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In this report, Leslie Hand of IDC explores how investment in powerful employee experience solutions can streamline operations, enhance communication, and improve the associate journey.
Integrated data and analytics have been a top investment priority for many years—a trend that has only been accelerated by flexible, agile, scalable cloud platforms and new analytic capabilities that did not exist in the on-premise environment. Here are five keys to building and maintaining a successful Data Products strategy.
RIS and CGT’s annual Retail and Consumer Good Analytics Study benchmarks the two industries’ analytic maturity and highlights the big bets being made on next-gen technology to ensure organizations keep pace with the business leaders. Find out where your company ranks among the industry’s best.
In this exclusive Q&A, Legion’s chief customer officer, Michael Spataro, outlines how evolving technologies are transforming workforce management, enabling retailers to make smarter, data-driven decisions and take strides toward their greater business goals.
In this roadmap report, discover how retailers like Walmart, Schnucks, and The Home Depot are using technology to strategize in the war for retail talent – and winning.
Successfully implementing Unified Commerce takes more than just understanding technology. In Aptos’ new guide, we walk you through what each of your departments needs to do to prepare for the move—everything from Store Ops, to Omni Operations to Marketing.
In this Q&A, Purna Mishra, founder and CEO at Logile, explores effective workforce management strategies and solutions that today’s retailers can leverage to attract, engage, and retain associates while also improving store operations and customer service.
Constant turnover of retail employees wastes time and money in the short and long term. This exclusive report describes how integrating data can help you understand, motivate and retain your team.
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