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Sensing, Not Seeing, with Vision AI as Retail’s Crystal Ball for the Future

Retail TouchPoints

While 7-Eleven is at the forefront of inventive uses for vision AI in the convenience retail market, we are also observing interest and adoption of vision AI for supermarket retailers for resource reallocation, to mirror each store’s unique ebb and flow of operations and foot traffic throughout the day.

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Preparing for the future of online retail

Inside Retail

Fulfilment of the future. These and other trends are pushing many retailers to innovate on the fulfilment front. Some are leveraging physical stores to fulfil more e-commerce orders, while others are using the dark store model to turn low-traffic locations into high-volume fulfilment hubs.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. The ever-changing retail market has made automation a necessity. Automation Increases Warehouse Productivity and Accuracy. Sophisticated Automation.

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Holiday 2020: With $189 Billion in Online Sales on the Line, Transparency and Social Outreach are Essential

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic’s impact on shopping habits isn’t abating: 66% of respondents will prefer home delivery over other fulfillment methods, according to a survey by Oracle. Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves.

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Think Big, Act Small — Manageable Changes to Bolster Your Marketing Now

Retail TouchPoints

If shipping is delayed and orders are late, tell your customers. 5) Thing Big: Improve order fulfillment. Her career includes beauty industry experience, having held both brand marketing and retail marketing roles at Victoria’s Secret Beauty and Jonathan Product Hair Care. 3) Think Big: Build loyal relationships.

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FedEx Aims to Amp Up Convenience with Package-less Returns Program

Retail TouchPoints

As the returns market grows, FedEx continues to explore innovative alternatives for our customers,” said Ryan Kelly, VP of Ecommerce and Retail Marketing at FedEx Services in a statement. Additionally, FedEx Consolidated Returns may reduce carbon emissions compared to single prepackaged/prelabeled returns. “As

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