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The future of Augmented Reality for retailers

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Modern Retail spoke with Fintan Gillespie at Snap Inc. about the uses or AR, the launch of AR mirrors and the benefits of these technology advancements for retailers. The future of AR for retail Augmented reality for retailers is already something that can be utilised. Fintan explained the opportunities that already exist: “The key thing […]

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