LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.,
Sept. 20, 2017
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Zebra Technologies
Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), the market leader in rugged mobile
computers, barcode scanners and barcode printers enhanced with
software and services to enable real-time visibility, announced its
strategic partnership with the Retail Industry Leaders
Association's (RILA) (R)Tech Center for Innovation. The partnership
will focus on identifying and harnessing emerging technologies to
the benefit of the global retail industry.
"Zebra is excited to partner in this effort to co-innovate,
develop and offer new offerings, working with top retail executives
and operational leaders. A critical goal for retailers is building
a culture of innovation which we aim to help achieve. We look
forward to our continued work with RILA as we develop
next-generation offerings that will fulfill industry needs and
expand operational visibility to improve the overall customer
experience," said Tom Bianculli,
Chief Technology Officer, Zebra Technologies.
"Zebra's proven leadership in innovative retail technology along
with its record as a committed RILA partner makes the company an
ideal partner for the Center. We look forward to working together
on future endeavors that benefit both retailers and consumers,"
said Adam Siegel, Senior Vice
President of Innovation for RILA.
RILA and Zebra are partnering to further their shared vision of
bringing emerging technologies that will enhance and enable
solutions to address the challenges retailers face in a dynamic
environment. One area of focus will be data security and sharing.
Retailers are generating vast amounts of actionable data about
processes and assets that can be leveraged to transform their
operations to improve business performance and outcomes. As the
retail industry leverages an increasing amount of real-time data to
transform operations and the customer experience, both Zebra and
RILA will have a focus on data security. This area of data security
is just one domain example that represents their mutual expertise
and broader involvement with the entire retail community.
In addition to partnering in the (R)Tech initiative, Zebra is a
sponsor and partner on RILA's Asset Protection Leaders Council
which includes senior executives in retail focused on asset
protection, loss prevention and risk management.
"As a participant in its Asset Protection Leaders Council, Zebra
is engaged in advancing RILA's broader ability to support and
enhance its charter to reduce shrink in retail. Our joint efforts
combined with our focus on bringing innovative solutions to market
will allow retailers to focus on future growth," Ed Tonkon, President, Zebra Retail Solutions,
Zebra Technologies.
About Zebra
With the unparalleled operational
visibility Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides, enterprises become as
smart and connected as the world we live in. Real-time information
– gleaned from visionary solutions including hardware, software and
services – gives organizations the competitive edge they need to
simplify operations, know more about their businesses and
customers, and empower their mobile workers to succeed in today's
data-centric world. For more information,
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About the RILA (R)Tech Center for Innovation
U.S. and
global consumers are driving change in retail as never before.
Ubiquitous internet access, and changing consumer values,
preferences, and lifestyles, have led to unprecedented disruption
in virtually every industry; retail perhaps more than any other.
This digital revolution continues to transform the way customers
buy and interact with retailers and products. And the pace and
depth of these changes is both unprecedented and accelerating. This
new retail landscape brings with it many risks, but also many
opportunities. To address this new reality, RILA sees an
opportunity to help its members by forming a new (R)Tech Center for
Innovation and an accompanying "(R)Tech" brand in the retail,
innovation, and policymaking arenas. (R)Tech is a new term that
describes the confluence of retail and technology; it is meant to
impassion entrepreneurs for, and direct venture funding to,
technologies, ideas, and startups that help the industry, and to
reinvigorate retail's reputation with innovators, the next
generation of retail talent, policymakers, and the public.
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SOURCE Retail Industry Leaders Association