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

CIO Business Intelligence

With Walmart®, Target, Macy’s, and Nordstrom all mandating RFIDs from suppliers, 2 and RFIDs already in use by 93% of retailers, 3 the technology is finally reaching the critical mass the apparel industry needs. RFID can speed up checkout times instead of requiring staff to find a barcode tag on a piece of clothing.

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The power players of retail transformation: IoT, 5G, and AI/ML on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

In keeping with the farm-to-fork movement, for example, consumers can scan a barcode to find out where a product originated and what cycles it went through before landing on the grocery store shelf. With 5G-enabled smart mirrors, a person can virtually try on apparel.

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