{"id":12608,"date":"2021-08-10T11:33:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T11:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allsectech.com\/?p=12608"},"modified":"2024-09-02T07:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T07:48:50","slug":"the-new-rules-of-multi-channel-retail-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alldigitech.com\/2021\/08\/10\/the-new-rules-of-multi-channel-retail-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Rules of Multi-channel Retail Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px; font-size: 32px;\">The New Rules of Multi-channel Retail Experience<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Customers are setting new ground rules for players in the retail industry. 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