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How to Win in the Real-Time Holiday Retail Era

Retail TouchPoints

But this “new normal” requires retailers to have access to accurate inventory data — often across multiple channels, both in-store and online. The key is investing in real-time inventory. Contemporaneous inventory capabilities, enabling a consistent view of stock availability across every internal and external-facing channel.

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Ten competitive strategies of successful retailers

I Vend

So the first common feature we see in successful retailers is their customer-centricity. They put customer requirements at the heart of store operations – whether that’s merchandise, functionality online store functionality, omnichannel retail transactions, returns policy, payment options, in-store service, or tailored loyalty programs.

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Stop out of stocks denting your profits this holiday season

I Vend

Here we take a look at how retail technology can help to streamline the top 10 key retail processes, and how a unified retail POS pulls them all together into a single, highly optimized retail operations platform. Inventory management – ‘the right goods, in the right place, at the right time’ sums up the core of retail.