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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

Retail TouchPoints

The newest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) would seem to be tailor-made for the behind-the-scenes operational complexity of today’s retail organization — and in many ways it is. Seeing this, a supply chain manager would want to know exactly how this would affect the trucks carrying their company’s products.

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Ten competitive strategies for retail success

I Vend

We’ve looked at the importance of a customer-centric approach, data-based decisions, omnichannel, supply chain management and your team. Optimising store operations – When it comes to store operations, one of the things that all successful retailers have in common is optimised processes and efficiency.

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Ten competitive strategies of successful retailers

I Vend

They have become ever more demanding about what they want: service, price, choice, convenience, omnichannel retail, frictionless checkout – and if they’re not satisfied, they simply go elsewhere. They expect to be able to spend loyalty points they earned online when they’re shopping in the store, and vice versa. But nowadays it is.

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Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

In addition, mall operators are being asked to convert empty commercial space into mini-fulfillment centers for retail tenants. CSR opportunities can be found across the entire supply chain in many different forms, including vendor compliance, quality management and sustainability as a whole.