Zebra Technologies has unveiled its new SmartSense Retail platform, centered around a hub that monitors inventory and customers within stores and supply chains. The data-driven approach is pitched at retailers looking to embrace the potentially transformative impact of IoT hardware and the data it can generate, and Zebra is looking to shore up its pretty dominant presence in retail with another winner. The main selling point of the new platform is inventory insight – also called Enterprise Asset Intelligence (EAI) and real-time visibility. The system is a great example of the value of IoT connectivity, as the RFID and video analytics provide data that the stores can use to improve their bottom-line. Using the system to ensure that items have…