Commercial editor at Retail Week, interested in all things retail especially property, tech, supply chain, multichannel & innovation.
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In our poll drones were 3rd most voted disruptive tech (16%) followed by autonomous vehicles (11%) #connectedsc
Our #ConnectedSC poll results are in: 52% of our debaters said AI is biggest supply chain influencer followed by warehouse robotics
Clear from our #connectedsc debate that retailers putting massive focus on fulfill customer demand using tech but at expense of margin
Very dynamic debate - sounds like AI is getting a lot of traction and attention in retail #connectedsc
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Have your say - which tech will have the biggest impact on your future #supplychain? #ConnectedSC teapawt.net/RetailWeek/status/8753…
Laura Heywood retweeted
Have your say - which tech will have the biggest impact on your future #supplychain? #ConnectedSC teapawt.net/RetailWeek/status/8753…
POLL: Which emerging tech do you think will have the biggest impact on your future supply chain? #ConnectedSC
11%Autonomous vehicles
26%Warehouse robotics
47%Artificial intelligence
16%Drones
38 votes • Final resultsDid you know in Ocado’s automated warehouse 1,000 robots run on a grid of rails to help pick&distribute online deliveries? #connectedsc
Did you know 56% of retail executives think IoT will have a disruptive effect on their businesses? #connectedsc
How can the internet of things improve your supply chain? @OC_Connected #connectedsc
Are drones viable for inner city deliveries? @andrewbusby @VendigitalLtd #connectedsc
Last year, Amazon Air made first drone delivery in Cambridgeshire - it took just 13 minutes! youtu.be/vNySOrI2Ny8 #connectedsc
Are drones headline grabbing or genuine supply chain game changers? Tell us what you think ... #connectedsc
Did you know from May2018 large businesses must appoint a data protection officer if core activities consist of data processing #connectedsc
GDPR will transform the landscape for any collection, storage and use of personal data – what do retailers need to know? #connectedsc
Are we at risk of losing human workforces in warehouses and replacing them entirely with robots? Share your views by using #connectedsc
38% of retailers are already implementing AI in their business, according to @retailweek research – are you? #connectedsc
Yet to be persuaded by AI? Amazon’s Echo was its top-selling products last Christmas
#connectedsc
Did you know Shop Direct has integrated conversational AI tech on Very’s mobile app to answer customer queries in real time? #connectedsc
AI is coming up a lot in our debate as supply chain tech worth investing in... #connectedsc