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Retail Analytics Council
PRI, in affiliation with Northwestern University, conducts leading-edge research on shopping behavior. The Retail Analytics Council, an initiative between Northwestern University and PRI, is the leading organization focused on the study of consumer shopping behavior across retail platforms and the impact of technology.
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Research Articles and Working Papers
- Emerging Trends in Retail Robotics
- Insights into Deploying RFID Systems in Retail
- The Role of Emerging Technologies in Retail
- RFID Challenges and Opportunities
- Big Data, Analytics, and the Omni-channel Customer
- Quantifiable Benefits and Analytical Application of RFID Data
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- Quantifiable Benefits and Analytical Application of RFID Data
- Communication Effectiveness in Higher Education
- A Determination of the Revenue Potential From Digital Screen Advertising in a Major League Baseball Stadium
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Journal of Retail Analytics
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Retail Tech Bulletin
PRI’s Retail Tech Bulletin is a quarterly publication that includes articles regarding retail robotics, artificial intelligence, and related retail technology information. The Bulletin also reports on activities of the Retail Analytics Council.
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PRI News
NEW! Emerging Trends in Retail Robotics now available.
Due to the impact of the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak, we can now add a new reason to use robots in retail: to assist with customer and employee safety, read more.
Q2 2020 Retail Tech Bulletin
In this issue: Know Customers via AI, Smart Retail Legacy, new RAC Board Members, and more.
Q1 2020 Retail Tech Bulletin
In this issue: Connected Stores, Queue Management, the RAC Retail Bot Conference Summary, and new RAC Board Members.
2020 Retail Robotics & AI Conference.
Registration open to retailers!
Q42019 Retail Tech Bulletin now available.
In this issue: retail robotics standards and enhancing online search results.
Read a summary of the 2019 RAC Retail Robotics & AI Conference.
Five Retail Technology Trends to Watch summarizes highlights from the conference.
Retail’s Robot Revolution in STORES magazine
PRI’s Steven Keith Platt quoted in article in NRF’s STORES magazine.
Q32019 Retail Tech Bulletin.
In this issue: robotics supply/demand, the cerebral side of robotics, and 5 retail tech trends to watch.
Presentations from the 2019 RAC Retail Robotics & AI Conference
Many of the presentations from the second annual RAC Conference now available for download.
Dr. Han Liu Joins PRI Management Team
Northwestern University professor Han Liu will serve as Chief Data Science Advisor.
2Q 2019 Retail Tech Bulletin
Articles on computer vision, retail robots, and ecommerce pricing in latest issue.
PRI’s Steven Keith Platt Part of NRF Big Show Retail Robotics Panel
See video from the panel, “Why is There a Robot in my Store?”
1Q 2019 Retail Tech Bulletin
Articles on vending machines, retail in China, and on-demand retail in latest issue.
Summary of 2018 Robotics Conference published by Coresight Research
Get the key takeaways from the April 2018 Retail Robotics and AI Conference, presented by the Retail Analytics Council and PRI.
PRI’s Robot Radical in NRF STORES Magazine
Read an interview with PRI Director Steven Keith Platt.
PRI Director Steven Keith Platt on Retail Robots
Read article on the next frontier in retail robots from Retail Executive magazine.