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As Allbirds goes public, sustainability is the mantra of the future

TechCrunch

It started with a humble, natural wool (and extremely comfortable) shoe, but Allbirds is not merely an apparel company today. The company is driving change in the industry through the open sourcing of materials for others to benefit, and in doing so, is becoming the industry’s standard bearer on sustainability practices.

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The power players of retail transformation: IoT, 5G, and AI/ML on Microsoft Cloud

CIO

Thanks to cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G technologies, every link in the retail supply chain is becoming more tightly integrated. Transformation using these technologies is not just about finding ways to reduce energy consumption now,” says Binu Jacob, Head of IoT, Microsoft Business Unit, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

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Is retail ready for a restart in the post-pandemic world?

Capgemini

I have been engaged in the retail industry for 16 years, and I think it has been hit the hardest: millions of jobs lost, an estimated $430 billion downturn in retail revenue according to NRF estimates , 58% reduction in foot traffic across retail industries, and a more than 37% drop in online sales for apparel and footwear.

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Reverse Logistics: The Role of Software in Returns Management

Altexsoft

Other benefits of effective returns management would be faster service and turnover, customer retention, increased sustainability, and reduced losses. Let’s explore how technology can help here. An apparel brand increases efficiency by 900 percent. That has increased net recovery (vs. ReverseLogix ).

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Daily Crunch: AWS now accepting applications for its new 10-week generative AI accelerator

TechCrunch

Oh, and sustainability is getting a whole stage all to itself at Disrupt. A “not-quite open source startup” : That’s how Paul described Dozer, a startup that came out of stealth today with $3 million in the bank and technology to help any developer build real-time data apps in no time flat. It’s gonna be rad. See you there?