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Let’s face it – the retail industry is not known for its early adopter behavior in technology. The dizzying pace of change in retail today can leave retailers feeling as if the sands are shifting so rapidly that they must sprint just to keep up, much less take a proactive stance.

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In the March issue of Independent Retailer, we interviewed SoftBank, the robotics company who owns Pepper, the retail robot. Though we focused on the consumer-facing implications of robotics in the retail industry, there is much more to the puzzle.

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There’s a stigma about off-price retail: that there’s less profit to be made in the value sector, that lower prices mean lower quality, or that expanding into off-price merchandise will devalue a brand.

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