Season 2

Restaurant Labor Market 2026 - The $5,000 Cost of Understaffing
The Retail Razor: Data BladesJuly 10, 2026x
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00:24:52

Restaurant Labor Market 2026 - The $5,000 Cost of Understaffing

S2E10 NRA Chief Economist Dr. Chad Moutray on the 2026 restaurant labor market, 122% turnover, and the price of running a shift short. One missing employee can cost a restaurant $3,000 to $5,000 in lo...

Connected Supply Chain - Why Retail's Profit Winners Are 555% Better at BOPIS
The Retail Razor: Data BladesJune 19, 2026x
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00:30:26

Connected Supply Chain - Why Retail's Profit Winners Are 555% Better at BOPIS

Greg Buzek of IHL Group on RFID, Computer Vision, Edge Computing, and the Returns Opportunity with AI. BOPIS sounds like a solved problem. It’s not. In IHL Group's 2026 Retail Transformation Study, on...

The Augmented Associate - Why AI-Ready Retailers Are Hiring More
The Retail Razor: Data BladesJune 05, 2026x
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00:32:18

The Augmented Associate - Why AI-Ready Retailers Are Hiring More

Greg Buzek of IHL Group on the AI Hiring Gap and the Augmented Associate the Retail Industry Got Backwards. For two years, every conference stage and every headline has told you the same thing. AI is ...

Shelf Intelligence Reality Check: Why Only 9.1% of Retailers Are Ready
The Retail Razor: Data BladesMay 14, 2026x
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00:48:37

Shelf Intelligence Reality Check: Why Only 9.1% of Retailers Are Ready

Greg Buzek Breaks Down Shelf Intelligence - Computer Vision, RFID, and the Network Nobody's Talking About. Every retailer says they're investing in shelf intelligence. Cameras, smart shelves, electron...