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Self-Checkout Turns Customers into Employees and Employees into Security Guards

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The checkout kiosks bleat and flash when you fail to set a purchase down in the right spot. Journalist Chris Gorrie reports, “Walmart’s heavy reliance on self-checkout has necessitated the deployment of workers as makeshift security personnel, actively monitoring customers for potential theft.”[2]

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New data: NZ manufacturers back at pre-Covid level + Aus booms

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The latest data shows New Zealand’s manufacturers appearing to shrug off the ‘80% economy’, reaching pre-Covid levels of activity at the end of June. In this Recovery Report: New Zealand recovery. UK and US report. NZ purchasing rebounds. Australian manufacturing booming.

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Is Reinforcement Learning the Future of Artificial Intelligence?

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For the 2021 edition of the America’s Cup, reigning champion Emirates Team New Zealand ventured that reinforcement learning, an advanced AI technique, could optimize its design process. 2] Apoorva Bellapu, “ Reinforcement Learning for a Better Tomorrow ,” Analytics Insight, 24 July 2021. [3] ”[5].

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Customers Want to Be Treated Royally

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A line from the pop hit “Royals,” by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, reads, “We’ll never be royals, it don’t run in our blood.” With more and more consumers taking the digital path to purchase, retailers are learning that it’s easy for customers to leave the path or abandon shopping carts.

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

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Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Brewery software: Enterprise Resource Planning for brewers. Brewery software features to look for. Auditing your business.

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The NoLo Alcohol Report: Industry Expert Tips [+ Key Stats]

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Garage Project , a popular craft brewery run out of Aro Valley in Wellington, New Zealand, was started by Pete Gillespie & Jos Ruffell, along with Pete’s brother Ian. Giesen in Marlborough, New Zealand, produces regular wine, but has more recently been developing a range of NoLo wines – such as its no-alcohol sauvignon blanc.

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Pet Food Manufacturing and the Pandemic: Inside an Industry Boom

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purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of Dogs ate well during the pandemic, which boosted sales for manufacturers Business Wire predicts that the Australian?pet?food?market?will?grow New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold? New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold?three?months’