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The 3 R’s of the 2020s: Robots, Retail, and Reskilling

By Frank La Vigne | 07/09/2020

In this episode Frank and Andy talk about the “three Rs” of the 2020s: robots, retail, and reskilling. Original live stream link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frank-lavigne_data-driven-live-robots-data-and-retail-activity-6687056930667548672-tVKq Transcription coming soon

DataPoint Asynchronous is the New Customer Experience

By Frank La Vigne | 10/08/2019

In this Data Point, Frank explains why Amazon is winning the retail game and how you should transform your business to serve customers asynchronously or risk being left behind.

DataPoint Here’s a Retailer that Knows How to Compete in the Amazon World

By Frank La Vigne | 07/29/2019

In the post-Amazon economy, all brick and mortar retailers are struggling. Some have outright failed and others on the brink. However, there are a few outliers that refuse to go down without a fight and are actually innovating. In this DataPoint, Frank notes one that has actually turned physical location to its advantage by helping Amazon…

DataPoint Could One Character Emails Have Saved Toys R Us?

By Frank La Vigne | 04/23/2018

After attending the Global Azure Bootcamp with my son, I decided to drop in and see what bargains there were at the nearby Toys R Us. I have fond memories of going to Toys R Us when I was a kid. However, I’ve noticed a distinct decline in the store over the last few years.…

DataPoint Up in the Club and in the Cloud

By Frank La Vigne | 07/01/2017 |

It’s Friday night and Frank’s up in the club — Sam’s Club. As it turns out, Wal-Mart, the parent company of Sam’s Club, is deep into big data. And by deep I mean *really* deep. To the tune of 40+ petabytes deep. What’s more, the Arkansas based retailer, has over 20,000 stores in 28 countries, is currently…