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Retail Merchandising Consultant Part-Time reputed company | reputed company | Remote ENGAGEMENT COMPENSATION DURATION POSITIONS 5-10 hours/week reputed company commensurate with experience. 90-day retainer 2-3 hires IN EXCHANGE... RELEX WILL TEACH YOU You bring the merchandising expertise. We give you incredibly valuable AI skills for free. RELEX will teach you how to build autonomous agents and societies of agents that you can introduce into any corporate environment. 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