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The Key Themes to Emerge at Total Retail Tech

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In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail’s Joe Keenan and Kristina Stidham report from last week’s Total Retail Tech event in Denver. They discuss Total Retail’s latest research report, the 2023 Retail Technology Report: An Analysis of Trends, Buying Behaviors, and Future Opportunities. Keenan dives into top trends from the report survey data, including how key themes covered in the report align with discussions that happened at the retail technology event

To access the complete survey data as well as insights on today’s retail technology landscape, download Total Retail’s 2023 Retail Technology Report here.

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