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20% -- admin sales work reduction for sales teams using automation (2026)
According to Gartner, automation alone can reduce administrative sales work by nearly 20%.
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https://techmitra.in/how-ai-crm-for-retail-sales-helps/ ↗
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AI CRM for Retail Sales: How Smart Automation Boosts Growth (2026)
Retail in 2026 is no longer just about stocking the right products or offering competitive prices. Customers are not short of options — they are short of patience. One delayed follow-up, one generic offer, or one poor experience, and they simply move on.
This is where AI-powered CRM (Customer Relati…
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sales teams using automation: 20% admin sales work reduction. Source: Gartner (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/automation-admin-sales-work-reduction-2026
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