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Sam’s Club Adds Inventory Management Functions to In-Store Cleaning Robots

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Walmart has been working with Brain Corp and Tennant, which produces the robots themselves, since the retail giant started rolling out the floor-scrubbing robots in 2018. Shelf analytics have been a planned feature since Sam’s Club began introducing its own robots in fall 2020.

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Meet the Aussie e-commerce aggregator that plans to be a unicorn next year

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Since 2018, when the OG aggregator, Thrasio, launched in the US, there has been a veritable explosion of similar startups, including Opontio in Dubai, Upscalio in India, Valerio in Mexico and Rainforest in Singapore. It has already acquired several e-commerce businesses in Australia, where it plans to focus its efforts.

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Myer’s latest trading update is a testament to putting the customer first

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Our focus remains on seeking to drive further and sustainable cost efficiencies and inventory management,” he added. Over the last five years as CEO, King has been enacting his ‘customer-first plan’ which has re-established Myer as Australia’s 8th most trusted brand, according to Roy Morgan.

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Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

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It’s now available on-demand , which makes this a good time to issue a spoiler alert: if you haven’t seen the episode yet but plan to, don’t read any further until you have. Since taking the helm of the nutrition and wellness retailer in 2018, Leite has introduced a broad range of initiatives aimed at reviving and growing the business.

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CIO Q&A: Lessons and Priorities from Aldo Group’s Companywide Digital Transformation

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Customer-focused digital transformation is important for any retail business, but the pandemic-induced volatility and fast pace of change in the industry means that such transformations need to occur in all areas of the enterprise, from product design to planning and supply chain.

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How RFID Powers Retail: Past, Present and Future

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RFID is also being extended for item-level identification as part of future-forward innovation plans, such as the adoption of blockchain for increased transparency. The lack of digitization in the supply chain coupled with unpredictable demand makes inventory management chaotic at best.

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AI and Autonomy: Real-World Applications in an Un-Clerked Store Near You

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However, AI truly differentiates itself in inventory management, shelf workload and identifying products that will upsell successfully. For example, Amazon opened its first cashierless store in 2018, and its pilot Seattle store generated an estimated $1.5 million per year in revenue.