Why the battle between sales and fulfilment will redefine the physical store

The pandemic has placed a lot of pressure on bricks-and-mortar retail, not least by re-emphasizing quite how convenient and comprehensive e-commerce solutions are by comparison. But as store operators rushed to find new forms of revenue whilst pre
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