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Retail Innovation Conference & Expo 2024: The Latest News on Sessions, Speakers & Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints team is reporting on all the news breaking before, during and after the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo , taking place June 4-6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year, we’ll hear senior-level executives’ perspectives on how customer experiences are evolving as content, community and commerce converge.

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Retailers Must Adopt a Technology-First Strategy to Survive

Retail TouchPoints

There’s an analogy here to what is happening in retail, as retailer leaders have become increasing immersed in technology-driven innovation over the past decade. Retailers are being slowly pulled along with technology’s evolution without feeling any sense of impending doom. No army of humans can do this. That sounds good.

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5 Hot Retail Trends to Explore at the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo

Retail TouchPoints

When your job is ultimately about pleasing the public with the products you offer, you’d better have a solid grasp of what’s important to customers today — and most of all how their expectations may change in the future. Taking a Hyper-Local Approach to Customer Experience. Maximizing Retail Media Networks.

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Walgreens Exec: Operational Excellence Makes 1-Hour Delivery Promise a Reality

Retail TouchPoints

But it’s how those stores operate that allows them to effectively serve as fulfillment hubs. Customers also can schedule deliveries for a specific time, which is particularly helpful with pharmacy items. Another technology that has boosted convenience is a real-time in-store communications solution from Theatro.

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All You Need to Know About Make It Big Virtual Conference 2021

Ecommerce Platforms

The free virtual conference will be held from September 14 to 15, 2021, and will offer participants proven expert tips and tactics, strategies, and actionable real-world success stories. Make it Big is the biggest virtual ecommerce conference of its nature that's on-demand and free. How to Register for the Make It Big Conference?

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Retailers Get Real with AI: Four AI-Powered Apps We’ll See this Year

Retail TouchPoints

In a recent study sponsored by Nvidia, 69% of retailers that used AI in 2023 reported that it increased revenues, and 72% said it reduced operating costs. All of the technology to make this happen exists today; it’s mostly a matter of tying AI search to checkout systems. AI will personalize storefronts.

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Newly-formed Heavy Duty eCommerce Committee shares insights at MEMA Technology Conference

Pivotree Blog

Fresh from the 2023 MEMA Technology Conference , I feel re-energized and even more passionate about my love for this industry, if that is even possible! Marylou Homung Marylou brought a unique perspective to the discussion by focusing on technology adoption, industry standards, and customer satisfaction.