Retail
May 1, 2017
Brands and retailers need to focus on fostering a culture of innovation and not stagnation
By Danny Parisi
While there are many ways that brands can drive innovation, the common theme among them all is that they are focused on improving customer experience.
{"ct":"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","iv":"9b94b4592c3de6f11a21acf29d7e8c51","s":"0c787905ea9de0e2"}
Share your thoughts. Click here