2024's Biggest Retail Headlines: 70% Surge in Store Closures and Major Amazon Shifts

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To Automate, Or Not To Automate, That Is The Question | Ask An Expert

Warehouse automation promises major gains in efficiency, accuracy, and labor optimization, but the reality inside fulfillment centers is often far more complicated than the sales pitch. In this Omni Talk Ask An Expert episode, host Chris Walton sits down with Blake Neal, Director ...  Show more

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