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What Can and Should Retailers Do About Climate Change?

The risks of climate change took center stage during 2021, as UN scientists linked global warming directly to human activities. With global attention focused on mitigation, adaptation and resilience, how…

Executive Viewpoints December 27

How Retailers Can Avoid Common Sustainability Missteps

These days, just about every business is looking into the ways it can promote more sustainable commerce. For retailers, however, true sustainability can be difficult to pull off. Many well-meaning…

Executive Viewpoints December 27

Cybersecurity Considerations When Powering Retail IT Systems

It’s safe to say digital transformation has ushered in major changes in the retail landscape. In just the past decade, mobile devices and cashierless stores have emerged along with network-connected…

Executive Viewpoints December 24

How to Create the Best ‘New Normal’ Dining Experience With Data

Pandemic-era dining ushered in new elements of a night out. Masks, pop-up tents on outdoor sidewalks, extra space between fellow diners and touchless service quickly became the norm for food…

Executive Viewpoints December 24

GK Helps Retailers Enable Checkout-Free Store Shopping

Omnichannel retailer solution provider GK has launched scanless checkout through GK Go, part of its CLOUD4RETAIL service suite. The solution is designed to enable contactless in-store experiences using Shekel Product…

News December 23

2021 in Review: A Year for Breakthrough Ideas and Commerce Experiences

2021 In Review: A Year for Breakthrough Ideas and Commerce Experiences It has been another whirlwind year for the retail industry. Although COVID-19 continued to create market volatility and cause…

Resources December 23

The Power of Sound for Retail

Design for retail experiences is a hot topic of conversation, especially as shoppers return to stores for the holiday season, still under the influence of a COVID pandemic. An EY…

Executive Viewpoints December 23

Autonomous Delivery Robots Now Roam the Cincinnati Airport

A fleet of fully autonomous delivery robots that carry food and retail items have debuted at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). Passengers can use their mobile devices to order…

News December 22

Mastercard Buys Personalization Platform from McDonald’s

McDonald’s made headlines when it acquired the personalization solution provider Dynamic Yield in March 2019 for a reported $300 million. Now the QSR chain is selling the tech company to…

News December 22
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