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

CIO

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

CIO

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

CIO

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

CIO

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

CIO

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

CIO

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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Major Trends Involving Artificial Intelligence in Retail

Smart Data Collective

AI has become incredibly important for the retail sector. This is partly because the industry must take measures to avoid collapsing in the wake of new competition from online retailers. It is believed that the retail sector will irreversibly decline in the future. Major AI Trends in Retail. In the U.K., In the U.K.,

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