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title: Latest in retail execution monitoring and retail operations | Brad Lawless
description: The latest in retail operations technology, retail execution, field management news and thought leadership.
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AUTHOR

# Brad Lawless

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## featured content

![OSA on-shelf availability](https://explore.movista.com/hubfs/OSA%20on-shelf%20availability-1.png)

## [The Importance of On-Shelf Availability in Retail: Why Keeping Items Stocked is Critical for Competitiveness in 2026](https://explore.movista.com/blog/the-importance-of-on-shelf-availability-in-retail-in-2026)

 Learn why on-shelf availability is critical in today's retail store environment

[Read More](https://explore.movista.com/blog/the-importance-of-on-shelf-availability-in-retail-in-2026)

## Stories by Brad

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<https://explore.movista.com/blog/movista-changes-gears-to-serve-need-for-health-monitoring>

Product Innovation

### [Movista Changes Gears to Serve Need for Health Monitoring](https://explore.movista.com/blog/movista-changes-gears-to-serve-need-for-health-monitoring)

Project Health allows for the collection of critical health and exposure elements, and automatically lets employees know if they should be working...

<https://explore.movista.com/blog/digital-badges-we-really-need-some-digital-badges>

Industry Insights

### [Digital Badges? We Really Need Some Digital Badges.](https://explore.movista.com/blog/digital-badges-we-really-need-some-digital-badges)

In modern retail, a digital badge allows store managers to know exactly who's in their store and what those people are doing.

<https://explore.movista.com/blog/retail-field-technology-mobile-device-management>

Product Innovation

### [Retail Field Technology: Mobile Device Management](https://explore.movista.com/blog/retail-field-technology-mobile-device-management)

Field teams backed with mobile device management provide scalable solutions for companies to manage applications and the devices on which they run.

<https://explore.movista.com/blog/top-5-considerations-when-selecting-mobile-devices-for-your-retail-field-team>

Retail Excellence

### [Top 5 Things to Consider when Choosing Mobile Devices for Your Retail Field Team](https://explore.movista.com/blog/top-5-considerations-when-selecting-mobile-devices-for-your-retail-field-team)

When picking the right retail field technology for your team, take these 5 things into consideration to help decide which devices meet your needs.

<https://explore.movista.com/blog/retail-in-the-gig-economy>

Industry Insights

### [Retail in the Gig Economy](https://explore.movista.com/blog/retail-in-the-gig-economy)

Mobile technology will be the key to managing the retail workforce of the future

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