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ADVICE DELIVERING A SEAMLESS OMNICHANNEL EXPERIENCE IN 2018 Whilst there are already a number of companies effectively delivering omnichannel shopping to their customers, there are still many who are struggling. As the 2016 holiday season proved, a demand for an omnichannel experience is growing and without a smooth process in place, those retailers February 2018 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk could find they are losing significant profits and long-term customer loyalty. 2018 will be another big year because we will see numerous testimonies come out of 2017 holiday season where RFID implementations will be game changers for omnichannel customer experience models. As the demand for omnichannel has increased, retailers need to shift their focus on their own strategies around inventory management to ensure they are keeping up with their customers’ needs in 2018. ‘‘ The brands that have seen the most success with their omnichannel experiences are those that have welcomed a new mindset to the technologies that are in place ‘‘ understanding of their customers’ behaviour which enables a smoother omnichannel execution. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dean Frew is chief technology officer and Sr. vice president of RFID Solutions for SML Group. In this role, Frew leads SML’s overall technology and go-to-market strategy for RFID, including tags, software and deployment. This story originally appeared on Retail Sector (www.retailsector.co.uk) JEWELLERY FOCUS 57