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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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WiFi Networking Lessons Retail CIOs can Learn from the NFL

Retail TouchPoints

With in-store heat-mapping technology using a combination of cameras and computer vision, retailers can understand which products are picked up, which are returned and where the customer goes after leaving the shelf or area. Or retailers can put AI to use in automated inventory management.

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Technology, trends and key takeaways from NRF’s Big Show

Inside Retail

After so much Covid-19 disruption and damage, the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show returned to the Big Apple with an equally big bang last week. As consumers return to stores post-pandemic, they are seeking out intuitive and personalised interactions that surprise and delight, with the option for frictionless self-service.

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10 Online Business for Sale in June

Small Biz Trends

The products are the highest quality in the category with an activewear brand utilizing a trade secret technology to offer unique workout apparel with only a 6% return rate. Since 1947 this 75-Year-Old Men’s Hat Manufacturer and Retailer Brand has been making high-quality men’s hats, including its Outdoor Collection.

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Sunshine Ace Hardware Nails Customer Satisfaction with Innovative Voice Technology

Theatro

The company is staffed by knowledgeable people who have worked here for a long time, and it carries everything from plumbing and electrical supplies through to fishing gear, grills and accessories, and outdoor power equipment. It was the smoothest pilot we’ve ever experienced as a company.” The first was increased labor productivity.