Store Traffic Analytics are Transforming Retail
E-commerce stores can’t survive without counting visitors and analysing key performance indicators, but relatively few bricks and mortar businesses count how many people enter their stores. Without this knowledge retailers can’t calculate sales conversion or other traffic analytics. What might they gain from doing so? According to Tony Costa, writing in the Harvard Business Review … Continue reading Store Traffic Analytics are Transforming Retail
Learn how to reduce queues and increase sales
More than 7 people in a queue means people won’t join it. And they won’t wait in line more than 9 minutes. Furthermore 70% are less likely to return to a store if they experience long waiting times on just one occasion. Video technology can help. By measuring queue lengths and waiting times, and connecting queue monitoring to POS systems, companies test queue reduction measures and assess their impact and profitability.
Store increases sales by using live footfall counts
Retailer sets rolling sales conversion targets using 5-minute footfall counts and significantly increases sales.
Why do libraries need a people counting system? We share the reasons
More and more libraries are reaping rewards from installing visitor counters. They are using them to save money and increase efficiency.
Retail traffic counting improves staffing and sales
Using retail traffic counting, stores can more efficiently schedule staff and thus increase sales. When shoppers aren’t sure what to buy, and don’t get helpful advice from retail staff, 90% of them leave empty-handed, according to a recent consumer survey. A video retail traffic counter shows hourly, half-hourly or even 5-minute break-down of the number of people entering the store. The counts can be integrated with a workforce management system, making it easy to create better forecasts and staffing schedules
It gets worse. If the 90 percent of shoppers had received the help from shop assistants, 86 percent of them would have purchased even more than planned.
Learn how counting people helps improve services and profits
Did you know we have a range of leaflets giving you the low-down of how counting people can help you improve services and increase profits? Download the Smart Retail Sensing leaflet Download the Smart City Leaflet Download the Smart City Leaflet with System Specifications Download the Passenger Counting leaflet . Download the Outdoor Counting leaflet … Continue reading Learn how counting people helps improve services and profits