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Perficient Names Five Area Vice Presidents, Expands Executive Leadership Team

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Perficient’s AVPs represent a cross-section of the firm’s end-to-end digital consulting portfolio, and will provide leadership and strategy for areas including management consulting, cloud platform solutions and integration technologies, custom software development and mobile solutions, and optimized global delivery capabilities.

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Kroger, Microsoft Partner For Connected Commerce Pilot

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7) that the two are partnering up to enable a connected store experience leveraging Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Kroger technology. With the RaaS product, Kroger will offer a suite of capabilities for merchandising plans, collect customer feedback, boost employee productivity, improve inventory and allow for personalization.

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Grocers’ In-Store Innovations For Boosting Consumer Spend

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At the time, the retailer said the 50th metro area for grocery delivery was in Akron, Ohio and that more locations were on the way. Nearly two in 10 — or 17 percent — of customers in the survey sample preferred Kroger. The grocer is testing connected devices with the help of Microsoft at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington.

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Mystore-E And An AI Assistant For Physical Retail

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“This wisdom gives sales personnel up-to-the-minute merchandising insights, which have the ability to boost store performance and deliver a more engaging and relevant customer experience,” he noted. Mystore-E, flush with new funding, is now looking to expand its partner roster and continue to develop its foundational AI technology.

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With New Microsoft Partnership, Is Kroger Digging In Against Amazon?

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The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Kroger is seeking to bring new customer experiences to market faster, drive personalization with insights and help store associates become more productive. The Grocery Market.

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Paya Acquisition Aims To Solve City Hall’s Paper (Billing) Chase

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8) that it had acquired First Billing Services , a billing processor based in Ohio that focuses on municipalities and utilities. Cohen told Webster that First Billing is “in the right spot with the right technology.” Continuing an acquisitive strategy that seeks to expand integrated payment capabilities, Paya said on Tuesday (Jan.

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Unattended Retail Can Boost Visits To Stores

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“They are also trying to enhance the customer experience. Younger customers prefer to use a kiosk.”. Merchants from QSRs to large eCommerce retailers are turning to technology such as digital kiosks to drive traffic into their stores. Besides QSRs, this technology is popping up at hotels. Wendy’s is hardly alone.

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