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What Does the Store of the Future Look Like? | Trevor Sumner, CEO of Perch | #IoTMakers E046

IoT For All Podcast · 11 Dec 2019 · 42m

What this episode covers

Trevor Sumner, CEO of Perch, explains how the company uses interactive touchscreens with computer vision to detect product interactions in physical retail stores, driving 30-80% sales lifts for brands like Johnson & Johnson and Macy's. He details the hardware architecture, including Linux boxes and 4G routers, and argues that digitizing the in-store experience is critical for brick-and-mortar survival against e-commerce. Sumner also discusses the future of retail as experiential and personalized, while addressing concerns about automation's impact on retail jobs.

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Perch, Macy's, Johnson & Johnson, Best Buy, Kate Spade, Lancome, Amazon Go, ShopRite, Sunglass Hut, Neiman Marcus, Petco, Lenovo, Casper, Madison Reed, Warby Parker, Invisalign, AMD, Facebook, Instagram

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