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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers cited rising costs, declining consumer spending and supply chain volatility as their top concerns. Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics.

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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. And how can that not have an effect on consumers’ minds? Retail prices have inflated and consumer demand has softened. Happy New Year. INFLATION ON.

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Retail x Fintech: The Importance of Security in Retail’s Adoption of BOPIS and Payment Installment Plans

Retail TouchPoints

Even before the pandemic completely upended the world economy, how consumers shopped had been changing — and mobile devices were at the forefront of that change. Mobile devices have become powerful payment instruments, on the way to replacing traditional cards for in-store purchases in many markets around the globe.