of retail? We’ve got you covered. Dive into the Retail Technology Trends To Watch In 2025 and get ahead of the game!

[mobio-solutions]

How do stores stock just what you need? It's Predictive Analytics at play! By analyzing past purchases, they can forecast future sales, keeping shelves filled with your favorites while cutting down on excess inventory. It's like having a crystal ball for sales! 🛍️

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Transform Your Retail Strategy

Dive into the future with our comprehensive retail industry technology solutions. Enhance efficiency, optimize workflows, and engage customers in new and meaningful ways. Our suite of tech solutions is designed to address the unique challenges of the retail industry, ensuring your business remains competitive and adaptive. Elevate your retail game today! 

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Why Intent-Aware Pricing Is the Future of Quick Commerce

In the race to deliver faster, retailers have mastered logistics. But in the race to deliver smarter, only a few are tapping into the true power of AI-powered dynamic pricing. As quick commerce reshapes consumer expectations, the next frontier isn’t speed—it��s understanding intent.

The ability to decode why a customer buys, not just what they buy, is becoming the defining advantage in retail. And platforms like BRIO, Sciative’s intelligent pricing engine, are leading the charge.

The Shift from Impulse to Intent

Quick commerce is often framed as impulsive: forgotten groceries, last-minute gifts, sudden cravings. But that narrative is incomplete.

BRIO’s analysis of a leading quick commerce brand revealed a recurring pattern: fresh fruit orders spiked every Wednesday between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Initially dismissed as impulse buying, deeper behavioral analysis uncovered:

Midweek top-ups after weekend bulk shopping

Parents prepping snacks for kids

Professionals using workday lulls to complete household tasks

These weren’t random purchases—they were routine-driven actions, executed quickly due to platform convenience. The speed was real. But the need was pre-existing.

Why Intent Matters More Than Ever

Understanding intent allows retailers to:

Forecast demand with greater accuracy

Align pricing with behavioral windows

Personalize offers based on context

Reduce waste and improve inventory efficiency

Boost Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV)

In short, intent-aware pricing transforms quick commerce from reactive fulfillment into proactive engagement.

BRIO’s Strategic Impact

The quick commerce brand made four key shifts after partnering with BRIO:

1. Intent-Aligned Promotions

Generic “Buy Now!” messaging gave way to timed nudges, replenishment bundles, and value-based offers tailored to midweek routines.

2. Predictive Inventory Planning

Using BRIO’s AI-driven forecasting, the brand reduced stockouts by 15% and improved retention for perishables by 10%.

3. Behavioral Segmentation

BRIO identified buyer personas—parents, professionals, students—and enabled targeted pricing strategies for each group.

4. Smarter Inventory Management

By mapping repeat buying patterns, the brand reduced waste by 7% and improved shelf availability for high-demand SKUs.

The Role of AI in Retail Transformation

BRIO’s capabilities include:

Real-time behavioral analytics

Seasonality and competition insights

Dynamic pricing recommendations

CLTV modeling and segmentation

Demand forecasting across SKUs and regions

These tools help retailers move beyond transactional pricing into strategic decision-making, where every price reflects customer context and business goals.

Thought Leadership Takeaway: Pricing Is a Conversation

In 2025, pricing isn’t just a number—it’s a dialogue between brand and buyer. It communicates value, timing, relevance, and trust. Retailers that treat pricing as a strategic lever—not just a tactical tool—will lead the next wave of commerce innovation.

Quick commerce is fast. But intent-aware commerce is intelligent. And with platforms like BRIO, retailers can finally price with purpose—meeting customers not just where they are, but why they’re there.