Retail
February 1, 2022
Retailers must be open to new technology and systems that will create a more personalized shopping experience for customers. Image credit: Unsplash
By Nora Howe
Online behemoths such as Amazon and Google continue dominating as product discovery destinations, so a top priority among high-end retailers is finding new ways to reroute the digital consumer’s shopping journey.
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