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Sam’s Club Adds Inventory Management Functions to In-Store Cleaning Robots

Retail TouchPoints

“Sam’s Club is hyper focused on making sure our members have a seamless shopping experience, so any time-saving innovation we can implement is significant,” said Todd Garner, VP of In Club Product Management at Sam’s Club in a statement. “By

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Myer’s latest trading update is a testament to putting the customer first

Inside Retail

per cent at the end of FY23. Our focus remains on seeking to drive further and sustainable cost efficiencies and inventory management,” he added. King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family.

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Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies 2018

Retalon

Distributed Order Management. At the Peak. The post Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies 2018 appeared first on Retalon. The Priority Matrix. Off the Hype Cycle. On the Rise. Contextualized Real-Time Pricing. Blockchain in Retail. Smart Check-Out. Algorithmic Retailing. Visual Search. Virtual Reality in Retail.

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Why inventory needs to be local

Inside Retail

Retailers are now investing significant resources into logistics, deploying the latest inventory management systems, automating warehouses and hiring hundreds of hardworking staff in an effort to pick, pack and ship online orders as quickly as possible. The rise of e-commerce has had a major impact on retail supply chains.

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

Retail TouchPoints

The task force should then explore different technologies, providers and partners, as well as look at similar businesses to see which steps they took and how they chose to innovate. This change is necessary to provide the real-time data that powers the robots and automation tools that are central to retailers’ inventory management.

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Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Retail TouchPoints

Over the course of her 30-year career, The Vitamin Shoppe CEO has held leadership roles at Godiva , Sally Beauty , Pier 1 , Bath & Body Works , Gap and The Disney Store. It’s been a while since she’s been on the front lines though — not since the late ‘80s to be exact, when she was a manager at Express.

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

However, instead of relying on individual store managers to navigate local purchases, corporate procurement teams can add value by organizing the effort, evaluating and sourcing local suppliers, negotiating best pricing and delivery options, and automating the process by using technology to simplify local inventory management.