As evidenced by how many attendees expressed a desire to return next year, not to mention how many said they wished the event had gone longer, Scott and Brosnan oversaw a grand success.

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One thing to note is how many of the ideas below can be linked by their desire to make the shopping experience more enjoyable, be it through speeding up payments and helping customers skip queues, providing a uniquely quiet and relaxed retail environment, or gamifying shopping by enabling customers to pay with points earned exercising.

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