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People are Talking About RFID Again…Here’s Why

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You’ll likely recall the famous Walmart RFID mandate, announced in 2003 with an effective date of January of 2005. 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).

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How FTD Uses UX Analysis to Weed Out Friction Points in the Shopper Journey

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The Mercury POS component had originally been launched in 2003 , and hadn’t been updated for approximately 10 years, noted Powell. That’s even more of a problem for FTD than other retailers, because the company’s mission is to allow its customer to “help people they care about in moments of happiness and sadness.

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What to do about loss prevention in retail

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Perhaps more alarming is that this is the highest annual figure since current police recording practices began for the year ending March 2003. One such business is Harrison Retail , which has been partnering with retailers on point-of-sale (POS) around the world for 28 years.