# retail technology

### [3 Emerging Technologies that Build Smarter Connected Stores](/content/blog/smarter-connected-stores/index.html)

Equipping stores with mobile and next-generation technologies, if implemented well, can reduce operating costs, improve conversion rates, and create an

### [Tulip and CITCON Team Up to Launch Global Mobile Payment Solution](/content/press/tulip-citcon-partner/index.html)

Integrated payment technology and omnichannel clienteling enable retailers to provide personalized and seamless shopping experiences.

### [Why Retailers Choose Live Chat to Connect with Customers during COVID](/content/blog/why-retailers-choose-live-chat/index.html)

Convenience and instant access are still desired by customers, even in our current climate. Customers wish to choose when and how they engage with retailers.

### [Tulip launches Web Chat and Remote Pay](/content/press/tulip-launches-web-chat-remote-pay/index.html)

New features enable retailers to increase their omnichannel and online capabilities.

### [How the California Consumer Privacy Act is impacting retailers](/content/blog/california-consumer-privacy-act-impacts-retailers/index.html)

Building trust and transparency is at the core of consumer rapport in retail and beyond.

### [What Retailers are Doing to Become Resilient during COVID-19](/content/blog/retailers-resilient/index.html)

Businesses are simultaneously dealing with the immediate impact of the global pandemic and at the same time planning for when normalcy returns.

### [Empower Retail Associates to Stay Ahead of the Connected Customer](/content/blog/empower-retail-associates-ahead-connected-customer/index.html)

Reinvesting in store associates is vital to reinventing the customer experience.

### [How Retailers can Navigate the Customer Experience during COVID-19](/content/blog/retailers-navigate-customer-experience/index.html)

The current global pandemic has profoundly impacted our health and disrupted our usual way of life.

### [How Finance can positively optimize store labor spend and drive sales](/content/blog/how-finance-can-positively-optimize-store-labor-spend-and-drive-sales/index.html)

Historically, Finance has been seen as an optimizer of store payroll but hasn’t been regarded as a driver of sales.