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Inventory management for efficiency and experience

I Vend

iVend Retail Inventory Management Inventory management drives store efficiency and customer experience. Read about iVend’s smart retail technology for inventory management. Inventory management systems give retailers visibility of all their stock, wherever it is.

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The Rise of Micro Markets in Airports

Retail TouchPoints

While airports are “public spaces” and micro markets have traditionally been in “closed environments,” the risk of shrinkage outweighs the cost of employee overhead, and since people have already been through security this provides a perception of oversight. The inventory management features also help operators track any theft.

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Organized Retail Crime is on the Rise, but AI Can Stop This Troublesome Trend

Retail TouchPoints

What’s more, these scenarios are also becoming more blatant in recent months as fraudsters have raided and ransacked department stores. The same retail security survey from NRF found that most retailers experience a shrinkage rate of around 1.4%, which is most often attributed to shoplifting, employee theft and ORC.

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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.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

Retail TouchPoints

5G can reduce wasted time and prevent inventory shrinkage, providing retailers with cost savings. A pallet of goods can be tracked from departure at the manufacturing site through transit to the store. 5G-enabled tools can allow for order picking and inventory management.

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How to Deliver a Flawless In-Store Customer Experience

Independent Retailer

RFID is rapidly gaining implementation within the retail sector and is a key technology applied to aid business operations by improving inventory management and stock visibility as the foundation of adoption. Enhanced Inventory Management. According to the NRF National Retail Study 2018 , inventory shrinkage costs the U.S.

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Smaller Spaces, Bigger Tech and Optimized CX

Retail TouchPoints

Customers book an appointment online and then shop in-store, creating a more curated feel while making life easier for associates to manage. Roaming checkout enables employees to take payments from shoppers from anywhere inside the store. This trend is happening in other areas, too.