{"id":222,"date":"2016-03-22T10:51:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T10:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/industry\/2016\/03\/22\/whats-in-store-for-retail\/"},"modified":"2016-03-22T10:51:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T10:51:45","slug":"whats-in-store-for-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/cross-industry\/2016\/03\/22\/whats-in-store-for-retail\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in store for Retail?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its 25th year, Retail Week Live gives retail\u2019s smartest minds the opportunity to explore new strategies, understand business disruptors, chart technological progress and uncover the future roadmap of the industry. 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