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IGD tells retailers to digitalise physical stores or get left behind

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Retailers must accelerate investment in technology to digitalise physical stores or risk becoming irrelevant, according to analysis by Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD). IGD’s latest Retail Analysis report, ‘The hyper-connected store: the retail revolution’, posits that for retailers to stay relevant in the digital age…

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