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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

CIO Business Intelligence

Changing consumer behavior and expectations, competition from major e-retailers, evolving cybersecurity challenges, inflationary pressures, sustainability and environmental concerns, and the pressure to take advantage of AI are all very real concerns for retailers today.

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Tencent super-apps helped a large American retailer expand its reach into China

CIO Business Intelligence

Entering a new market with a different social structure, cultural history, and regulatory issues is never easy for a large retailer, even if the difference seems slight. This was a major roadblock for a large American retailer when it started on its journey to enter the Chinese market in 1996.

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This Seattle startup is helping physical retailers detect face masks and social distancing

GeekWire

The Seattle startup wanted to help physical retailers in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Nomad Go just released “ HealthySpaces ,” a new product that provides real-time data on store occupancy and density counts, and also measures mask and social distancing compliance. (Nomad Go Image). Nomad Go had its Apollo 13 moment.

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Social services provider uses artificial intelligence to provide genuine help

CIO Business Intelligence

For Colsubsidio , a non-profit provider of a wide array of social services in Colombia, the recent pandemic underscored the need to respond quickly to a major crisis to diminish the harm felt by communities with limited resources.

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Apple reportedly will continue to require masks in its US retail stores

The Verge

Apple will keep its mask mandate in place at its US retail stores | Getty Images. Despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Apple will keep its mandatory mask policy in place at its US retail stores for the time being, Bloomberg reported.

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10 Ways to Make Retail Training More Impactful

Kitaboo

The importance of retail stores can be seen with the emergence of new stores every year. NRF forecasts that retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8% How do you ensure that your retail staff provides a good shopping experience? Through retail training of course. to more than $3.8 Provide Mobile-based training.

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

Leicester’s garment factories, many of which are suppliers to UK-based online fashion retailer boohoo, were identified as the most likely cause of the new outbreak. An investigation into employee conditions found that factory workers were forced to work without any social […].

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