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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

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Although the creative aspect is especially important, designers and visual merchandising teams need to work closely with their colleagues in marketing, IT and business strategy to ensure all decisions align with the bigger picture. AI-enhanced video surveillance also will enable retailers to battle this dilemma.

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

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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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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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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. In California, Amazon-owned Whole Foods stores launched palm-scanning technology at checkout. Happy New Year. INFLATION ON. YOUR MIND. OF YOUR HANDS. That’s right!