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A Supermarket News Webinar

How Self-Service Is Transforming Retail

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Consumers today look for choice, value, service and speed in their transactions. Time has become a luxury that most can’t afford to spare, and retailers are constantly challenged on delivering acceptable and consistent customer service to their shoppers. But new self-service technologies such as self-checkout and kiosks have addressed these issues by transforming the way consumers shop and interact with businesses.
 
A key to understanding why consumers are moving away from traditional, face-to-face customer service to self-service is convenience. Time-pressed consumers want to process their transactions the way they want and when they want, and self-service enables them to do so. But are retailers making the most of the self-service opportunity? How much emphasis should a store put on self-service? And how do consumers really feel about self-service?
 
In this Supermarket News webinar, you will learn about:

  • The challenges consumers and retailers are facing and how self-service can help.
  • Self-service consumer survey results.   
  • The state of self-service in the food industry.  
  • The future of self-service and self-checkout.
  • How one food retailer is leveraging self-service technology.

Register now for this informative live webinar


Live Webcast
Thurs, Oct. 16, 2008
2:00 PM ET | 11:00 AM PT


Presenters


Greg Buzek
Founder & President
IHL Consulting Group


John Saccomanno Director, Food, Drug and Petroleum Industry Marketing
NCR Corporation


Barb Ramsour
Director of Information Systems
Balls Food Stores

Moderator


Michael Garry
Technology Editor Supermarket News

 

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