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2024 Retail Store Experience Study: Key Findings & 5G's Role

2024 Retail Store Experience Study: Key Findings & 5G's Role

Physical stores remain the lifeblood of retail, and store operators are investing in new technologies to make operations more efficient and profitable, and to serve consumers in new ways. Optimizing network connectivity in stores is critical to keep customers coming back.

4 essentials of wireless WAN for fixed and temporary locations

4 essentials of wireless WAN for fixed and temporary locations

This paper explores the four key foundational elements of modern Wireless WANs in fixed and temporary locations, the features that make them possible, and the resulting benefits.

5G dans le retail : des magasins aux entrepôts, et au-delà

5G dans le retail : des magasins aux entrepôts, et au-delà

Exemples et réussites illustrant l’exploitation optimale de la flexibilité et de la fiabilité des réseaux cellulaires

5G im Einzelhandel: Läden, Lagerhallen und Co.

5G im Einzelhandel: Läden, Lagerhallen und Co.

Best Practices zum Einsatz von maximal flexiblen und zuverlässigen Mobilfunknetzwerken

5G in retail: From stores to warehouses and beyond

5G in retail: From stores to warehouses and beyond

Can 5G make a difference in a retail or restaurant environment? Learn from examples and success stories of secure wireless edge networking for stores and IoT.

5G Networks: The Foundation for Next-Gen POS

5G Networks: The Foundation for Next-Gen POS

Network reliability is key to keeping up with the pace of transactions, forward-thinking retailers should consider incorporating 5G or LTE as part of their WAN link architecture to support retail and POS systems.

7 signs your store network is about to break

7 signs your store network is about to break

If your store network is supposed to keep checkout moving, inventory accurate, and customer experiences seamless, how do you know it’s delivering? Many retail IT teams treat issues as isolated glitches, but when these signals start to stack up, it’s often the network itself that’s struggling to keep up with modern store demands. Here are seven signs your retail store network may need an upgrade.

Always-on connections for high-volume kiosks

Always-on connections for high-volume kiosks

ChargeItSpot deploys cellular WAN to connect charging kiosks in venues and stores securely

Automated car wash system puts shine on wireless LAN and WAN for edge connectivity

Automated car wash system puts shine on wireless LAN and WAN for edge connectivity

Motor City Wash Works operationalized its car wash technology system with Wireless LAN and Wireless WAN through Ericsson Enterprise Wireless and Extreme Networks solutions.

Cellular supports opening day, disaster relief and more at Wawa stores

Cellular supports opening day, disaster relief and more at Wawa stores

Iconic convenience store relies on Ericsson Enterprise cellular solutions to support new location openings and improve uptime across locations.

Checklist: Deploying 5G and network security for high-traffic retail seasons

Checklist: Deploying 5G and network security for high-traffic retail seasons

High-traffic retail seasons push every system to its limit. From Black Friday to back-to-school, 5G keeps your stores agile, resilient, and responsive when it matters most. Use this checklist to ensure your 5G-enabled network is ready to handle your busiest sales days.

Checklist: Deploying 5G and security for retail technologies

Checklist: Deploying 5G and security for retail technologies

Whether it's for devices and IoT in storefronts, warehouses, or delivery vehicles, retailers are finding value in 5G and LTE solutions to connect their most critical applications. Let's explore some of the most important questions to consider as you plan how to roll out and leverage cellular solutions.

Checklist: Deploying 5G and security for retail technologies

Checklist: Deploying 5G and security for retail technologies

Retailers are finding value in 5G and LTE solutions to connect their most critical applications. Let’s explore some of the most important questions to consider as you plan how to roll out and leverage cellular solutions.

Checklist: Deploying 5G and security in the hospitality industry

Checklist: Deploying 5G and security in the hospitality industry

Whether it’s powering guest-facing digital amenities, keeping IoT systems humming across properties, or supporting mobile teams in venues, hospitality organizations are finding value in 5G and LTE solutions to connect critical applications. Use this checklist to explore key questions and must-have capabilities as you plan, roll out, or enhance your cellular connectivity strategy.

Checkliste: Einführung von 5G und IT-Sicherheit im Einzelhandel

Checkliste: Einführung von 5G und IT-Sicherheit im Einzelhandel

Ob für digitale Geräte und IoT in klassischen Ladengeschäften, für Lagerhallen mit gefüllten Regalen oder für die Fahrzeuge, die dort genutzt werden – der Nutzen von 5G- und LTE-Lösungen zur Verknüpfung der wichtigsten Anwendungen wird von Einzelhändlern immer deutlicher erkannt. Hier sind einige zentrale Fragen aufgelistet, die bei der Planung zur Einführung von Mobilfunklösungen berücksichtigt werden sollten.

Coles supermarkets check improved uptime off their list

Coles supermarkets check improved uptime off their list

Learn how Australian omnichannel retailer Coles leverages Ericsson 5G solutions to manage outages and connect stores and remote distribution centers.

Company supports Australia’s biggest events with services that rely on cellular

Company supports Australia’s biggest events with services that rely on cellular

In ticketing offices at venues across Australia, Ticketek uses Ericsson's cellular-enabled wireless edge solutions to keep key applications running 24x7.

Driving Retail Growth by Enhancing Customer Experience and Improving Operation Efficiencies

Driving Retail Growth by Enhancing Customer Experience and Improving Operation Efficiencies

Driving Retail Growth by Enhancing Customer Experience and Improving Operational Efficiencies Retailers are transforming with AI, edge computing, and secure connectivity to improve customer experience, automate operations, and boost agility. Real-time data and programmable APIs drive personalization, efficiency, and competitive advantage.

GAIL's Bakery uses 5G connectivity to elevate the customer experience

GAIL's Bakery uses 5G connectivity to elevate the customer experience

With Ericsson Cradlepoint hybrid WAN routers, GAIL's Bakery can provide flexible primary and failover connectivity to sites across the UK.

How 5G and LTE enable retail transformation

How 5G and LTE enable retail transformation

See how wireless solutions help retailers unlock the power of 5G and LTE inside stores and beyond.

How 5G and LTE enable retail transformation

How 5G and LTE enable retail transformation

See how wireless solutions help retailers unlock the power of 5G and LTE inside stores and beyond.

How 5G and LTE enable retail transformation

How 5G and LTE enable retail transformation

From the rise of Buy Online Pickup In-Store (BOPIS) to ever-evolving safety concerns, the retail landscape is constantly adapting to customer needs, marketing strategies, and payment trends. Keeping pace requires dynamic, secure connectivity for stores, IoT, and beyond.

How 5G boosts growth in retail

How 5G boosts growth in retail

Across every retail segment, one pattern stands out: retailers using 5G report higher growth, higher profits, and faster IT investment. The gap isn’t marginal; it’s the kind of performance difference tied to major strategic moves. That’s why retailers who have deployed 5G as part of their network architecture consistently outperform on the financial metrics that matter most.

How Nando's built always-on connectivity across 500 restaurants

How Nando's built always-on connectivity across 500 restaurants

Learn how Nando’s implemented cellular-enabled hybrid WAN routers to remove costly downtime anywhere — from big cities to remote areas.

Improve efficiency and customer experience with seamless connectivity

Improve efficiency and customer experience with seamless connectivity

Cellular solutions support uninterrupted access to digital tech in stores

Juniper + Ericsson: Why Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions and Juniper Networks for Retail Transformation

Juniper + Ericsson: Why Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions and Juniper Networks for Retail Transformation

Digital technology is reshaping the retail environment and redefining business operations. With trends in customer service and safety, marketing, payments, and operations shifting all the time, the latest technologies for retail call for the best, most flexible connectivity solutions.

Network essentials for peak retail times

Network essentials for peak retail times

When connectivity slows, the impact reaches the store quickly. A multi-WAN approach helps retailers prepare for high-traffic scenarios across store performance.

No signal, no sale: How 5G boosts retail profitability

No signal, no sale: How 5G boosts retail profitability

Scan, tap, swipe, sell: Retail runs on reliable connections

Not Your Grandma's Retail Experience

Not Your Grandma's Retail Experience

Retail's technology evolution just keeps accelerating — which is wonderful for consumers but challenging for the IT, networking, and security specialists who are responsible for keeping data secure and tech tools connected at all times. Join us to discuss trends in retail's never-ending digital transformation.

Powering Retail Innovation with AI and 5G

Powering Retail Innovation with AI and 5G

In today’s retail and restaurant markets, waiting to adopt AI and 5G is like leaving carts at the register: costly and avoidable. Join us for a high-impact, 45-minute session with experts from Ericsson and Juniper to see how next-generation networking and intelligent automation are already transforming leading retail and restaurant brands, driving speed, personalization, and resilience at scale.

Préparer le déploiement de technologies 5G et de sécurité pour le commerce de détail

Préparer le déploiement de technologies 5G et de sécurité pour le commerce de détail

Les solutions 5G et 4G LTE sont un moyen attractif pour les détaillants d'assurer la connectivité de leurs principaux outils de travail, qu'il s'agisse d'appareils ou d'objets connectés en magasin traditionnel ou en entrepôt de stockage – voire de véhicules assurant la liaison entre ces lieux. Voici quelques-unes des plus importantes questions à vous poser pour planifier la mise en place et l'exploitation de solutions cellulaires.

Subway franchisee keeps network fresh with 5G connectivity

Subway franchisee keeps network fresh with 5G connectivity

Find out how DiPasqua Enterprises takes a bite out of costs, labor, and downtime with Ericsson hybrid WAN solutions.

T-Mobile stores prevent downtime with automatic cellular failover

T-Mobile stores prevent downtime with automatic cellular failover

Ericsson helped T-Mobile have seamless failover for more than 5,000 storefronts by tapping into LTE for backup WAN connectivity.

Tech from the Retail Warehouse to Store — and More

Tech from the Retail Warehouse to Store — and More

Retail’s digital transformation has been anything but subtle. From customer experience to employee operations, retailers are navigating how this ongoing shift impacts their 2025 plans. We talked with Gerry Grealish of Ericsson and Gabe Goldman, a brand marketing and creative consultant, about the latest tech trends in stores, operations, and the supply chain — and what it all means for companies and their customers.

The 5G Dividend

The 5G Dividend

Retailers with 5G at store level are on pace for 45% higher sales growth and 70% higher profit growth in 2026 than retailers without it. This is not a coincidence. The network has become the platform on which every other 2026 retail investment either succeeds or stalls.

The 5G Revolution in Retail

The 5G Revolution in Retail

The network blueprint for AI in retail

The network blueprint for AI in retail

In retail, AI can personalize a shopper’s journey in real time, help associates find answers faster, flag shrinkage before it becomes loss, and keep inventory flowing across a 24/7 supply chain. But the rise of AI has clear implications for retail IT and network administrators.

Transformer le commerce de détail grâce à l 5G et à la 4G LTE

Transformer le commerce de détail grâce à l 5G et à la 4G LTE

De l'essor des commandes en ligne retirées sur place à l'évolution constante des conditions de sécurité, les détaillants doivent constamment s'adapter aux besoins des clients, aux méthodes de marketing et aux tendances en matière de paiement. Suivre le rythme est impossible sans disposer de solutions de connectivité dynamique et sécurisée en magasin, pour les objets connectés et à bien d'autres fins.

Valvoline oil change locations use cellular for hybrid WAN and service with a last mile

Valvoline oil change locations use cellular for hybrid WAN and service with a last mile

In Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations, franchisee Henley Enterprises uses Ericsson’s multi-WAN, cellular-enabled solution to curb downtime.

Wie 5G und LTE den Wandel im Einzelhandel ermöglichen

Wie 5G und LTE den Wandel im Einzelhandel ermöglichen

Von einer wachsenden Nachfrage nach Click & Collect bis hin zu immer neuen Sicherheitsanforderungen – die Einzelhandelslandschaft muss sich ständig an sich wandelnde Kundenbedürfnisse, Marketingstrategien und Zahlung Trends anpassen. Um hier Schritt zu halten, ist für Läden, IoT und viele weitere Einsatzbereiche eine dynamische, sichere Internetverbindung unabdingbar.

Wrap Up Holiday Sales with Secure, Seamless Connectivity

Wrap Up Holiday Sales with Secure, Seamless Connectivity

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