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Food and Beverage – The Future in Technology
Technology in the food and beverage industry has been continuously evolving well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, the pandemic...
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Walmart’s Driverless Vechicles
There is nothing new in the fact that today’s manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, along with just about every other...
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Update on Swipe Fees: Again!
An article entitled, “Kroger ban on Visa credit cards: what you need to know,” was recently published in USA...
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Artificial Intelligence Continues to Focus on Changing the Retail Landscape
What is AI and why do retailers care? AI – or artificial intelligence – has been garnering great attention...
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How Retailers Avoid Swipe Fees is Back in the News
Over the years our firm has published a series of articles on swipe fees and the on-going and escalating...
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Marketing on a “Shoestring” Budget
Entrepreneurs, start-up companies and even well establish small-to-midsize family-owned, privately-held businesses often face the challenge of building name recognition...
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The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax: Unintended Consequences?
So the big question is this: is the newly levied soda tax good for the residents of Philadelphia? The...
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Headlines Depict Drastic Job Loss for Retailers
The drastic drop off of available jobs in the retail sector is not late breaking news. Yet, as the...
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In Store Robotics- Robots and Employees Working Together
At Sobel & Co, we are committed to continue authoring articles that offer you, our clients and business colleagues,...
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The Amazon Effect
During the past years many well-respected brands have undergone significant consolidation, closing stores as necessary to maintain profits and, in some cases,...
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Inventory Management: Robots Are Not The Future, They Are Here! 
This is not a new topic by any means.  Retailer, wholesalers, and distributors have been using computer systems to...
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Drones for Food Delivery
The availability of personal food delivery has become one of modern life’s greatest conveniences! Who hasn’t ordered a pizza...