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The 3 big problems with omnichannel retail

Steve Dennis

A few months later I was appointed Sears’ new Vice President of Multichannel Integration. Nearly twenty year later, multichannel has morphed into “omnichannel” ( thanks Terry ) which, in turn, has spawned a cottage industry of related jargon: “cross-channel integration”, “seamless shopping”, “unified commerce” and so on.

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The 3 big problems with omnichannel retail

Steve Dennis

” A few months later I was appointed Sears’ new Vice President of Multichannel Integration. Today many retailers still justify their investments in all things omnichannel by stating that customers who shop in multiple channels are their best customers. Customers don’t care about channels.