Ray Riley is the Co-CEO of Progress Retail, a retail operations and learning platform focused on the development of front-line retail teams of the future. A lifelong retailer, Ray describes the revolution reshaping brick-and-mortar stores into customer education centers. He discusses how talent drains, outdated tools, and undocumented legacy knowledge have created the need for innovative yet practical applications of technology in stores. He explains how tools, such as Progress Retail, can help turn brick-and-mortar environments into deeper customer engagement channels and drive innovation in an industry not traditionally known for it. Listen in to reminisce about floppy disks and hear proof that quitting college isn’t always a bad idea.1:05- The main problems Progress Retail solves for retailers3:55- How the landscape for brick-and-mortar retailers is changing 8:50- Role technology and devices currently play in the retail industry11:30- How Progress Retail is helping to solve the technology gap in retail20:07- How technology will evolve for the in-store retail environmentThere’s A Device For That is hosted by Sudhir Reddy, SVP of Engineering, of Esper. For more about Esper, visit us.Esper enables next-gen device management for company-owned and managed tablets, kiosks, smart phones, IoT edge devices, and more.Esper is on a mission to power exceptional device experiences by revolutionizing the way companies manage their device fleets. Through advanced capabilities, Esper is leading the market beyond standard MDM practices into the modern era of DevOps for devices and beyond — Where workflow automation is standard, re-provisioning is a thing of the past, and managing by exception unlocks unprecedented operational efficiency. Try Esper's MDM software today. New from the Esper blog: Edge AIEdge devices & edge computing

Ver todos los episodios