Erin Harris
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Erin Harris is chief editor of Cell & Gene and a contributing editor to Life Science Leader magazine. She studied English and psychology at Lafayette College and has 20+ years of experience in B2B publishing. Erin spent 10 years covering and reporting on the adoption of information technology from a B2B perspective. She’s written on technology topics ranging from Big Data and analytics to security and e-commerce. In each case, her reporting centered on innovations that improved operational efficiencies, fostered interdepartmental collaboration, or enhanced supply chains. Currently, she writes actionable information for professionals involved in the development and commercialization of cell and gene therapies. She covers the entire product lifecycle from basic research to commercialization. Erin has interviewed executives from Fortune 500 as well as startups. She has moderated panel discussions and has spoken at numerous industry events from large conferences to niche forums.
ARTICLES BY ERIN HARRIS
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![Viewpoint]( "The Case For A Voice Strategy")
The Case For A Voice Strategy3/1/2018I’m willing to bet decent money that you’ve come across articles to the effect of “Top X Technologies and Trends in 2018,” and that voice technology has ranked high on those lists. Some articles on voice and its impact on the retail industry deliver a terrifying and threatening sense of urgency, especially for CPGs. While retailers (and CPGs) need to have their finger on the pulse of voice technology, let’s take a big, collective deep breath. There’s only one way to compete in voice shopping, and that’s to develop a solid strategy.
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![Feature-ChickFilA V2 0118]( "The Future Is Facial Recognition")
The Future Is Facial Recognition1/2/2018Once privacy and security concerns and kinks in the technology are overcome, facial recognition technology will change retail.
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![Erin Harris]( "A CFO's Take On FLSA Changes")
A CFO's Take On FLSA Changes10/21/2016With the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) December 1st deadline looming, most retail executives are keenly aware of and concerned about how the overtime regulations will affect their employees and their businesses. Come December 1, the new salary requirements will apply to the FLSA’s executive, administrative, and professional exemptions. Employees who do not meet the new salary requirements when the final regulations become effective will no longer qualify for one of these exemptions, which means they will have to be paid overtime compensation when they work more than 40 hours in a work week.
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![IoT, Machine Learning, Demand Forecasting, And More]( "IoT, Machine Learning, Demand Forecasting, And More")
IoT, Machine Learning, Demand Forecasting, And More10/15/2015The Innovative Retail Technologies team delivers insightful, compelling content in the various formats our readers want to receive it — print, Web, daily eNewsletters, video, audio — you name it. If you’re strapped for time, or if you like to listen while you work, here are some recent podcasts we think you’ll find particularly valuable.
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![Erin Harris, associate editor]( "From The Show Floor: NRF LP 2014")
From The Show Floor: NRF LP 20146/12/2014Fort Lauderdale is the place to be if you’re involved with loss prevention and asset protection in the retail industry. NRF LP Conference and Expo is underway; the show formally began on Tuesday and winds down on Friday. As I walked the show floor yesterday, I had the opportunity to talk to several retailers and solutions providers about what’s next in loss prevention. In case you missed it, here are some of yesterday’s top take-aways as well as overarching themes from the entire event.
