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Smart shopping carts, low-code and robots: Welcome to retail tech in 2023

Inside Retail

With new applications on the horizon, AI is set to play an ever growing role in improving not only customer experience, but also store efficiency and operations. Retail workers have access to information about products, promotions, and pricing instantly. Payment systems evolution. Robotics on the rise.

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How to Improve Business Processes with B2B eCommerce Software

Retail Focus

However, to do that, the system needs to be operable 24/7 throughout the entire year. The ultimate benefits that come with all of that include: reduced operating costs, fewer operator errors, increased sales, . Deciding Which Processes to Automate. The old-fashioned way of doing that was always to have staff available.

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How automation can help retailers reduce back-office costs and grow

Inside Retail

I think you find that in retail, getting started in those sorts of projects requires senior management, usually the finance team, to really understand what’s possible,” Christophe DuMonet, managing director of Esker Australia, a global cloud platform that offers AI-based order-to-cash and source-to-pay solutions, told Inside Retail.

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Nike, Calvin Klein and Other Major Brands in Vietnam Enhance Order and Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

For Vietnamese retail management firm Au Chau Fashion and Cosmetic Company (ACFC) , the rapid adoption of online shopping spurred by COVID-19 store closures offered an opportunity to beef up the omnichannel experience across its suite of international brands. .

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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

TikTok has made it frighteningly easy to buy — it’s literally a swipe and the product is on its way to you,” said Lee Parkhurst, Senior Brand Manager at Educational Insights , the first toy brand to test out TikTok Shop. and managed by the U.S. Digital Service (USDS). reads the company announcement.

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How digital payments can help businesses lead in customer experience

Inside Retail

The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.

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Career Opportunity – Sales Executive/Business Development Manager

Secure Retail

You may be in the payment industry already; however, this is not essential. Unlock your potential within the payments industry with a forward-thinking company! The role: To promote the full range of the company’s products and services to a range of customers. Manage the sale through to completion.