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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

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Dick’s Sporting Goods , one of the largest sporting goods retailers, recently unveiled its House of Sports store with a running track, rock wall, batting cages and outdoor turf field. Rivian , the all-electric pickup truck maker, recently launched its first retail hub with a lounge, garden, and library.

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POST COVID-19 Outlook on Sporting Goods Industry & Market Trends: The Good, The Bad and The Greatest Opportunities Ahead

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Over the next five years towards 2025 , according to IBISWorld’s analysts’ early forecasts the sports participation was expected to spur the pent-up demand for Sporting Goods and supplies. First what do we know about the sporting goods industry and who are the main players? Industry Definition and Categories.

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Sitoo recognised in 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Unified Commerce Platforms Anchored by POS for Tier 2 Retailers

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Sitoo , a leading could-native Point of Sale (POS) and Unified Commerce Platform, has been recognised in the 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Unified Commerce Platforms Anchored by POS for Tier 2 Retailers. Sitoo helps global fashion and lifestyle retailers create positive shopping experiences every time and everywhere.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

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Trend 6: Loss Prevention Enters the Design Conversation Earnings results from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s and Target brought theft, and specifically organized retail crime (ORC), into the media spotlight.

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Sitoo recognised in 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Unified Commerce Platforms Anchored by POS for Tier 2 Retailers

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Sitoo , a leading could-native Point of Sale (POS) and Unified Commerce Platform, has been recognised in the 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Unified Commerce Platforms Anchored by POS for Tier 2 Retailers. Sitoo helps global fashion and lifestyle retailers create positive shopping experiences every time and everywhere.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

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Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). In recent months, The Home Depot, Foot Locker, Target and other retail giants have suggested that shoplifting is cutting significantly into their respective profits.

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Three Design Tips for Fighting Shrink

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Along the same lines, Dick’s Sporting Goods pointed to retail theft as the cause of its approximately 23% decline in profitability during the second quarter. That followed the retailer’s earlier announcement that its profits could take a $500 million hit from shrink this year alone.