retail

Why shopping got so frustrating, and how Cisco Retail is working to simplify it

In days of old (way back in the early 2000s), if I wanted to buy something, I had two choices.

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The retail space is ripe for disruption – again

It’s easy to gush about digital disruption and the transformative effect that innovative companies like Uber and Netflix have had

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Diary of a Digitally Disrupted Consumer: Top 5 New York Tech Trends In-Store Right Now

The great and the good of the retail world (35,000 in total) last week descended upon New York for ‘Retail’s

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More than Just Security: The Future of In-Store Surveillance #1

When is an in-store security camera not a theft prevention measure? When it’s a video-based analytics tool, of course! IP

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Diary of a Digitally Disrupted Consumer: Looking Ahead – 2017 Resolutions for Retailers

If astrology covered industry, UK retailers would be reading their 2017 horoscope with trepidation….

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The (Network) Nightmare Before Christmas and the High Density Solution (No Magic Required)

Picture the scene. It’s Christmas Eve and thousands of jolly little elves are packing Santa’s sleigh in preparation for the

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Frictionless Payment – the Final Frontier for Point of Sale?

During a recent trip to London, drawn in by the smell of delicious fresh coffee, I ordered an espresso in

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AI – Coming to a Store Near You

Technology that grows smarter by the day is already reframing customer expectations. It seems like a lifetime away since I

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A Visit from Tetration Analytics

‘Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the stores Not a server was stirring, across the shop floors KPIs

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Christmas Campaigns: Why the Stakes are Higher than Ever for Retailers

Bringing cybersecurity to the forefront for this years retailers. Comparing tactics of the high profile retail campaign and the cybercriminal

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