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How IoT For Retail Improves the Store Experience | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc's Art Miller

IoT For All Podcast · 16 Mar 2022 · 25m

What this episode covers

Art Miller, VP and global head of retail IoT at Qualcomm Technologies, discusses how Qualcomm’s connectivity, compute, and security assets are transforming the retail landscape. He details specific use cases including smart cameras, self-checkout systems, augmented reality for store associates, and robotics like drones and autonomous vehicles. Miller explains how the pandemic accelerated the need for inventory visibility and labor efficiency, driving adoption of technologies like RFID, computer vision, and cellular connectivity to solve supply chain and in-store experience challenges.

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large enterprises

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Qualcomm Technologies, Cisco, Maraki, Zebra, Honeywell, Walmart, Mars
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OmniTrak

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