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How Zenni Optical Boosted Per-Session Revenue 34% with Sharper Search

Retail TouchPoints

The customization was needed because of the peculiarities involved in shopping for eyewear online, which is something Zenni knows quite a bit about: it’s sold more than 50 million frames since it was founded as a low-cost (but high-quality) eyewear retailer in 2003. We want to bring convenience to the end consumer.

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People are Talking About RFID Again…Here’s Why

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What’s old is new again, but this time around the focus is squarely on the value proposition for stores and consumers instead of the distribution centre (DC). You’ll likely recall the famous Walmart RFID mandate, announced in 2003 with an effective date of January of 2005.

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From Supply Chains to Fitting Rooms, RFID Demonstrates its Retail Versatility

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RFID technology is far from new; in fact, it’s already been through not one but multiple hype cycles, including the jumpstart provided by Walmart in 2003 when it mandated RFID tagging by its top 100 U.S. suppliers (and continuing to today ).

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How Robots Can Help Retail Operate Safely Again

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Before COVID-19, the brick-and-mortar shopping differentiator for the consumer was the in-person experience: They could try on the goods, or just see them in context. Other operations will innovate, but will this be enough? They could lie down on that mattress. But for the foreseeable future, shopping will be “ no contact.”

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Target Names First Chief Growth Officer, Announces Series of C-Level Promotions

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Hennington joined Target in 2003, and was instrumental in modernizing the retailer’s merchandising organization by blending its physical and digital buying functions. “The changes we’re announcing create new opportunities for key leaders to bring their knowledge and experiences to different areas of the business.”.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

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In this role, she will continue to support DG’s store operations team, which now encompasses more than 20,000 retail stores including pOpshelf and Mexico. She joined Dollar General in 2003 as a senior attorney and assistant corporate secretary and has held roles of increasing responsibility since that time.