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How Kogan is using real-time data to improve decision making

Inside Retail

per cent drop in Q3 sales and flagged plans to reduce inventory levels and operating costs to preserve margin. Even though we’ve been digital from day one, it’s obviously still a very dynamic and changing landscape, and the way we use information is improving,” Daniel Taft, Kogan’s director of operations, told Inside Retail.

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Which Approach To Self-Service Grocery Checkout Will Emerge As The Standard In 2023?

Retail Minded

Although self-service checkouts were first introduced in 1986 , they are still far from perfect. University of Leicester’s Adrian Beck, a retail finance expert, estimates that moving half or more of transactions to self-service pushes losses 77% higher. Self-service scanner apps are the simplest and most widely adopted method.

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The store associate of the future

365 Retail

Retailers need urgently to digitise store management processes, and communications and training as the role of the store worker changes, says Fabrice Haiat, CEO of YOOBIC. Worse, they expect even better service than ever. Ensuring higher productivity will depend on a more motivated, better organized and better equipped sales associate.