Anya Minbiole, Author at Microsoft Industry Blogs

Farmer woman using digital tablet with virtual reality artificial intelligence for analyzing plant disease in corn agriculture fields.

Published April 20, 2023

6 min read

New era of value realization is here—put your data to work with AI

There is so much data and it is changing so quickly that finding patterns and insights and putting them to work in a timely fashion is not possible without AI. See how Microsoft consumer goods solutions can help.

Retail store manager working with a customer, showing merchandise and providing customer service on-the-go using a tablet to locate inventory and place orders.

Published November 7, 2022

7 min read

How to invest more holistically in your retail workforce

By investing in frontline retail workers with the same tools, training, and resources already afforded office workers, businesses can attract and retain high-value talent to drive superior customer experiences and sustainable business growth.

Published October 25, 2022

3 min read

Digital Imperatives for Market Tectonics in the world of Consumer Goods

By bringing together data, insights, inputs, engagements, and other metrics—consumer goods manufacturers can harness powerful, customized tools to consolidate and manage their data flow to drive improved performance and more.

Female entrepreneur standing outside her grocery store business.

Published September 22, 2022

5 min read

Create your smart store of tomorrow, today

Learn how Microsoft and our partners are helping retailers deliver a seamless experience across the entire shopper journey.

Customer service scanning product codes, picking and packing online orders, analyzing data and managing inventory in the storeroom.

Published April 25, 2022

4 min read

5 keys to the frictionless store of tomorrow

The objective of frictionless shopping, frictionless checkout, and autonomous stores is to improve the customer experience and increase convenience. Any of us can put ourselves in the shoes of a shopper and think about how nice it would be to never have to wait in line to give someone our money. I get that.

Published August 23, 2021

5 min read

Ode to joy at work—Recharging our resilience with focus on employee experience and wellbeing

While all of us experienced incredible disruption in the past year, retailers and brands emerged as one of the frontline heroes that kept us fed and alive. From farm to fork, from source to store—goods and products still had to flow.

Published July 8, 2021

2 min read

Physical meets digital on Walmart Canada shelves, with SES-imagotag IoT technology

With shoppers returning to the stores, retail investments are flowing to omnichannel priorities to digitize stores, support frontline workforce across all channels, connect inventories across platforms, and accelerate fulfillment. Recent research conducted by The Economist shows that retailer respondents saw the pace of, and investment in, digital transformation accelerate during the pandemic.

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