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German shoe chains pilot digital tip prompts at checkout
German shoe retailers Aktiv Schuh and Shoe City have begun showing digital tip suggestions on payment terminals, mirroring the practice common in restaurants. Rolf Pangels, chief executive of the German Textile, Shoes and Leather Goods Trade Association, says the experiment could expand to the broader fashion trade, arguing that good personal service should be rewarded and that the system could aid employee retention.
A YouGov survey of more than 2,000 consumers found only 27 % would consider leaving a tip for good advice in a clothing or shoe store, while roughly two‑thirds of respondents opposed the idea. Large chains such as H&M, Deichmann, Galeria and Bauhaus have indicated they have no plans to introduce tip prompts nationwide. The tips collected by the pilot stores are distributed among staff, but the practice remains limited to a few pilot locations and has not yet become a standard retail feature.
Entities
Aktiv Schuh · German Textile, Shoes and Leather Goods Trade Association · Handelsverband Deutschland · Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE) · Rolf Pangels · Shoe City · Ulrich Binnebößel · YouGov
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- [● 6 SOURCES] Digital tip prompts are common in restaurants for card payments in Germany. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] The German Retail Association (HDE) says only isolated cases of digital tip prompts exist. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] A YouGov survey of more than 2,000 people in July found that 27 % would be willing to tip for good advice in fashion or shoe stores. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Aktiv Schuh and Shoe City have introduced tip suggestions on card‑payment terminals. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Rolf Pangels, head of the German Textile, Shoes and Leather Goods trade association, says digital tip prompts could spread to fashion retail. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Payment‑systems expert Ulrich Binnebößel says large retail chains have no plans for a widespread rollout of tip prompts. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Two‑thirds of those surveyed said they could not imagine giving a tip in fashion or shoe stores. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] The German Trade Association (HDE) reports only isolated cases of tip prompts in fashion retail. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Tip prompts could be used as a tool for employee retention and customer feedback in fashion retail. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Two-thirds of respondents said they could not imagine giving a tip in fashion or shoe stores. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] A YouGov survey of over 2,000 people in July found that only 27 % would give a tip for good advice in fashion or shoe stores. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Digital tip prompts are common in restaurants with card payments. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de · www.op-online.de · www.volksfreund.de · www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de · +1 more