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As Ecommerce Growth Continues, Retailers Turn ‘Steely-Eyed’ Gaze to Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

Omnichannel is a broad term, but according to Anderson there are a few key improvements many companies are focusing on: Marketplaces — If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Key Roadblocks: Existing Store-Based Investments, Siloed Organizations.

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The ever-changing world of retail management solutions

I Vend

Not just the store – today’s retail management systems are not just for transacting in the physical store during opening hours. A retail management system brings together brick and mortar stores with online shopping; it combines front and back of store operations. When different systems have to exchange and share data.