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3 Takeaways from NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show

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3 Takeaways from NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show

It’s been a few weeks since Cisco joined more than 40,000 retail industry leaders in New York City for NRF: Retail’s Big Show.  This event is consistently the pulse of the evolving retail landscape and serves as a central hub for what’s next in the industry. The 2025 event featured the theme “Game Changer,” and throughout the event experience, three game–changing takeaways stood out above the rest:  AI is driving new capabilities in personalized engagement…

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Preparing for the PCI 4.0 Implementation in the Retail environment

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Preparing for the PCI 4.0 Implementation in the Retail environment

On March 31, 2025 the new PCI 4.0 requirements go into effect. These requirements were future dated to enable organizations the ability to prepare for the adoption. Since the PCI 2.0 retail design guide was published by Cisco in 2011, there hasn’t been as large an update as PCI 4.0. This update has a number of changes and as such, has been phased in over 2 phases, starting in 2024. Overall,  the tenets of the…

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Starbucks, Supermarkets Targeted in Ransomware Attack

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Starbucks, Supermarkets Targeted in Ransomware Attack

Starbucks and several major U.K. supermarkets experienced disruption due to a ransomware attack on the prominent supply chain software provider Blue Yonder. The company disclosed the incident on Thursday, Nov. 21, and it was still working to restore services the following Monday. The disruption to the Blue Yonder platform prevented Starbucks from paying its baristas and managing their schedules, according to the Wall Street Journal. As a result, cafe managers had to manually calculate their…

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Cisco AI Enhances Retail Operations

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Cisco AI Enhances Retail Operations

Retail has been one of the sectors most transformed by digital innovation, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this change. Cisco has been instrumental in enabling retailers’ adoption of AI technologies to gain operational insights, enhance customer experiences, and improve operational efficiency. Cisco is instrumental in providing AI analytics and automation of the infrastructure retailers leverage in their day-to-day business, as well as providing the resilient high-speed platform for AI innovation, but…

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The Cisco Store Retail Roundup, Volume 2

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The Cisco Store Retail Roundup, Volume 2

We are back with Volume 2 of our Retail Roundup: The Cisco Store’s Merchandise and Tech Digest! Style guides From staff picks and our trendy Summer in Paris Collection, to Cisco-sponsored fan favorites and the colorful Hatch Designed line, Volume 2 brings you a curated style guide with something for everyone. The Cisco Store Tech Lab at Cisco Live Fresh off the success of Cisco Live in Las Vegas this past June, the Cisco Store…

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The Cisco Store Patching Station

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The Cisco Store Patching Station

The Cisco Store leverages Cisco and Cisco partner technology to power its retail environment. Most recently, we expanded our usage of Webex Connect to power an engaging customer experience at Cisco Live Americas in Las Vegas this past June.   A more efficient retail experience Webex Connect, an enterprise-grade Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), enhances shopping experiences by enabling customers to resolve issues swiftly through seamless interactions. With Webex Connect, you can integrate or…

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Better security in business districts requires communication & funding

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Better security in business districts requires communication & funding

Better security in business districts requires communication & funding | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This…

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