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

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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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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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For Global Success, Think Like a Local

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Every aspect of retail has been disrupted, from the way shoppers research purchases to the methods they use to pay. However, despite the powerful forces of globalization, significant local differences exist. . The old saying ‘retail is detail’ is as relevant now as ever. We live in a highly connected world. Cybersource.

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3 ways Generative AI is transforming the retail industry

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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as Azure OpenAI have been drawing attention in recent months, and there is widespread consensus that these technologies can significantly transform the retail industry. How can Generative AI speed innovation in retail?

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The fast track to intelligent retail modernization with TCS and Microsoft Cloud

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Retail organizations face an urgent need to accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to economic insecurity, persistent inflation, and growing consumer price sensitivity. With cloud adoption, retailers have been successful and with emerging artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on cloud, they can break the barriers.

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

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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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