{"id":344,"date":"2019-10-28T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newblog.powerfront.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:14:27","slug":"podcast-customer-experience-the-future-of-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powerfront.com\/blog\/podcast-customer-experience-the-future-of-retail\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Customer Experience &#038; the Future of Retail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powerfront.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blog_podcast_1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Scott Emmons on Aruba Unplugged Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-345\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our own Scott Emmons sat down with Wayne Arthur of SkyFii to have a chat on Aruba Unplugged. 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