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27 Scannable Shopping Innovations

From Instantly Shoppable Ads to Scannable Food Pairings

— June 4, 2014 — Business
Companies and shops are beginning to see the benefit of digital interactivity with their consumers; one way to introduce such features is through these scannable shopping innovations. Although QR codes may have taken a bit of a backseat to other hi-tech assets, they can still play a big part in not only giving shoppers more insight into the product or service they are interested in, but even finalizing sales.

From instantly shoppable ads to digital popup shops and virtual shop welcomers, there are a number of ways that scannable shopping innovations can be introduced. Not to mention that this is a feature that can be applied to every industry out there. Big-ticket items such as automobiles and real estate can especially benefit from scannable shopping innovations.
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Portable Credit Payments
Portable Credit Payments
This Mobile Credit Card Processing System Enables Payments From Devices
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Scannable Food Pairings
Scannable Food Pairings
Moore Brothers's QR Code Labels Offer Instant Tasting Notes
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Smartphone Loyalty Card Wallets
Smartphone Loyalty Card Wallets
The UGO Mobile Wallet Holds Your Credit and Store Cards Digitally
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Shopping Assistant Apps
Shopping Assistant Apps
IKEA's Mobile App Now Doubles as a Helpful In-Store Assistant
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Scanning Store Assistants
Scanning Store Assistants
This In-Store Product Search Kiosk Can Recognize 3D Items Without a Code
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Tech-Savvy Jean Shopping
Tech-Savvy Jean Shopping
Hointer Revolutionizes Retail Using Efficient Mobile Shopping
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Two-Sided Payment Platforms
Two-Sided Payment Platforms
Maxeda's POS System Includes a Screen for Employees and Shoppers
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Tablet POS Systems
Tablet POS Systems
Elo's PayPoint Pro Register Handles Cards, Cash and Receipts
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Ingenious Educational Restaurants
Ingenious Educational Restaurants
The Taranta Restaurant Stamps Squid Ink QR Codes On its Plates
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Exclusive In-Store Reward Apps
Exclusive In-Store Reward Apps
Belly's Customer Loyalty Program Provides Deals When You Cash Out
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Virtual Customer Reward Cards
Virtual Customer Reward Cards
Perx Lets You Collect Loyalty Stamps on Your Smartphone
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Gamified Payment Apps
Gamified Payment Apps
The LevelUp App Lets You Pay and Gain Store Credits with Experience Points
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Virtual Pop-Up Shops
Virtual Pop-Up Shops
Christmas Shopping Made Easy with Wal-Mart’s Virtual Pop-Up Shops
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Beautified Barcodes
Beautified Barcodes
Aestheticodes by Steve Benford Embodies 'Visual Code Recognition Technology'
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Instant Shopping Scanner Apps
Instant Shopping Scanner Apps
The Powatag App Lets Users Buy Items Wherever They Are
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Instantly Shoppable Ads
Instantly Shoppable Ads
Le Fast Shopping Lets You Scan an Ad, Buy & Receive Within 48 Hours
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Scannable Album Pre-Orders
Scannable Album Pre-Orders
The Lupe Fiasco QR Code Interactively Promotes 'Lasers'
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QR Scanned Shopping
QR Scanned Shopping
The P & G Virtual Drugstores Open in Prague Subway Stations
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Wearable Wrist Payments
Wearable Wrist Payments
Barclaycard's Contactless Payment bPay Bands Will Reduce Cash Transactions
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Virtual Subway Supermarkets
Virtual Subway Supermarkets
Homeplus Uses Clever Marketing Campaign to Become Number One
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Augmented Reality Retail
Augmented Reality Retail
The Vuforia App Digitizes American Apparel Stores
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Grocery Checkout Apps
Grocery Checkout Apps
Sainsbury's Grocery Shopping App Lets You Skip the Checkout Counter
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Scannable Product Deliveries
Scannable Product Deliveries
Walmart and P&G's PGMobile Trucks Offer Convenience & Accessibility
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Virtual Drug Stores
Virtual Drug Stores
Well.Ca's Virtual Shopping Experience Features Scannable Products
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Virtual Shop Welcomers
Virtual Shop Welcomers
The Holographic Greeter Provides New Incentives for Retail Consumers
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Scannable Window Shopping
Scannable Window Shopping
John Lewis Virtual Shop Lets People Conveniently Click and Collect
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Digital Pop-Up Shops
Digital Pop-Up Shops
The eBay x Kate Spade Saturday Storefront Offers Offline Purchases
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