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Fresh Market Aims to Improve Inventory Management with New Tech, Including Electronic Shelf Labels

Retail TouchPoints

The Fresh Market will deploy solutions from VusionGroup across all 166 grocery stores in its fleet next year, adding electronic shelf labels (ESLs), improved inventory management technology and analytics designed to better support in-store merchandising decisions, timing of out-of-stocks and prioritizing waste reduction.

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Why Data Will Drive the Future of Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

While COVID-19 slowed the world down to a standstill, it greatly accelerated the growth of online shopping. Today’s customers have high expectations, so any retailer must ensure customers have the best possible experience when shopping with them. In particular, lockdowns pushed demand for online groceries into new territory.

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Revolutionizing Retail: How Ergonomic Robots Enhance Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

The Role of Robots in Retail In the retail industry, tasks like inventory management, cleaning and even customer service are being delegated to robots, allowing human employees to focus on higher-value activities. The message is clear: designing for people first is the key to robots usability and their ultimate success.

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RFID Technology: Enhancing Retail Efficiency While Protecting Consumer Data

Retail TouchPoints

In the world of retail, staying ahead means embracing innovations that transform shopping and commerce into an experience that’s faster, smarter and more satisfying for customers. RFID technology is increasingly being used by retailers to better predict inventory, manage product placement in stores and drive sales.

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Black Friday 2024: Why automation is critical for Australian retailers

Inside Retail

As the Black Friday 2024 shopping frenzy approaches, Australian retailers are gearing up for their biggest challenge yet – managing skyrocketing demand while staying efficient. To seize this massive opportunity, retailers must ensure smooth, scalable shopping experiences, and automation is the way forward. The key to thriving?

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

Another key challenge for Hot Topic’s inventory management system is ensuring its BOPIS options run smoothly even as it fulfills orders across multiple channels.

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How AI is set to revolutionise inventory management

Inside Retail

Great product diversity, changing consumer demands, and the expansion of e-commerce have turned inventory management into a major pain point for retailers. Poor inventory management results in overstocking and under-stocking, impaired cash flow, and losses from theft and spoilage. Here are some reasons why: 1.