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Cross-Channel Retailing — A Special Report
 Cross-Channel Retailing — A Special Report

The terms multichannel, cross-channel, and omni-channel are used frequently in retail — often interchangeably. These terms have infiltrated the retail industry, but what do they really mean? And more importantly, what do these terms mean to your business? In this year's Cross-Channel Retailing Special Report, we're pleased to partner again with Aberdeen Group for their take on the leading approaches to omni-channel retailing. In the next several pages, our friends at Aberdeen Group highlight the key recommendations for channel integration processes and how to spur omni-channel performance improvements.

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    Motion Computing Guest Series Revolutionizing Retail With Tablets, Mobilizing Retail Environments With Tablets PCs, Which One Is Right For You?
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    Widespread adoption of mobile computing throughout the supply chain is beginning to take shape — with the right technology a retailer can streamline their transactions, shorten or even eliminate customer wait times, and enhance overall customer satisfaction. So, it’s no surprise that today’s retailers are looking more and more at their mobile computing options to support both profitability and corporate goals. But while retailers want to implement mobile computing across their business, they are confounded with an abundance of choices. From consumer tablets with proprietary operating systems to rugged tablets built to withstand harsh environments, how do you choose the tablet that best fits your retail needs?

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