The Future of Retail: Redefining Employee Experience to drive efficiencies, reduce Turnover, and generate incremental revenue.

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6 June 2023, New York 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
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Data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) shows the retail industry is the largest private-sector employer in the United States economy, supporting 32 million jobs across 4.2 million retail establishments. Retail employees work across a variety of essential functions ranging from managing the daily operational complexity of a business with incoming and outgoing inventory, to customer service and shift management.

To work effectively, retail employees engage in tasks done away from their physical working space, such as checking schedules and requesting time off, to those done explicitly in store during paid hours. These interconnected workflows require a complex orchestration between employer, employee, and the data that flows between them – a fact complicated by high turnover and the employee seasonality that is a typical reality for many retail businesses. McKinsey data shows that retail turnover typically hovers around 60%, a number that is substantially higher for many organizations.

To address this challenge, improve productivity, and reduce costs, new technology is freeing up front-line workers for high value tasks and making those tasks more efficient, secure, and engaging. With the proliferation of generative AI and machine learning tools the opportunity for retailers to deliver new experiences for associates and customers has never been greater. So, where do you start?

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Discussion topics

1

Enabling new mobile tools for retail (Analytics/AI/Chat/Networking/XR/AR)

2

Workflow automation

3

Drive more meaningful interactions with employees and customers

Speakers

Karl Haller

Partner, Consumer Center of Competency
Karl leads IBM’s Consumer Industry Center of Excellence (CoE), where he works with retailers and consumer find out more
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Art DuRivage, VP Sales
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David Kidder, CEO & Co-Founder, Bionic
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Jason Mical, Cyber Security Evangelist, Devo
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Hamp Hampton, Chief Revenue Officer, Cadalys

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Event Agenda

Day one

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Arrival’s, welcome drinks, and networking

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Event welcome and introductions

7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

Table discussions and three course dinner

9:15 pm - 9:30 pm

9:15 pm - 9:30 pm

Event Wrap Up

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About IBM

IBM is the global leader in business transformation through an open hybrid cloud platform and AI, serving clients in more than 170 countries around the world. Today 47 of the Fortune 50 Companies rely on the IBM Cloud to run their business, and IBM Watson enterprise AI is hard at work in more than 30,000 engagements. IBM is also one of the world’s most vital corporate research organizations, with 28 consecutive years of patent leadership.

Above all, guided by principles for trust and transparency and support for a more inclusive society, IBM is committed to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Find out more www.ibm.com

About Samsung

Samsung, South Korean company that is one of the world's largest producers of electronic devices. Samsung specializes in the production of a wide variety of consumer and industry electronics, including appliances, digital media devices, semiconductors, memory chips, and integrated systems

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