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Physical experience, digital convenience: The future of retail

CIO

The future of retail is “phygital,” as every retail and ecommerce publication on the internet is screaming right now. Physical retail and ecommerce are increasingly blending together – and becoming indistinguishable in many cases. Worldwide ecommerce sales are at 20% of total retail sales, while the figure is 15% for the US.

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How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics

TechCrunch

If you’re the founder of an e-commerce startup, there’s a pretty good chance you’re using a platform like Shopify, BigCommerce or WooCommerce, and one of the dozens of analytics extensions like RetentionX, Sensai metrics or ProfitWell that provide off-the-shelf reporting. Don’t rely on them after you’ve outgrown them.

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Hivery bags new money to automatically optimize product placement on store shelves

TechCrunch

chances are you’re selecting products off shelves that have made it there using Hivery’s core product,” he told TechCrunch. chances are you’re selecting products off shelves that have made it there using Hivery’s core product,” he told TechCrunch. We call it ‘hyper-local retailing.'”

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How to Choose a Data Science and AI Consulting Company

Altexsoft

An expert talking about the capabilities of predictive analytics for business on a morning TV show is far from unusual. Other organizations may want to develop a custom analytical and visualization platform to be in control of their operations and make strategic decisions based on the insights. Customer-facing apps and fraud detection.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

In 2017, global eCommerce sales accounted for 10.2 Revenue from eCommerce sales is expected to grow to 4.88 eCommerce share of total retail sales worldwide from 2015 to 2021. Being online almost 24/7, consumers prefer saving time and shop online when possible. percent of all retail sales (2.3 trillion US dollars).

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eCommerce Shipping: Main Challenges and Technological Solutions

Altexsoft

But why exactly is eCommerce shipping so important? All these statistics clearly demonstrate that to ensure customer satisfaction, improve retention, and increase online sales, eCommerce companies should focus their efforts on streamlining the checkout and delivery process. eCommerce shipping models. Let’s look at some numbers.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Opportunities in Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

Altexsoft

These challenges can be addressed by intelligent management supported by data analytics and business intelligence (BI) that allow for getting insights from available data and making data-informed decisions to support company development. Optimization opportunities offered by analytics. Analytics in planning and demand forecasting.