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A study by IHL Group in June 2018 revealed that retailers are losing $1 trillion in sales when customer journeys are interrupted by out-of-stock products, making it a pressing need in not just consumer retail, but across all streams of commerce.

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As we prepare to turn the page on another year it is natural to look back on the past 12 months and dream about what is to come.

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Fast-fashion retailer to deploy Aptos solutions for forecasting, merchandise financial planning and assortment planning

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IBM (NYSE:IBM) and HCL Technologies (HCL) today announced a definitive agreement under which HCL will acquire select IBM software products for $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close by mid-2019, subject to completion of applicable regulatory reviews.

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Infovista has been selected by Retail CIO Outlook to be part of this year's annual listing of 10 retail technology companies in Europe that are at the forefront of tackling customer challenges.

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U.S. ports covered in the Global Port Tracker report from NRF and Hackett Associates handled 2.04 million TEUs in October, up 9% from September and 13.6% YoY.

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Robots are rolling into retail storefronts across America, with technology vendor Simbe Robotics Inc. giving the latest example today when it said its mobile "Tally" robot can now be seen navigating the aisles of sporting goods retailer Decathlon USA.

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The pop-up shop boasts two floor-to-ceiling video walls, which immerse shoppers in a thematic visual landscape, created by Montreal design studio Float4.

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An autonomous, burger-flipping robot could soon greet you from behind the deli counter at Walmart.

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Chico's FAS is implementing a suite of next-gen digital engagement tools which are being implemented in partnership with Salesfloor.

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Japan’s second largest convenience store chain announces the roll out of the Tellermate T-ix cash counters to help cut the time spent on cash management by more than 40%; saving 30 minutes per store, per day.

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Apple has launched its mobile payments service in Germany, four years after its start in the United States and trailing Google, which started its payments app in the country in June.

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Agilysys, Inc. today announced that its InfoGenesis POS solution was selected by Crystal Springs Resort as the point-of-sale system to be implemented across the multi-property resort to provide a more seamless guest experience across the properties and ensure ease-of-use and mobility for the staff.

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Villa Italian Kitchen announced a new partnership with Como to roll out a customer loyalty and engagement program and advanced mobile app across more than 200 locations nationwide.

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London-based heritage shirtmaker, Budd, is working with Redbox Digital as it moves to a new omnichannel shopping platform and plans expansion into the USA and China.

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The Nippon Foundation, together with Ory Laboratory and ANA Holdings, opened a café where customers are served by robots remotely operated by persons with disabilities from their homes, as a way to support employment for persons with serious physical disabilities.

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Petco has deployed Yantriks’ Personalied Fulfillment Platform (PFP) for its buy online, pick up in-store offering.

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Tracxpoint today announced an agreement to roll out its Artificial Intelligence Cart (AiC) at CONAD DEL TIRRENO, one of the seven cooperatives of CONAD’s chain with more than 3,000 supermarket stores in Italy.

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SpartanNash has launched a mobile app that speeds up grocery shopping trips by allowing patrons to use their mobile devices for scanning, bagging and paying for groceries.

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Joann Stores is driving incremental in-store visits and revenue with location-based mobile advertising.

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Shoppers at select Safeway stores can get a nagging cough checked out when they stop in to pick up some groceries.

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rue21 Simplifies Store Operations with Markdown App from Island Pacific SmartStore.

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Costa Coffee has added to its list of recent technology-related initiatives with the London launch of 'Costa Collect' – a service allowing customers to pre-order their drink through the brand’s loyalty programme app.

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Farfetch has launched visual search technology on its iOS app, joining a list of a retailers helping customers search for products with imagery.

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Walmart and Rakuten announced Tuesday (December 11) the opening of the first Walmart eCommerce store in Japan, dubbed Walmart Rakuten Ichiba Store.

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The mix of aggressive e-commerce growth with an increased physical store presence continues to win for Ulta Beauty.

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Enjoy Casinos chose SAP Ariba to digitize procurement in part because the company had already been successfully running its back-end operations on SAP ERP.

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Europe’s largest consumer electronics retailer MediaMarktSaturn is deploying a mobile self-checkout solution in the "world’s biggest electronics store" in Hamburg, Germany.

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Chinese online retail titan JD.com has teamed up with global technology company Intel to explore further use of the internet of things (IoT) in retail.

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Kronos Incorporated announced that Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. is optimizing employee engagement and workforce productivity across all locations with Kronos Workforce Central.

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Okta, Inc. today announced that Albertsons Companies successfully implemented the Okta Identity Cloud to support its digital transformation.

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JetSense.ai and Neighborhood Restaurant Group have formed a strategic partnership to design a message-based restaurant ordering system enabled through JetSense.ai’s integrated chatbot platform.

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Target has added its Christmas tree inventory to a mobile augmented reality feature so shoppers can try before they buy.

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Wayfair's MyWay membership program aims to make shopping easier and more affordable by offering unique benefits as well as exclusive sales and discounts, free shipping options and next-day delivery.

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Wakefern Food Corp. has chosen Nielsen Brandbank as its preferred content solution partner to capture and manage its private label and national-brand ecommerce and merchandising content.

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To create its mobile app and online ordering/rewards platform, Taziki's partnered with Fresh Technology and ToGoTechnologies.

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Itex Integrated Services has deployed over 67,000 Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals to boost cashless economy across Nigeria.

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Mi9 Retail is pleased to announce that Hard Rock International has chosen Mi9 to power its e-Commerce business.

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By purchasing OuikOrder’s online ordering capabilities, Pizza Hut said it will improve its ability to deliver a personalized online ordering experience and speed up digital innovation across its more than 6,000 restaurants in the U.S.

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