Research

March 07, 2022

Deloitte 2022 Retail Industry Outlook

A better outlook begins today by addressing near-term retail challenges with an eye to the future. Now is an ideal time to take stock of the market to better understand what traits separate those who embrace the reset—the leaders—from the rest of the pack. - From Deloitte

February 28, 2022

Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2022

A favorite annual report analyzing global trends and the growth of the global top 250 retailers.  Despite the many challenges retailers faced in 2021, the top 250 managed to outpace the previous year in all key growth metrics. In fact, the top 10 retailers saw double-digit growth and even welcomed an entrant from China for the first time ever. And despite the economic churn and uncertainty, retailers were able to ramp up their efforts to better meet the marketplace demand for more sustainable practices and products. - From Deloitte

February 14, 2022

How Winning Retailers are Racing Ahead in IT Innovation in 2022'

48% of the growth in IT spend is going to New Innovation. Worldwide 91% of the digital budget for essentials from the last 12 months is expected to be retained in the next 12 months. The average growth of IT budgets since 2019 has been an amazing 40%. – From the IHL Group

February 07, 2022

Global Retail Development Index - Leapfrogging into the Future of Retail

In the most stable times, retailers expanding their global footprint face a series of difficult decisions. Should they think about entering new markets? Should they expand their operations in emerging nations that may or may not be yielding returns, or cut their losses? How do you evaluate the comparative potential of modern retailing in nations still dominated by informal or traditional vendors? - From AT Kearney

January 31, 2022

Customer Returns in the USA Retail Industry 2021

January 24, 2022

Rethink Retail Top 100 Retail Influencers 2022

Thank you for the inclusion in this latest leadership list. Rethink Retail 2022 list of consultants, analysts, academics, journalists, and thought leaders who are making an impact on retail in 2022.

January 18, 2022

Consumers Want it All - NRF / IBM Research

Consumers are using a mix of digital and in-person channels to build their own shopping experiences — and more than one-third of Gen Z primarily opt for this hybrid mode of shopping. Stores are no longer the default shopping channel, but 72% of consumers still rely on stores as part of their primary buying method. Purpose-driven consumers, who choose products and brands based on how well they align to their values, represent the largest segment (44%) of consumers.

January 10, 2022

Ipsos Global Predictions 2022

Marking another year impacted by Covid-19, people are looking forward to what 2022 will hold, according to a new Ipsos' Global Advisor survey in 33 countries. Of the nine questions where we have trend data since 2020, four show significant change, indicating a more optimistic view of what 2022 will bring. Nonetheless, concerns about the environment and rising prices persist. And while most expect greater COVID vaccination rates around the world, half (47%) expect a new deadly strain of the virus to appear.

January 03, 2022

Global Economy in 2022: Getting Back on Track with Challenges Ahead - Euromonitor

Global real GDP is expected to increase by 4.6% in 2022. Recovery momentum has weakened since mid-2021. USA economic output has recovered to its pre-pandemic level, with real GDP being forecast to increase by 4.3% in 2022. China GDP growth will slow down. Eurozone GDP growth will remain solid  in 2022, after stronger than expected expansion in 2021.

December 27, 2021

RIS News 2022 Review & Outlook

New normal, post-pandemic, the after times: Call it what you will, but the only reason 2021 couldn’t possibly be a year for the record books is that it’s coming off the heels of yet another. While we’re loath to call it unprecedented (gag), it’s hard to reconcile whether 2021 was really a year in its own right or merely an extension of the one before it — a continued rocky unfurling of the pandemic and all the disruption it envelops. - From RIS News

December 20, 2021

SIA Security Megatrends: The 2022 Vision for the Security Industry

Now in its sixth year serving as the industry’s defining list of trends, Security Mega-trends is a consistent, measured report, and if you compare this year’s list to our 2021 report, you won’t see a full sweep of the trends. The megatrends aren’t a rally cry for the latest buzzwords; rather, these are the long-term trends that change the underlying archetypes. - From the Security Industry Association (SIA)

December 13, 2021

RIS News Software LeaderBoard 2022

Find out which software vendors emerge as leaders in more than 50 rankings based on such key criteria as return on investment, innovation, total cost of operation, reliability, support, service, and customer satisfaction. A favorite annual RIS News Research Report. 

December 07, 2021

The Shopper Speaks: It’s more like a holiday marathon than a Cyber-5 sprint - Digital Commerce 360

Shoppers are not waiting for a bigger discount. They are aware of publicized supply chain issues and associated inventory shortages operating in a “buy it now mode” for a reasonable price.

Research firm Adobe Analytics, a unit of Adobe Inc. reports that so far this season (Nov. 1-29), consumers have already spent $109. billion online, growing significantly at 11.9% over last year.

November 29, 2021

The 2021 Apparel Top 50

Discover the top 10 most profitable companies and how they harness technology to connect with consumers and run seamless operations — and see the full Apparel Top 50 ranking. -from RIS News

November 22, 2021

7 Technologies Winning Retailers Are Prioritizing For 2022

There are very stark differences between retailers that are winning coming out of COVID and those that simply surviving at this point. What are those differences?  How are they thinking differently?  It’s not just more IT spend, but it is how and where it is being spent that is making the difference. -from IHL Group