Mothercare beacon trial demonstrates challenge of balancing 'better in-store experience' and privacy concerns

Danny Palmer
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Mothercare has announced plans to trial beacon technology in its stores but questions over privacy remain

Mothercare is the latest company to reveal it intends to use beacon technology in a bid to provide customers with a better in-store experience, although the retailer admits that in doing so it may ...

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