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Procurement professionals around the world are optimistic heading into 2024.

After COVID Raised Procurement’s Profile, B2B Buyers are Looking to Modernize

After years of supply chain disruption and economic uncertainty, a new study from Amazon Business has uncovered a…

Features January 8
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Smash-and-Grab Is Only One Part of a Retailer’s Loss Prevention Story

Ever since a bold, mob-style group ransacked a California Nordstrom, we’ve seen increasing news of retail theft and…

Executive Viewpoints January 8
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Why Personalization Can Survive the Loss of Third-Party Cookies

Personalization is at something of a crossroads. The New Year saw a key step in the coming deprecation…

Features January 5
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AI Robotics will Drive the Future of Ecommerce

Supply chains have always been critically important. When retailers invest correctly, logistics presents the opportunity for not only…

Executive Viewpoints January 5
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Thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, Ikea has been able to improve forecast accuracy, employee productivity and customer experience in stores.

Ikea Improves Forecast Accuracy with AI-Powered Demand Sensing

Ikea Retail (Ingka Group) has seen “game-changing” results since employing artificial intelligence-powered demand sensing technology. Over the past…

News January 2
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How Retailers can use Digital Product Strategy to Improve CX and Fuel Growth

With the decline in high street spending and increased online competition from ecommerce stores, companies in the retail…

Executive Viewpoints January 2
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7 Stories that Shaped 2023 — and What They Foretell for 2024

The editors of Retail TouchPoints are sharing our picks for the seven most consequential stories of 2023. As…

Features December 21
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FTC Imposes 5-Year Ban on Rite Aid’s ‘Reckless’ Use of AI-Based Facial Recognition

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has prohibited Rite Aid from using facial recognition technology in its stores, claiming…

News December 20
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How AI is Being Utilized in the Last-Mile Logistics Space

Last-mile logistics is a complex and complicated facet of the business world that requires orchestrating many moving parts,…

Executive Viewpoints December 19
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