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Conversations On Retail
July 20, 2026
Join Mike Graen for a conversation with Joe Coll, Vice President of Asset Protection at Macy’s, and Randy Dunn, Director of Customer Success at Zebra Technologies, as they discuss the role of RFID in retail asset protection.
About Zebra Technologies (https://www.zebra.com)
Zebra helps organizations monitor, anticipate, and accelerate workflows by empowering their frontline and ensuring that everyone and everything is visible, connected and fully optimized.
Their award-winning portfolio spans software to innovations in robotics, machine vision, automation and digital decisioning, all backed by a +50-year legacy in scanning, track-and-trace and mobile computing solutions.
With an ecosystem of 10,000 partners across more than 100 countries, Zebra’s customers include over 80% of the Fortune 500.
About Mike Graen (linkedin.com/in/michael-graen-1732604)
With 40 years of experience working for Procter & Gamble, Walmart, and CROSSMARK, Mike Graen has seen the retail industry from every conceivable angle. From helping develop what would become Retail Link to investigating and leveraging the potential of shelf-scanning robots and RFID tech in stores, Graen has made a career out of using technology to solve business problems.
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