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Convenience ‘game changer’ launched by data analytics experts

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Retail and data analytics specialist Talysis has launched a major new solution for the convenience market. Convenience Data UK – CD:UK – provides retailers, wholesalers and brands with what it describes as the most comprehensive insights ever available in the sector. CD:UK incorporates the single biggest source of convenience data, from over 13,000 stores, including …

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