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Interactive voice response systems can revolutionise customer experience

Inside Retail

I look at it like visual designs online – some applications can look beautiful, but if they are slow to load, that is not fun for the end consumer. Other applications might not look the best, but they are so fast and easy, so you get things done very quickly. Speed is part of the user experience.

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Smart shopping carts, low-code and robots: Welcome to retail tech in 2023

Inside Retail

In 2023, we can expect to see a deeper integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the world of retail. With new applications on the horizon, AI is set to play an ever growing role in improving not only customer experience, but also store efficiency and operations. Here are just a few to kick things off. The rise and rise of AI.

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Future Proof ROI in Retail webinar – Advantech, Intel & Unique Micro Design

Inside Retail

Meanwhile, Advantech’s SI partner UMD will showcase a Retail Edge Application platform that can help streamline operations within retail. This helps avoid difficult and costly integration or introducing new infrastructure. . Discover how you can leverage these latest technologies to futureproof investment in your retail applications.

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First-time exhibitors flock to ISE 2023

Retail Focus

Those making their debuts in Barcelona will bring innovative products and solutions from across the pro AV and systems integration landscape, from smart home automation and communication and collaboration tools to transparent displays, e-paper signage and audio innovations.

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Why innovation-driven e-commerce is incompatible with monolithic platforms

Inside Retail

Essentially, it is a rigid block of standardised software that must be retested and redeployed in its entirety every time a change or update is queued. Taking the example of adding a social commerce app again, imagine it as a singular piece of software that could be plugged into your infrastructure without dependencies.

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How smart new technologies are improving sales and reducing costs for retailers

Inside Retail

As an example, during the past five years, Zebra Technologies has invested US$1 billion in strategic acquisitions of technology companies specialising in both hardware and software. The software uses AI to help a retailer plan the introduction of new stock into a store and manage the pricing levels across its shelf life.

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How Microsoft Vendors Are Shaping the Shopping Experience

Retail Focus

The company has been able to reach this impressive market position thanks to consistently releasing industry-leading operating systems, server applications, productivity applications, software development tools, games consoles, and more. With a market cap of $2.1 Naturally, Microsoft 365 is what Microsoft is best known for.

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