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In a world where immediacy is the big consumer model, there’s no time for the latency that occurs when data travels to and from remote data centres or the cloud In the last year alone the UK has seen the struggle, decline, and collapse of iconic high street retail brands such as BHS, Toys R... Read More

Survey of Retail C-Suite reveals retailers do not have a single source of truth for data or the workforce to derive insights Despite growing investment in AI and edge technologies retailers are struggling with core digital transformation challenges such as data visibility and provenance, according to a survey of retail CXOs released today. JDA and… Read More

How’s the appetite for Marks & Spencer's food demand forecasts? John Bensalhia finds out from its data science chief, Callum Staff Hungry for more information about Marks & Spencer's food data science initiative? Well, you've come to the right place. Heading up the company's data science function is Callum Staff, who joined in April 2018... Read More

A new report from Vertiv has revealed how digital transformation has impacted the data centre requirements of major international retailers The rapid evolution of digitalization has left consumers expecting an enhanced and flawless service when interacting across retail channels, prompting retailers to rush to leverage IoT, cloud, and big data to get ahead of competitors… Read More

Tech giant Lenovo and edge solutions provider Scale Computing have partnered to create a new edge infrastructure solution for retailers, distributed enterprises, and SMBs. Edge computing is poised to explode this year and take the data processing strain off core infrastructure. Processing at the edge reduces the need for compute to travel from geographically dispersed… Read More