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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

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Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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Retail Trends in 2021 — Overcoming 2020’s Challenges

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Now the store is viewed as a flexible asset, capable of fulfilling a variety of needs: Distribution center supplying inventory to other locations Ecommerce fulfillment Amazon return hub Curbside pickup Private bubble/pod shopping location Retooled for more buying, less shopping Emphasis on health and safety, contactless shopping.

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Turning Inventory Into Cash: How Retailers Can Thrive In A Post-Pandemic World

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Where large retail chains and brands may have cash reserves of up to six to nine months, most suppliers typically have only enough operating capital for 30 to 60 days. Many of these suppliers, hit hard by the shock waves of the pandemic, have ceased operations and will never reopen. The ability to redirect inventory.

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How Enterprise Modernization and Artificial Intelligence are Charting a New Course for the Consumer Industry

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This technology blends public and private cloud services to deliver the perfect environment for processing, storing and scaling data. AI can optimize store layouts based on shopper behavior, enhance customer service with AI-powered chatbots and equip businesses with real-time analytics for informed decision-making.

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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

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The newest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) would seem to be tailor-made for the behind-the-scenes operational complexity of today’s retail organization — and in many ways it is. Seeing this, a supply chain manager would want to know exactly how this would affect the trucks carrying their company’s products.

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Top 10 Technology Trends in Retail

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Between the need for more expansive ecommerce functions, low-contact or no-contact shopping experiences, virtual communication between businesses and consumers and the digitization of functions like inventory and customer service, here are the top 10 technology trends pushing retail into the future faster than ever before.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

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Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. They are at the cusp of all things digital, which drives us on everything, from payment options to search — and ultimately, from a merchandising platform standpoint.