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Last Monday when many people went back to work after the long holiday weekend, they sat at their desks, logged into their computers, and promptly went shopping, trying to quickly cash in on amazing deals by online retailers.

Holiday purchasing represents 20% of annual retail sales: Cyber Monday, which now seems to have been extended to Cyber Week, accounts for 20% of those holiday sales. And with current demands on retailers (created by the “Amazon effect”*) to offer a quick turnaround and free shipping, it’s important that logistics run efficiently, and all systems are working perfectly.

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In 2008, nearly half of all Americans attended weekly religious services, according to a recent Gallup survey. Yet today, that number is only 38% and continuing to drop. However, another 37% say they practice faith in other ways, which means there may be opportunities to re-engage that additional percentage and increase attendance once more.

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Fostering stakeholder engagement with one’s community is a vital objective no matter the organization. This is particularly true within faith-based communities.

How can technology play a significant role in informing, educating and yes, even inspiring faith communities? One church in Naples, Fla. is checking all these boxes with interactive communication; Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is partnering with Toshiba to deploy dynamic digital signage to nurture such engagement with its more than 10,000-members.

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Space and time are at a premium in almost every logistics operation, and both impact the bottom line. Yet, you can’t sacrifice the ability to print on demand from within your warehouse or distribution center because walking to a centralized printing and administration location is greatly inefficient.

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Improvements in logistics operations don’t always require new technologies and innovations. Oftentimes, optimization of existing logistics processes and document-driven workflows make possible many of the ecommerce benefits that consumers have now come to expect, such as affordable two-day shipping, simplified returns, and real-time order tracking.

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