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Should Retail Brace For Workforce Automation?

As the discussion of retail wages continues to rage on, with Walmart bumping its minimum wage to $10…

Executive Viewpoints June 8
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The Naked Truth: Retailers Have No Idea Which Recommendation Approach Will Work

Online product recommendation has been around for several years, and nearly every retailer is employing some kind of…

Executive Viewpoints June 7
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Small Solutions Can Mean Big Business For Retail

The bigger the business, the bigger the security system, right? Wrong. There’s been a long-standing misconception that large-scale…

Executive Viewpoints June 7
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Amazon Is Not A Threat If You Focus On Product Quality, Customer Relationships

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief I’ve spent a lot of time talking with and listening to innovative retailers recently.…

Executive Viewpoints June 7
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The Blind Side of Customer Experience

Fashion retailers expend significant resources and energy building and positioning their brands, so they naturally want to provide…

Executive Viewpoints June 7
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Bots Aren’t Killing Marketing Channels — They’re Enhancing Them

By Anthony Nicalo, Mobify Every time new technology comes out, advocates pronounce all older technologies dead. But we…

Executive Viewpoints June 6
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Creating Intelligent Retail Space With Virtual Reality

By Andy Harris, Symphony GOLD Intelligent virtual store design is one of the fastest growing technology applications in…

Executive Viewpoints June 3
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Retail Recap Of The Week

June has finally arrived, meaning the official start of summer is just around the bend! While Memorial Day…

Executive Viewpoints June 2
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Should Retailers Monitor Employees Via Workplace Wearables?

A recent Q&A session from The Wall Street Journal spotlighted the emerging usage of wearable electronic devices within…

Executive Viewpoints June 1
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