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Computer Vision-Enabled App Helps Home Depot Improve On-Shelf Availability

Retail TouchPoints

The devices “have high-quality cameras on them, and we’re instructing our associates to take pictures of the overheads at an appropriate cadence,” throughout the day, said Hari Ramamurthy, a Technology Fellow at The Home Depot in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The panel of experts are: Nikki Baird, VP of Strategy for Aptos ; Jamie Cornelius, Executive Creative Director at ChangeUp ; Mardi Najafi, VP of Retail Strategy & Design at Figure3 ; and Melissa Gonzalez, Principal at MG2. Gonzalez: The community-driven aspect is a big part of it.

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5 Key Business Challenges Behind Your Merchandising Strategy

Wiser

The promoting and selling strategies that retailers use to increase sales, boost profits, draw in new customers, improve customer experiences, and shape brand image are all part of merchandising. Often, merchandising includes things like creating a pricing strategy, display design and layout, loss prevention, and store upkeep.

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Two Women Use Walmart App to Steal $100,000 Worth of Merchandise

VMS

The article says Walmart’s loss prevention team began investigating the alleged thefts in March after noticing a “series of suspicious transactions” related to the app. The problem was once they reached the checkout, payment was bypassed, and they simply walked out with the unpaid merchandise. Read more at Fox 10 Phoenix.

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Target Cuts Store Hours in San Francisco Due to “Alarming Rise in Theft”

VMS

Target (Minneapolis) has cut its operating hours at its San Francisco locations due to an increase in theft and “security incidents,” according to local San Francisco CBS broadcast news KPIX 5. These Target locations will now have a 9 a.m. schedule as opposed to the retailer’s normal schedule of 7 or 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

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Target Cuts Operating Hours in San Francisco

VMS

Target (Minneapolis) has cut its operating hours at its San Francisco locations due to an increase in theft and “security incidents,” according to local San Francisco CBS broadcast news KPIX 5. These Target locations will now have a 9 a.m. schedule as opposed to the retailer’s normal schedule of 7 or 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

VMS

But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. Mid-year, Walmart announced that its profits were sinking – an attempt at transparency aimed at calming investors and soothing shoppers. Happy New Year.