Retail
- by: S. David Silk
- October 07, 2019
- See how this “assistive” technology solution can give you an even greater return on investment for the handheld mobile computers your workers already use every day.
4 Ways that Augmented Reality Can Help Your Field-Based Teams Better Help Your Customers (Today)
- by: Tom Marcellino
- October 04, 2019
- This out-of-the-box scanning solution is so simple to deploy, it will make you wonder why you didn’t “in-source” your in-store inventory events sooner.
Not Sure How to Get Started with a Self-Directed Physical Inventory Program in Your Retail Store? (Or Even if You Should?)
- by: Your Edge Blog Team
- October 01, 2019
- Ready to ditch handheld mobile devices in favor of this hands-free solution? Not so fast, says this technology expert.
Heads up! Wearable Heads-Up Displays are Coming to a Warehouse Near You
- by: Tom Marcellino
- September 27, 2019
- Bringing in a third-party to complete this tedious and time-consuming task may have been best in the past, but outsourcing physical inventory event is on its way out the door.
5 Reasons Why It’s Better to Handle Your In-Store Inventory Counts “In House”
- by: Peter Ward
- September 25, 2019
- How to get the most out of your personal shopping and self-checkout investments
5 Tips to Prevent Shrinkage in the Age of Self-Checkout
- by: Peter Ward
- September 18, 2019
- 25 Years In, These Scanners are Here to Stay (and Do So Much More Than They Even Do Today)
The Self Checkout Comes of Age
- by: Darren Koffer
- September 09, 2019
- Greater Order Volume and Fulfillment Velocity are Just Two of the Many Factors Driving a Fast Migration to New, More Holistic Mobility Solutions
Podcast | 3 Common Mobility Myths (and 3 Key Milestones) to Be Aware of When Modernizing Your Warehouse
- by: Steve Mulroy
- September 02, 2019
- Mobile devices aren’t the only way to deliver highly engaging and personalised customer experiences in hospitality and retail environments
Want to Provide a More Interactive Customer Experience? Turn Your Attention to Kiosk Technologies
- by: Christine Weber
- August 30, 2019
- Selecting the right RFID labels and inlays is critical if you want to secure the optimal return on your RFID investment
The One (Costly) Thing Most Companies Forget to Do When Deploying an RFID Solution
- by: Your Edge Blog Team
- August 21, 2019
- And Is It a Smart Investment for My Company Right Now?
Ask the Expert: Is Artificial Intelligence as "Intelligent" as We're Led to Believe?
- by: Jim Hilton
- August 16, 2019
- Read How High-Performing Teams Are Leveraging this Mentality, and the Right Mobile Technology to Maximum Effectiveness
Adopting a “Mobile-First” Mindset Can Help Your Field Sales and Service Teams Better Meet Customer and Business Demands
- by: Your Edge Blog Team
- August 09, 2019
- Zebra’s Recent Acquisition of Profitect Has Many Wondering What These Business Analytics Buzzwords Mean
Ask the Expert: What is the Difference Between Prescriptive Analytics and Predictive Analytics?
- by: James Poulton
- August 05, 2019
- It’s Going to Be Hard to Define, Much Less Execute, a Sustainable Technology Strategy Without AI, IoT, Blockchain and More…
Let’s Dispel the Myth That “Disruptive Technologies” Will Actually Be Disruptive to Supply Chain Organizations
- by: Mark Wheeler
- July 31, 2019
- Plus, How to Know if You're Pairing Your Front-line Workers with the Right Robots (and Other Tech Tools)
“Co-Bots” are Working Alongside People in the Warehouse. But, Is It a Harmonious Union?
- by: Pat Narendra
- July 26, 2019
- AR-Enabled Enterprise Mobile Computers Help to Increase Worker Efficiency and Accuracy
Extending Augmented Reality (AR) Across the Enterprise
- by: James Cadman
- July 18, 2019
- Equipping your staff with this single technology tool can prevent out-of-stocks, improve worker (and customer) safety and even save a sale.
Simple Ways to Connect Colleagues and Improve Team Collaboration in Your Retail Stores
- by: Steve Mulroy
- July 08, 2019
- Not all scanning technologies are created equal and most could not survive these seven scenarios commonly encountered in your warehouse, on the loading dock, or during inventory transport, each of which could lead to seconds, minutes or even hours of scanner – and worker – downtime each day.
Survival of the Fittest: Seven Ways to Tell if Your Rugged Scanner is More Like a “Scammer”
- by: Your Edge Blog Team
- July 03, 2019
- Though the principal they followed was the same – digitalize and mobilize workflows – their approach to achieving their goals was highly tailored to their operations and industries.
These Four Organizations are Proof That It Is Possible to Go Fully Paperless
- by: Jaeho Choi
- July 01, 2019
- That is Why Zebra Utilized a Thoughtful In-House-Only Engineering Process to Elevate Its Latest Enterprise Printer Designs
Printer Performance Can Still Make or Break Business Performance in the Digital Age. (Perhaps Even More Than Ever.)
- by: Mark Wheeler
- June 28, 2019
- Industry leaders say it’s only going to get harder to recruit warehouse workers in the next five years, but they’re launching several new initiatives to (hopefully) overcome such labor constraints.
New Study: Finding a Job in Warehousing is Easy Right Now. Finding Workers to Fill Those Jobs…Not So Much.
- by: Bob Ashenbrenner
- June 26, 2019
- Despite the availability of mobile technologies, many companies are still struggling to digitalize their workflows. These may be the reasons why.
Is It Really Possible for Businesses to Go Fully Paperless?
- by: Darren Russell
- June 24, 2019
- Intelligent loading can go a long way for warehouses worried about how “best guess” manual loading techniques are impacting workflow efficiency and accuracy
Do You Have a Smart Dock? 5 Reasons Why You Need One.
- by: Bob Ashenbrenner
- June 21, 2019
- Plus, Tips on How to Minimize the Risk of Failure on Your Next Mobility Project
Why the “Normalization of Risk” Can Put Your Organization, and Mobile Workers, at Risk
- by: Tony Palcheck
- June 17, 2019
- These Two Companies are on a Mission to Prove that Workers are Better Off with Intelligent Automation – and Zebra is Backing Their Efforts with New Venture Investments
How Robots and Humans are Teaming Up to Take on the World (We Mean, the Warehouse)
- by: Matt Kowalski
- June 10, 2019
- Zebra Gives Developers and Independent Software Vendors the Tools to Drive Better Business Outcomes Using Data and APIs with New Savanna Data Services
The Next Frontier of Digital Transformation
- by: James Morley-Smith
- June 05, 2019
- Unique Approach to Technology Design Benefits Front-line Workers
Stories from the Edge: Finding Personal Inspiration to Make a Global Impact Through Technology
- by: Bob Ashenbrenner
- June 03, 2019
- Plus, Tips on How to Minimize the Risk of Failure on Your Next Mobility Project
When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Musician: Finding Harmony with the Right (Mobile) Instrument
- by: Tom Kost
- May 30, 2019
- Not All “Rugged” Devices are Enterprise-Ready Rugged
5 Ways to Tell if Your “Rugged” Tablet, Laptop or Handheld is a Knock-Off
- by: Your Edge Blog Team
- May 22, 2019
- We “Ask the Expert” to explain the purpose, benefits and potential payoff of the “Internet of Things"
A Question of Intelligence: What Is IoT, Anyway?
- by: Nick Clemente
- May 20, 2019
- Zebra L10 portfolio achieves EPEAT Silver Rating against updated 2019 standards
Corporate Social Responsibility: How Zebra is Raising the Bar with Its Rugged Tablets
- by: Raj Chatterjee
- May 15, 2019
- But we did more than give this solution a new name. We added new predictive analytics capabilities, integrated more device performance data and improved the user experience to give you a greater return on your mobility investment.
Did You Hear? Zebra “Operational Visibility Services” is Now “VisibilityIQ™ Foresight”
- by: Drew Ehlers
- May 13, 2019
- We ask the experts to breakdown the real meaning of tech buzzwords and trends as part of a new FAQ series
What Is Blockchain Technology? And, Does It Deliver Any Real Business Benefits Today?
- by: Mark Jolley
- April 30, 2019
- 4 ways this advanced technology is improving the shopping experience
Augmented Reality is Becoming a Retail Reality
- by: Paul Norford
- April 29, 2019
- Strategies to engage younger employees and adapt on-the-job education efforts
The New Workforce Challenge: How Do We Train the Next Generation When They're Already Ahead?
- by: Cuneyt Taskiran
- April 24, 2019
- Three reasons why 3D technology may be the smarter investment for your business
The Visual Data Capture Debate: Cameras vs. 3D Sensors
- by: Steve Mulroy
- April 23, 2019
- New Technology Solutions from Zebra and Digimarc Significantly Speed Up Item Scanning: A Win-Win for Grocers and Grocery Shoppers
Wish Your Grocery Store Checkout Lane Could Move Faster? Read This!
- by: Mark Jolley
- April 22, 2019
- How supply chain visibility and intelligent packing support a sustainable returns process
Efficient Returns Management Benefits the Customer, Retailer and Environment
- by: Mark Thomson
- April 18, 2019
- Research shows there’s a direct correlation between happy employees and happy customers
Want to Boost Your Bottomline? Invest More in Your Front-Line “Brand Ambassadors”
- by: Jim Hilton
- April 16, 2019
- Increasing visibility to improve inventory accuracy
Making Supply Chain Operations More Agile through Superior Industry Collaboration
- by: Dave Phillips
- April 15, 2019
- Gartner Magic Quadrant, Zebra Industry Guide Offer Visibility into the Location Technology Solutions Available Today for Your Warehouse, Factory, Distribution Center or Retail Store
Don’t Lose Sight of Your Valuables: New Insights into the Track and Trace Technologies You Should Be Following
- by: Darren Russell
- April 10, 2019
- How to Take Track and Trace to New Heights
Are Global Supply Chains Ready for the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive?
- by: Drew Ehlers
- April 09, 2019
- World IoT Day Celebrates the Versatility and Scalability of IoT Solutions, Demonstrates Their Ability to Help Accelerate Creation of Data-Powered Environments
Study: Enterprises are Embracing IoT Technologies to Increase Operational Intelligence
- by: Rob Puric
- April 04, 2019
- The events that led up to Zebra’s millionth-shipped TC5X and other noteworthy industry milestones
#ThrowbackThursday: When the Touch Computer Took Over (Part 2)
- by: Joe White
- April 02, 2019
- Next-generation of ultra-rugged mobile computer will help warehouse operators, retailers and manufacturers prepare for the future while preserving the efficiency of past processes
e-Commerce is Driving an (Environmentally-Conscious) Evolution in Mobile Computer Design
- by: Chris Schaefer
- April 01, 2019
- What Track and Trace Technologies Will Look Like – and Look for – Moving Forward
The Rise of “Edge-to-Edge” RFID Applications
- by: Rob Puric
- March 28, 2019
- The events that led up to Zebra’s millionth-shipped TC5X and other noteworthy industry milestones
#ThrowbackThursday: When the Touch Computer Took Over (Part 1)
- by: Bob Ashenbrenner
- March 28, 2019
- Want to recruit millennials and Gen Z into field service, manufacturing, and other industrial sectors? Show that you appreciate their (technology-reliant) skill sets.
This is What "Mobile" Work Looks Like to Digital Natives
- by: Mark Wheeler
- March 27, 2019
- How to Apply Technology to Achieve Your Intelligent Fulfillment Ambitions
The Six Dimensions of Warehouse Transformation
- by: David Krebs
- March 22, 2019
- Bioptic scanners are gaining traction in higher-volume transaction environments, such as grocery
The State of Retail and POS Systems
- by: Therese Van Ryne
- March 21, 2019
- A Look Back at Zebra's First Innovation Symposium with Government, Industry and Academia
#ThrowbackThursday: The Birth of the "Intelligent Enterprise"
- by: Tony Cecchin
- March 18, 2019
- Newly integrated Zebra and Temptime portfolios will give customers heightened visibility and control over cold chain assets
Temperature-Sensing Label Solutions Can Improve Consumer Safety
- by: Jim Hilton
- March 15, 2019
- Businesses need to be able to trust their inventory accuracy across their enterprise and beyond.
The New Supply Chain: Fulfilling for the Future
- by: Garry Reichert
- March 07, 2019
- Modernizing a point-of-sale (POS) solution is not as simple as integrating a barcode scanner into your legacy technology architecture.
Have Plans to Develop a New Point-of-Sale (POS) Technology Solution? Read This.
- by: Tom Moore
- March 06, 2019
- Many retailers face challenges in staying relevant while remaining cost effective.
#NextWave: What Retailers Must Do to Stay Relevant in the "Now Economy"
- by: James Cadman
- March 02, 2019
- No matter where in the world your retail business resides, you are being challenged more than ever to keep track of stock locations. You are even more challenged to get it back onto the shelves in a timely fashion.
“I Know We Have One in Stock…Somewhere”
- by: Jeff Schmitz
- February 28, 2019
- Zebra CMO Jeff Schmitz introduces Zebra’s new blog.
How We Will Help You Capture Your Edge in 2019 and Beyond
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