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Industrial Automation Insider: What You Need to Think About - and Be Prepared to Change - When Spec'ing Out a Machine Vision System

How do you know what you need from a machine vision system? Or if machine vision is even the right imaging technology for what you need to see? Do you need deep learning optical character recognition (OCR) or some other AI-centric vision tools? How do you ensure your machine vision system will work well with your robotics components or RFID or any other connected technologies on the line? And how do you get the lighting right?

Your Business with Amazon Virtual Assistant

In today's fast-paced e-commerce world, Amazon sellers are constantly seeking ways to streamline their operations and boost productivity. One solution that has gained significant traction is the use of Amazon Virtual Assistants (VAs). This article explores the concept of Amazon VAs, their advantages and challenges, and why they might be the right choice for your business.

How to Measure the Success of Your Shoppable Videos on Amazon

Purchasing videos are changing the way brands interact with their viewers, transforming them into purchasers with just a couple of taps. These multimedia tools merge entertainment with instant buying capabilities, providing an effortless shopping experience. As these videos become more common in digital marketing, comprehending and measuring their effectiveness is crucial. Understanding key metrics is beneficial for enhancing both content and marketing tactics, which can result in increased interest and revenue.

The Dark Side of Real-Time: Privacy Concerns and Ethical Dilemmas in Retail

If retailers want to build trust with customers, they must be transparent about data collection and usage. This blog provides actionable guidance on gaining valuable insights from data while protecting customer privacy. The retail sector's increasing use of real-time data analytics is a double-edged sword in our privacy-first world. On one hand, it is a promising new revenue opportunity that leverages what retailers, by default, can already access.

Why Your "Loss Prevention" Efforts Aren't Working

Editor's Note: This post first published January 2024. It was updated August 2024. Ever since retailers started reporting record losses on quarterly earnings calls in early 2023, my phone has been ringing off the hook. Everyone from asset protection professionals to reporters to my next-door neighbors want to know where things are going wrong. How is so much inventory walking out the door in these stores? Why aren’t thieves being stopped?

Zebra DevTalk | Tips and Tricks for Developing Environmental Sensors Apps | Zebra

Join us for a comprehensive Zebra Dev Talk, where our Zebra experts will guide you through designing with ZS300 Data Loggers and demonstrate how temperature monitoring solutions can seamlessly integrate into customer workflows. Learn how to manage compliance needs and reduce waste and manual intervention effectively.

5 Tips to Prevent Shrinkage in the Age of Self-Checkout

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in September 2019. It was updated with new insights and perspectives in August 2024. Five years ago, my then-colleague and retail pundit Peter Ward explained why he was such an advocate of self-service technologies at a time when scan-and-go and self-checkout (SCO) were really starting to capture retailers’ attention (and shoppers’ interest) around the world.

Setup Identity Guardian Using VMWare Workspace ONE UEM (Authentication) | Zebra

Learn how to set up Identity Guardian on shared devices using VMware Workspace ONE UEM. This step-by-step guide walks you through creating an authentication profile to facilitate user authentication for each sign-in on shared devices after the initial enrollment. Follow along as we demonstrate how to upload and assign the Identity Guardian app, configure authentication settings, and automate the launch process.