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Outgoing Myer CEO John King on why Black Friday might overtake Christmas

Inside Retail

Major refurbishments are also set to be completed in the first half of 2024 across Myer’s Chermside, Tea Tree Plaza, Marion, and Ballarat locations, while its Christmas window will launch this weekend. King added that Myer is testing “doomsday scenarios” around telecommunications disruptions ahead of peak period. “I

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AWS to Invest an Additional $7.8B to Expand Ohio Facilities

Retail TouchPoints

This positions Ohio as a critical location for the most discussed technology in the world, artificial intelligence,” said Ohio Lt. In January 2023, the company announced plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to expand its data centers in Virginia , and in May it shared plans to invest $12.7 billion by 2030 for the same purpose in India.

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Utilizing the External Data Boom for Digital Shelf Optimization

Retail TouchPoints

Location-based analytics: Many ecommerce websites have geo-restricted content. One needs to be able to access all the location-based data in real time for comprehensive analytics. He has supported the launch of countless new ventures aimed at bringing more value to telecommunications, media, and CPG industries.

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How NTI and Cisco Networking Academy are preparing Egypt for the IT jobs of the future

Cisco Retail

For its efforts in workforce development and improvement in Egypt, Cisco Networking Academy partner, the National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), is a deserving winner of a Be the Bridge award. The main specialty of NTI is telecommunication and networking which is empowered by Cisco programs.

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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

It also requires businesses to create a digital wallet, obtain a shareable QR code and keep track of every checkout location. This would allow your online customers to check out with crypto — whether it’s Bitcoin, Ethereum or even Dogecoin — and then have the product delivered or pick it up at a retail location.

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Key Disaster Preparedness Takeaways for Retailers from an Eventful Summer

Retail TouchPoints

These software solutions grant the capability to gracefully shut down or reboot a ‘hung’ server or other equipment from a remote location in the event of a power outage caused by extreme heat. Invest now to save later. He can be reached at EdSpears@Eaton.com.

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Strategies for Retailers to Weather the Storm this Hurricane Season

Retail TouchPoints

Prevention and visibility are essential factors in achieving the always-on power retailers demand, especially with many retailers pushing data to distributed infrastructure at multiple locations. He can be reached at EdSpears@Eaton.com.