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May 3, 2023 19 mins

The retailer Bealls operates over 600 stores in 23 states, and the company is growing, adding 150 stores in the past two and a half years. In this episode of Tech transformation, we’re talking with Jackie Long, director of merchandise process at Bealls, about how the deployment of auto allocation technology is helping them react to the actual performance of these stores.

We're joined by Richard Widdowson, VP, global retail and consumer solutions at SAS and a CGT/RIS Executive Council member. Listen for conversation about the gains Bealls made, what's next in retail technology, and what's expected for the greater retail industry.

Listen to learn:

•Why Bealls first implemented the new technology and their pain points

•What the retail environment looks like for them right now and how the technology is improving their abilities to serve customers

•Whether their experiences align elsewhere in the retail industry

•The benefits they’ve experienced from automation in both their stores and the supply chain

•How their customers and employees are responding •What’s next for Bealls with retail technology

•Some of the other ways retailers are preparing for tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities

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