Digital Point of Sale (PoS)

Service Portfolio

Digital PoS Strategy & Target Vision

Digital PoS Strategy & Target Vision

Development of a clear target vision for digital physical retail – aligned with customer needs, brand strategy, assortment logic, and economic objectives.

User Discovery & Customer Insights at the PoS

User Discovery & Customer Insights at the PoS

Systematic development of a deep understanding of customers, usage situations, and decision-making processes at the physical PoS as the basis for digitalization initiatives.

Omnichannel Customer Experience at the PoS

Omnichannel Customer Experience at the PoS

Design of seamless, cross-channel customer journeys in which online, mobile, app, and physical PoS consistently work together – before, during, and after the store visit.

Agentic Commerce

Agentic Commerce

Identification of the impact of agentic commerce on the PoS and alignment with new business and marketing potential.

Digital Product Presentation & Experience Formats

Digital Product Presentation & Experience Formats

Design and implementation of digital presentations that complement and expand the haptic product experience – e.g. through interactive displays, AR/VR, content, configurators, or usage demonstrations.

PoS IT Architecture & Data Integration

PoS IT Architecture & Data Integration

Integration of customer, product, availability, price, and payment data into a consistent PoS architecture – as the basis for efficient processes and relevant customer experiences.

New Store & Operating Models

New Store & Operating Models

Development of innovative business and operating models for the store of the future – e.g. hybrid sales, showroom, service, and community formats.

Rapid Piloting & Scaling

Rapid Piloting & Scaling

Fast, lean piloting of new PoS ideas to validate customer acceptance, operational feasibility, and economic viability – including clear scaling logic.

Typical Questions

  • How can the haptic product experience be further enhanced through digital product presentation?

  • How does digitalization help with customer advisory at the local Point of Sale? Individual, personal, curated?

  • How can the physical POS regain relevance among customers whose purchasing behavior and customer journey are shaped by online channels and apps?

  • How is the physical POS integrated into an overall digital (eco)system in which customer, product, availability, and payment data interact in an integrated way and can be used equally in the interest of both customer and retailer?

  • How can retailers, manufacturers, rental providers, as well as tool and service providers act together to master the digitalization of the physical POS?

  • How can new ideas be piloted quickly and leanly in order to test customer acceptance and/or align feasibility economically?

  • What do the business and operating models of the store of the future look like?

Cliff Pfefferkorn

Contact

Cliff Pfefferkorn
Partner & Managing Director

info@estrategy-consulting.de
+49 (0)30 978 936 00

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