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Hey Alexa, How Can Marketers Personalize Content for You?

By the end of this year, more than 200 million smart speakers are expected to be sold globally, led by the Amazon…

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

Editor’s note: This is the fourth article in our series on AI in retail. Check out our other stories, on consumer attitudes…

5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the wow factor as a quality that makes someone feel great excitement or admiration. In retail, the wow…

Lowe’s Employs RFID, Blockchain to Combat Retail Theft

Lowe’s has unveiled a new solution, developed in its Innovation Labs division, designed to combat retail theft in way that is invisible…

Driving the Food Retail Customer Experience with IoT Sensing-as-a-Service

Between staffing shortages, rising labor costs, supply chain disruptions, heightened compliance requirements and record-high inflation, food retailers are facing a myriad of…

Shufersal Adopts Farm-to-Store Real-Time Tracking of Cold Chain Operations

Israel-based supermarket/superstore chain Shufersal is gaining improved real-time visibility of products along its cold chain operations. Through its implementation of SaaS provider…

How Brands Will Harness IoT and Mobile Apps to Create More Connected User Experiences in 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) technology and devices have been changing the nature of user experience for some time, as consumers gradually adopt…

5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

5G is the talk of the town these days — up there with Web3 and the metaverse. But just like those other…

5 Latest Trends In Retail IoT

Just imagine: you are walking past a music store in the mall as your phone pings you with a notification on a…

How The IoT Unlocks Value For Retailers

Few industries have faced greater disruption than retail. Consumers use smartphones, apps, image and voice searches, augmented reality, GPS and other tech…

Only 23% Of Retailers Leverage In-Store AI, While Just 19% Deploy IoT Devices

Retailers often describe the “store of the future” having multiple customer service options, such as automated returns or cashierless checkout, and offering…