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Anindya, a business professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
“In a couple of years this kind of conversation will be like part and parcel of everyday life. But I don’t
think we’re there yet,” he said. ___
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A sampling of tracking technologies for traditional stores By The Associated Press
Brick-and-mortar retailers are using different tracking technologies to better understand their custom- ers and keep up with e-commerce giant Amazon. Here is a sampling of the different tracking methods available to stores:
FLOOR SENSORS
Paper-thin tiles developed by Milwaukee-based Scanalytics measure foot compressions to analyze people’s movements over time so stores know what products displays draw customers’ attention and for how long. That allows businesses to study what sells, know when to schedule staff for busy times, and what store layout is most effective. The technology might still be too pricey for smaller retailers, however.
INTELLIGENT VIDEO CAMERAS
Companies such as Toronto-based Vendlytics and San Francisco-based Prism use arti cial intelligence with video cameras to analyze body motions. That can allow stores to deliver customized coupons to shoppers in real-time on a digital shelf or on their cellphones on an app.
MOTION SENSORS
Sunglass Hut and fragrance maker Jo Malone are using laser and motion sensors from Perch Interactive to tell when a product is picked up but not bought. The technology can also make recommendations for similar items on an interactive display.
WI-FI BEACONS
Wi-Fi beacons can track customer movements — as long as they connect to the store’s internet. Because not everyone opts in, stores have a smaller sample size to analyze. Another drawback is that it’s not pos- sible to tell whether a customer is inches or feet from a product.
Trump has kept many promises during his rst year in of ce By CALVIN WOODWARD and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump often brags that he’s done more in his rst year in of ce than any other president. That’s a spectacular stretch.
But while he’s fallen short on many measures and has a strikingly thin legislative record, Trump has fol- lowed through on dozens of his campaign promises, overhauling the country’s tax system, changing the U.S. posture abroad and upending the lives of hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
A year in, Trump is no closer to making Mexico pay for a border wall than when he made supporters swoon with that promise at those rollicking campaign rallies of 2016.
He’s run into legislative roadblocks — from fellow Republicans, no less — at big moments, which is why the Obama-era health law survives, wounded but still insuring millions. His own administration’s sloppy start explains why none of the laws he pledged to sign in his rst 100 days came to reality then and why most are still aspirational.
Nevertheless, Trump has nailed the tax overhaul, his only historic legislative accomplishment to date, won con rmation of a conservative Supreme Court justice and other federal judges, and used his execu- tive powers with vigor to slice regulations and pull the U.S. away from international accords he assailed as a candidate.
Courts tied his most provocative actions on immigration and Muslim entry in knots, but illegal border crossings appear to be at historic lows.