Many businesses have been incentivized to invest in AI, encouraged by the possibilities of automating repetitive tasks, producing deeper analytical insights, and increasing efficiency.

GUEST COMMENT The data dance-off for retail’s digital pioneers

10 Aug 2018by John Rakowski

For too long the retail market has been like a school disco. Digital disruptors are owning the dancefloor and traditional bricks and mortar stores sitting awkwardly, waiting for it all to be over.

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GUEST COMMENT The road ahead for voice-activated retailing

31 May 2018by Danny Chazonoff

While we’re still a long way away from having humanoid robots in our homes – let alone robots that fall in love and get married – talking to inanimate objects has become mainstream. Should we start to sell through them, or is it the tech too young to be a sales channel

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GUEST COMMENT Retail’s leap into Prescriptive Analytics

06 Mar 2018by Channie Mize

Channie Mize, senior vice president & global general manager for retail at Periscope By McKinsey, gives her view on why prescriptive analytics is the new way for retailers to make insight-driven decisions.

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GUEST COMMENT Messenger broadcast – a silver bullet for social’s encroaching GDPR conundrum?

09 Feb 2018by Judy Boniface

GDPR comes into force in May, but there is still much work to be done.

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GUEST COMMENT Winning over the baby boomer

06 Feb 2018by Saima Alibhai

The term ‘Millennial’ is now used so frequently by marketers that anyone who falls outside of this group could be forgiven for feeling more than a little neglected.

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GUEST OPINION Virtual reality retail reality

02 Feb 2018by Robert Kendal

Robert Kendal is a managing director at Yulio Technologies.

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GUEST COMMENT Why your business isn’t truly ‘mobile-first’ yet

02 Feb 2018by Lisa Paccione

Sometimes it’s necessary to state the obvious and state it several times: The concept of ‘mobile-first’ has arrived, and it needs to be taken seriously.

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GUEST COMMENT How to drive cost and time effective innovation in retail

30 Jan 2018by Ian Jarvis

Retailers are under pressure from many areas: consumers demand more choice and flexibility, and buying habits change quickly, plus increasing cost bases and competition from new entrants.

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