Retail
January 13, 2021
Google is attempting to bridge the technology gap for retailers. Image credit: Printemps
By Ellen Kelleher
Technology giant Google is developing new products and services to help retail partners address how the COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally altered the role of the store.
{"ct":"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","iv":"ae4c5c8c271840f8c43acbc5766f717d","s":"cacc7b1a0c3ee77f"}
Share your thoughts. Click here