Data & Analytics

IDC FutureScape: Omnichannel Grocery, Supplier Partnerships and AI Acquisitions Will Drive Retail Innovation

No part of retail ever truly stops changing, but some aspects are seeing larger, faster shifts than others, particularly due to the…

NRF 2021: High-Level Insights from Lowe’s, Chewy, Alibaba and Wayfair

Necessity forced the National Retail Federation Big Show from the physical world into the virtual one, but its reputation for insightful presentations…

Sensormatic Solutions Launches Platform to Combine Insights from Across Data Sets

Sensormatic Solutions has launched Sensormatic IQ, an intelligent operating platform for retail designed to increase visibility into operations and shopper insights. The…

Getting Retail Website Localization Right the First Time

The term localization for many retail professionals and marketers is closely linked to advertising localization — serving culturally appropriate advertising to key…

Saving Shoppers from the Sea of Sameness

Picture yourself walking into a mattress store. Your hips and back hurt from your sagging mattress. You’re tired, you’re irritable — and…

Exclusive Q&A: Marketplaces Large and Small Benefited from COVID Ecommerce Surge

There’s a somewhat cynical (and often accurate) saying: No matter what happens, the rich get richer. Translated into the world of online…

NRF 2021: Ulta, Home Depot Make the Business Case for Social Responsibility

Between COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer and the recent insurgence at the United States Capitol, 2020 was a…

Retail Sales of ‘As Seen On TV’ Products Set to Explode Post-COVID

The coming year is primed to be unlike any other for retailers selling “As Seen on TV” (ASONTV) products. According to a…

The Most Important Retail Metrics to Leverage in 2021

The most successful retailers and ecommerce businesses track metrics to make better decisions on inventory, launch dates and cost of products. A…

Bringing Sustainability and Innovation to the Grocery Store Supply Chain

In the grocery industry, as in so many others, sustainability is an increasingly important topic of conversation. As an organization that is…

Reimagining Shopping Malls Post-COVID

After a long, grim year shrouded by the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. have mostly adapted to the mask-wearing, social-distancing normalcy….