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Square Root Study Reveals Key Retail Weaknesses

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The retail industry is in the midst of an evolution in the way it does business. Thanks to connected technology, consumers’ expectations on the retail experience have changed. Square Root CEO Chris Taylor commented on the retail landscape and what’s needed to improve brick-and-mortar success down the line.

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Oracle Retail: Shoppers Value Control In Retail Technologies

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A new study from Oracle revealed that consumers are more willing to engage with brands that offer new retail technology if they are able to exert control over their experience. The research includes survey results from 709 consumers who were polled in February 2017.

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Study Shows Retailers Hesitating at The IoT Starting Line

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However, in RSR Research ‘s recent “The Internet of Things in Retail: Getting Beyond the Hype” study, there were some interesting findings that point towards a bit of hesitation by retailers re: moving forward with IoT initiatives. What is apparent is that no single vendor in the IoT ecosystem can do it all.”.

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Blockchain Finds New Home In Retail Food Supply

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Food retailers need to embrace a new term: digital traceability. If a shipment of avocados says it is fresh until May 1, the retailer can check its proof of provenance, and doesn’t have to take the word of the supplier as that company promises fresh goods to its consumers. And it could be one of the killer apps for blockchain. “We

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Retail 2021: The Five Things Retailers Should Be Talking About At NRF This Week

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Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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Study Reveals Most Retailers Are Ready to Invest in IoT

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The online world has had a major impact on the retail industry over the past decade. Retailers have been in a frenzy over the last few years to find ways to both embrace the eCommerce arena while at the same time attract customers into their brick-and-mortar locations.

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Why Amazon And Other Retailers Are Turning To Biometrics

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Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development, including via some of the biggest names in commerce. Take Amazon, which continues to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint, and the technology underlying those stores.

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