CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2023

Thanks to cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G technologies, every link in the retail supply chain is becoming more tightly integrated. Shanthakumar, Solution Architect – IoT, Retail Business Unit, TCS. With 5G-enabled smart mirrors, a person can virtually try on apparel.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

Meta is launching its first hardware retail store on its campus in Burlingame, California. The store, which opens May 9th , will let visitors try out and buy Meta’s Portal videophones and Quest virtual reality headsets.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

(Sandbox VR Photo) After years of hype, virtual reality still hasn’t achieved mainstream consumer adoption. We spent a weeknight at Sandbox VR in Seattle, one of more than 45 locations worldwide where the San Francisco-based startup offers virtual reality experiences for groups of 2-to-6 people.

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GeekWire

JUNE 26, 2020

Microsoft is shutting down its entire physical retail operation and instead will focus on its digital storefronts via Microsoft.com, as well as stores in Xbox and Windows. The company said its retail team members “will continue to serve customers from Microsoft corporate facilities and remotely providing sales, training, and support.”

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In an effort to sell more goods from companies run by people of color, outdoor retailer REI is launching a program to support diverse entrepreneurs producing gear for camping, hiking, biking, skiing and related activities. According to REI, only 1% of retail brands are owned by people of color. REI Photo).

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Forrester IT

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The purpose of customer service is no longer just to alleviate run-of-the-mill inconveniences; it is to provide fundamental and necessary services for consumers devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how customer service will evolve in 2021.

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GeekWire

MAY 19, 2021

The news: DevHub , the Seattle software-as-a-service startup that is used by more than 179 brands and/or their agencies to build websites and landing pages, has acquired New York-based Brickwork, a retail tech company that powers local consumer experiences for leading brands.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 20, 2022

Move over books and groceries, Amazon’s latest foray into physical retail is focused on fashion. The effort is the latest by the 27-year-old Seattle-based company to disrupt legacy, brick-and-mortar retail. 1 apparel retailer in the U.S., Inside Amazon Style, the tech giant’s first-ever physical fashion store.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2020

This past weekend, the Ikea Harajuku location in Tokyo was home to something unique: an installation starring a virtual person. The retail giant partnered with Imma, a virtual influencer, in order to explore the concept of “happiness at home.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

NCSC's Active Cyber Defense program discovered a vulnerability in the payment software Magento, which is connected to Adobe Commerce and has clients from industries across the board, including healthcare, wholesale, retail, and software. Potential threats of not securing a retail website.

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Kitaboo

JULY 16, 2019

But with a team that is dispersed far and wide, sometimes in different cities and even countries, how is a manager supposed to execute a retail sales training program? Thanks to all the modern innovations, today it is quite easy and convenient to deliver retail sales training to a remote workforce. The answer again lies in technology.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Walk through Seattle’s trend-setting University Village shopping center near the University of Washington, and you’ll see Apple, Crate & Barrel, Allbirds and other top retail brands still booming. First up: the changing face of brick-and-mortar retail. “But a lot of other muck you do in a store is going to go virtual.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2022

Two years ago, the consulting giant started shipping many of its recruits virtual reality headsets instead. At the same time, it created a virtual world or “metaverse” that enables employees to socialize, form teams, conduct training, and collaborate. “We More business applications are on the way. The Zoom fatigue factor.

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 4, 2017

Virtual reality represents the cutting edge of marketing technology, creating a myriad of new ways to interact with buyers. Retail will be among the Companies leverage VR to display products and convey experiences that engage customers with brands, mostly through visual means.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JULY 17, 2020

Despite the deep challenges of the last decade, now overlaid with the dramatic impact of the pandemic, physical retail absolutely has a future. This morning a segment on the Sunrise national breakfast show on the future of retail, shown below, included some thoughts from me on this (around 0:55 and 2:30).

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Trends in the Living Networks

JULY 17, 2020

Despite the deep challenges of the last decade, now overlaid with the dramatic impact of the pandemic, physical retail absolutely has a future. This morning a segment on the Sunrise national breakfast show on the future of retail, shown below, included some thoughts from me on this (around 0:55 and 2:30).

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Stackline raised $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity to fuel its online retail intelligence platform as the e-commerce industry grows rapidly amid the pandemic. Some of the Stackline team, pre-pandemic. Stackline Photo). Stackline CEO Michael Lagoni. Stackline Photo). Stackline has 95 employees across three offices and is hiring. “E-commerce

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Forrester IT

MARCH 31, 2020

To understand how Forrester’s predictions will unfold in the retail industry in 2020, my colleague Madeline Cyr and I interviewed experts within Forrester for our “Applying 2020 Predictions To Retail” series. To understand the Internet of Things (IoT) predictions for 2020, we spoke with Forrester IoT expert Frank Gillett.

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Social, Agile and Transformation

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

I was fortunate to participate in BigPanda's virtual roundtable that included leaders from the travel, retail, electrical utility, and gaming industries – in other words, industries dramatically impacted by COVID and its.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Oculus has knocked $100 off the cost of its Rift S tethered virtual reality headset, which brings the price down to $299. You can get this price at several retailers, including on Oculus ’ site, Lenovo (the headset’s manufacturer), as well as Walmart and Amazon. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

And what about training program for retail employees? Retail employees are constantly needed on the floor, and therefore they require training content that can be accessed and read anywhere and anytime while on the move. In this blog we will focus on ways to make interactive training programs for retail employees.

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Venture Beast

JUNE 16, 2020

Fashion retailing has become challenging thanks to store closures and pandemic concerns, but web-based AR try-on tools could help stores sell more online. Read More.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

APRIL 27, 2023

At this point, Apple offers its users services to make purchases, transact sales, buy items on credit using a card, save money, a virtual currency, and to make small transactions over time at zero interest rates. It takes a tiny cut of cash from all these transactions. But even now the Apple Pay story is still just beginning.

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Galido

JULY 17, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - New Paradigms in Retail with AI and Big Data - Information Technology Blog. With Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence tools, the retail industry is changing its approaches to various facets of its operation. Retailers can better understand product movement and merchandise assortment needs.

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Computer Weekly

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Consumers and business buyers think virtual reality and artificial intelligence will play a big part in retail experience in the near future, according to Salesforce research

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Reuters has uncovered damning evidence about the extent to which Amazon has systematically planned to rip off its third-party sellers in India—to the extent that it’s virtually impossible for the company to keep up a years-long charade. Read more.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This includes a Viva Connections mobile app, updates to approvals, and improvements to virtual medical visit management. Microsoft is one of a number of productivity and collaboration software providers targeting workers in front-line roles, such as those in the retail, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.

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Forrester IT

JULY 29, 2020

Forrester’s view on the future of banking is here – examining the changes that we expect to play out over the next decade of retail banking. The drivers of the future are evolutions of the past – some playing out now, others that will be far more prominent by 2025 and table stakes by 2030. […].

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Trends in the Living Networks

JULY 1, 2020

Last week on The Virtual Excellence Show our scheduled guest was not able to make it at short notice, so I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to share my own life story and how it relates to the virtual. Hi, welcome to The Virtual Excellence Show. So I thought it’d be worth sharing my story of the virtual.

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GeekWire

JULY 20, 2020

“I turn 65 at the end of the month, which is kind of p **g me off,” Stanton said last week during a virtual event hosted by Madrona Venture Group. Read on for quick takeaways from the conversation (edited for brevity and clarity): On Microsoft permanently closing stores and the future of retail. I love what I’m doing.”

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Trends in the Living Networks

APRIL 19, 2011

I have just come across this – an excellent resource from PSFK on the Future of Retail. PSFK presents Future of Retail report. World as retail experience. Much of this points to what I see as the dominant meta-trend in retail: the merging of online and in-store buying. View more presentations from PSFK.

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TechSpot

MAY 18, 2020

Years ago, the physical retail package that a game came in was arguably just as important as the title itself. Video game box illustration is a bit of a lost art. Quality box art could help a game stand out among the sea of otherwise mundane choices and even influence.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Wander Photo) While e-commerce has made it beyond easy to get virtually anything delivered to your doorstep, a new startup is wading into the financial, logistical, and environmental mess created by the endless stream of goods that are returned. Initially, Wander will buy pallets of merchandise from retailers and brands.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2024

The retail industry has no shortage of cases on display where generative AI has shown tangible benefits. Suddenly, you can create engaging customer-facing videos at the click of a button,” says Oliver Banks, retail consultant and author of Driving Retail Transformation: How to navigate disruption and change.

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Forrester IT

JULY 27, 2017

Digital retail theater is becoming reality for consumers as retailers rush to find ways of attracting and retaining store customers. What is digital retail theater?

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TM Forum

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Over the past 18 months, since the onset of COVID-19, telecom retail has seen a rapid technological evolution that has changed customer expectations and buying habits permanently. Recent North America-wide research reveals sector insights and predictions to help guide telecom retail professionals' strategy. Future retail channels.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

Samsung is hosting an “immersive virtual experience” on September 2nd, following its decision not to exhibit at Europe’s major IFA tech show this year. Samsung’s Life Unstoppable event will take place on September 2nd at 9am BST, and will be open to media, retail, and industry attendees. Image: Samsung.

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