The Brief – October 2016

Published on: October 26, 2016
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lululemon, DSW integrated store ; Real-time locating RFID, Omni Strategy for Holidays

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Best practices, technology, and new takes on critical business topics from ChainLink Research

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 – Published once each month.

Road to Value for RFID in Retail: Part Four

By Bill McBeath

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

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Overhead readers hold the promise of providing a continuous near real-time view of inventory on the store floor, including the location of each item. We discuss how we get to that promise from here. [ Read: Road to Value for RFID in Retail: Part Four ]

The Holidays Are Here. So Where is Your Omni Strategy Now?: Part One

By Ann Grackin

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Omni-channel strategy and execution continue to be central to retailers’ success as the holiday season is upon us. Here we look at the major challenges retailers are facing and how they are dealing with them. [ Read: The Holidays Are Here. So Where is Your Omni Strategy Now?: Part One ]

The Intelligent Integrated Store: MIT Panel Discussion

By Bill McBeath

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

lululemon, DSW, b8ta, and Zebra technologies presented on a panel at MIT about the intelligent integrated store—their visions and current progress towards integrating the various functions, sensors, and systems in a retail store. The goal is to achieve a higher order of intelligence and detailed, granular, near real-time visibility into what is happening with each shopper, each associate, and each item in each store. [ Read: The Intelligent Integrated Store: MIT Panel Discussion ]

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