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Wireless 5G Revolutionizing Retail

Retail TouchPoints

5G is expected to be a powerful catalyst to disrupt retail operations, from optimizing warehouses and supply chain management to transforming the in-store customer experience through personalization and product engagement. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement.

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From smart mirrors to in-car shopping: the tech shaping retail’s future

Inside Retail

This can be seen by the adoption of QR codes – the use of which accelerated amid Covid-19 restrictions – self checkout in supermarkets and autonomous mobile robots, which are being utilised by major retailers for (among other things) logistical, supply chain and other inventory management tasks.

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For the pandemic-hit fashion industry, the future is digital

Inside Retail

An eWallet integration can convert a customer with one click, compared to 22 on average for a traditional checkout process – but the increased ease of eWallet checkout comes with an enrollment system that is potentially more vulnerable to fraudsters.

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Australia’s supply chains should never look the same again

Inside Retail

It painted an accurate picture: our supply chains – for long years rigid, brittle, and elongated – failed in the face of the pandemic, exposing vulnerabilities that had existed without any incentive to fix them. Supply chains were invisible – pulled, twisted, and managed by retailers in such a way that shelves were always full.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. This includes the POS, which is powered by Manhattan’s order management system.

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Trending The Rules: Top Retail Trends Are Trending At An Unprecedented Rate

Retail TouchPoints

Immersive commerce was originally conceived to enhance the transactional focus of online shopping with the experiential dimension of offline shopping. Whether click-to-pay for e-Commerce or contactless payments for traditional commerce, efforts to improve online and offline checkout experiences did not originate with COVID-19.

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Cross-Channel Home Décor Retailing: 5 Take Away Lessons from The Game Changers

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

While brick and mortar stores still play a strategic role in this market vertical, online shopping has skyrocketed, and with $294 billion expected in online home furnishing sales by 2022, retail store owners can no longer afford to miss out on the opportunity to ramp up their cross-channel game plans.