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People are Talking About RFID Again…Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

You’ll likely recall the famous Walmart RFID mandate, announced in 2003 with an effective date of January of 2005. As stores continue their evolution to being the physical manifestation of the digital brand, having high levels of inventory accuracy is quickly becoming integral to delivering excellent customer experience.

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From Supply Chains to Fitting Rooms, RFID Demonstrates its Retail Versatility

Retail TouchPoints

RFID technology is far from new; in fact, it’s already been through not one but multiple hype cycles, including the jumpstart provided by Walmart in 2003 when it mandated RFID tagging by its top 100 U.S. suppliers (and continuing to today ).

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How FTD Uses UX Analysis to Weed Out Friction Points in the Shopper Journey

Retail TouchPoints

If an order gets to the wrong place, the likelihood that we fail to fulfill goes up dramatically,” said Powell. That’s even more of a problem for FTD than other retailers, because the company’s mission is to allow its customer to “help people they care about in moments of happiness and sadness. Discovering the ‘Unknown Unknowns’.

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How ThriftBooks Flipped the Script on Book Resale by Focusing on Community Instead of Price

Retail TouchPoints

Since its launch on Amazon in 2003, ThriftBooks.com has gone on to become one of the world’s largest online independent used booksellers, and has sold more than 250 million books across 160+ countries.

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How to optimize hybrid cloud resources in an unpredictable, always-on digital world

Cisco Retail

This is key to providing exceptional customer experiences, scaling growth, and remaining competitive. Jeffrey: Conscia Group started in 2003, and today we have approximately one thousand employees. What’s more, with the consumption model, fulfilling ongoing needs is more predictable. Tell us a little more about Conscia.