Four fifths of consumers are not willing to wait longer than five minutes to pay when shopping in stores.

Contactless payment

Contactless payment

Consumers want convenience, speed and excellent customer service at the checkout

Smarter Checkout in a Digital World, the new Retail Week white paper produced in association with Toshiba, has found that 79% of consumers will wait no longer than five minutes before going elsewhere. Access the white paper here.

Just 21% of those surveyed said they would wait more than five minutes to pay in a store.

Three key points are cited time and again as topping the list of what consumers want from the checkout experience: convenience, speed and excellent customer service.

Take a look at Retail Week’s new white paper in association with Toshiba to disover the key developments in checkout technology, from customer-facing screens and digital receipts to contactless payment and mobile tills.

The report highlights real-life examples of how retailers are working with technology providers to improve the checkout experience and leave consumers with a positive feeling as they exit the store wanting to return again.

Download Smarter Checkout in a Digital World by clicking here.