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Improving retail customer experience with virtual reality

Open Access Government - Technology News

billion in 2022. million in 2026. Real-life examples: Walmart and Sprouts Since 2017, Walmart has been using VR technology in its Walmart Academies, training centers that evaluate and train enterprise employees. According to Grand View Research, the global virtual reality in retail market size was valued at $3.25

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I guess WMATA still has this opportunity with upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of service--2026--to get their "stuff" together, rebuild the consensus, actually figure out how to operate the system, grow it, if possible, etc. BART is celebrating its 50th.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Most recently, Kunkel and his team came to the conclusion that the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend, held in Cleveland, produced a direct net economic benefit to the city of a stunning $141 million, part of $248.9 But what earns him the most press is the work he oversees estimating the economic impact of marquee sporting events on their host cities.