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Akeneo aims to transform the retail playbook with AI and data consistency

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Australian retailers have spent much of the last few years buffeted by economic challenges. A rebound is on the horizon, which means a substantial opportunity for growth for those retailers that can get ahead of the curve. Many retailers are looking to AI for that competitive advantage.

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IT leaders: check out how 2D barcodes and RFID are reinventing retail

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The retail landscape has undergone massive shifts in recent years to adopt self-checkout systems. But major retailers like Walmart, Target, and Dollar General are starting to phase out self-check in some locations because they’ve contributed to higher rates of shoplifting and inventory loss. The benefits are potentially huge.

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Payment-processing outages at UK retailers raise reliability issues for cashless transactions

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Payment-processing failures at several high-profile retail brands in the UK over the past week disrupted on-site customer service and stirred speculation about the cause of the outages. The larger the merchant, the more complex it could be. I suspect the forensics will be done and someone will figure out where responsibility lies.”

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Unlocking AI’s retail potential with Microsoft Copilot

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To remain competitive, retailers must embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-driven innovation. It allows retailers to optimize both front-end and back-end operations, addressing key business challenges and creating new opportunities for efficiency.

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The retail edge: Where data powers game-changing customer experiences

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The future of retail is omnichannel The last three or four years have changed retail forever. 1 But despite some of the benefits of online sales, this isn’t all good news for retailers. 2 Dell Developing omnichannel omniscience requires edge data insights Now, more than ever, the edge is valuable territory for retailers.

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Google Cloud for Retailers adds AI-based inventory, e-commerce tools

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In a bid to help retailers transform their in-store, inventory-checking processes and enhance their e-commerce sites, Google on Friday said that it is enhancing Google Cloud for Retailers with a new shelf-checking, AI-based capability, and updating its Discovery AI and Recommendation AI services.

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AI at the retail edge: What’s new, and what’s coming soon

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Simultaneously, increases in compute power have made it easier to implement AI use cases at the retail edge. That’s a perfect opportunity for some long-awaited retail use cases to turn prime time. RFID has several other beneficial uses in clothing retail.

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