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The Retail Week: The tech set to transform retail

By George MacDonald, Becky Waller-Davies and Charlotte Tatham2018-09-14T05:00:00+01:00

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As retail’s digital shift continues, we discuss some of the big themes from Retail Week’s Tech. festival with special guest Will Shuckburgh, executive vice-president of Rakuten. From AI to 5G, by way of screenless experiences and new digital opportunity for the high street, the pace of change is unlikely to slow down.

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