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Zebra Technologies releases 16th Annual Global Shopper Study

Mass Relators

Many retailers expect to deploy loss prevention analytics (49%) and demand planning and forecasting (54%) by 2026. While omnichannel shopping causes challenges for retailers, most shoppers prefer options. The Zebra study indicates 36% of retailers believe better analytics on shrink could help drive profitability.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Trend 6: Loss Prevention Enters the Design Conversation Earnings results from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s and Target brought theft, and specifically organized retail crime (ORC), into the media spotlight. Everyday items are behind locked plexiglass, but technology will become a key driver of loss prevention efforts.

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Facilities Management CEO: ‘Cleanliness Will Be Looked At In An Entirely Different Lens’

Retail TouchPoints

Some stores were literally in flames, and there were loss prevention issues at others. We’ve also been involved in more detailed discussions about things like clean checkouts, as well as using ‘touchless’ fixtures everywhere — from the store’s entrance point to the restroom. Some stores were left with nothing but the walls.

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An Overview of how the BOPIS Retail Strategy is Transforming the Industry (2021)

Retalon

A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. During the pandemic, BOPIS retail fulfillment options kept businesses running while limiting person-to-person contact – which was essential during the pandemic. What is BOPIS? Why are customers choosing BOPIS?

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5 Major Retail Digital Transformations to Watch For in 2021

Retalon

While at the same time adding to the online fulfillment system, by providing in-store pickup and local same-day delivery. Order fulfillment automation. In the world of omnichannel retail sales, the most successful companies automate their order fulfillment. Retail AI can apply this process when customers return their purchases.

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2023: The Year of Customer Retention? Retail Tech Predictions

Retail Assist

One innovation we hope will gain more traction is scan-less self-checkout - it uses RFID tags for quick and easy checkout, reduced queues, integrated loss prevention and automatically updated inventory. Supply Chain Resilience. Stock outs, delayed deliveries and poor post-purchase experiences just don’t cut it anymore.