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Alerzo raises $10.5M Series A to bring Nigeria’s informal retail sector online

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Today’s news is from Alerzo , a little-known B2B e-commerce retail startup based in Ibadan, Nigeria. Adewale Opaleye founded Alerzo in 2018 as a last-mile distribution platform that helps retailers stock inventory directly from manufacturers. In fact, it might be the second-best thing after fintech at the moment.

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YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play

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As a last-mile distribution e-commerce company, JABU joins a list of startups across the continent that help small retailers order and stock their products and, at the same time, provide data-driven services to suppliers and manufacturers. Then, he stumbled on the country’s B2B e-commerce retail opportunity. “We

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IT leaders: check out how 2D barcodes and RFID are reinventing retail

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The retail landscape has undergone massive shifts in recent years to adopt self-checkout systems. But major retailers like Walmart, Target, and Dollar General are starting to phase out self-check in some locations because they’ve contributed to higher rates of shoplifting and inventory loss. The benefits are potentially huge.

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11 ways to ensure IT-business alignment

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They understand that their strategies, capabilities, resources, and management systems should be configured to support the enterprise’s overarching purpose and goals. It allows businesses to be the best technologically enabled version of themselves,” Upchurch says. Here are 11 effective ways to reach that goal.

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Analytics operating system Redbird makes data more accessible to non-technical users

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Almost every team in their business needs access to analytics and other information that can be gleaned from their data warehouses, but only a few have technical backgrounds. It is also hard for non-technical users to adopt, a problem that Redbird was created to solve. Data engineers have a big problem.

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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

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Changing consumer behavior and expectations, competition from major e-retailers, evolving cybersecurity challenges, inflationary pressures, sustainability and environmental concerns, and the pressure to take advantage of AI are all very real concerns for retailers today.

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Unlocking the full potential of enterprise AI

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Research from Gartner, for example, shows that approximately 30% of generative AI (GenAI) will not make it past the proof-of-concept phase by the end of 2025, due to factors including poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, and escalating costs. [1] AI in action The benefits of this approach are clear to see.