Tony D'Onofrio
Research
- February 23, 2019
World's 50 Most Innovative Companies 2019
Fast Company 2019 ranking of the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture showcases a variety of ways to thrive in today’s volatile world. Multiple retailers on this list.
- February 16, 2019
The Post-Digital Era is Upon Us. Are You Ready for What's Next?
Companies are taking their first steps in a new world—one that tailors itself to fit every moment. It’s a world where products, services, and even people’s surroundings are customized, and where businesses cater to the individual in every aspect of their lives, shaping the very realities they live in. -- Accenture Technology Vision 2019
- February 10, 2019
The coming AI revolution in retail and consumer products
Adoption of AI-driven intelligent automation in the retail and consumer products industries is projected to leap from 40 percent of companies today to more than 80 percent in three years.
- February 02, 2019
The Global Risks Report 2019
Global risks are intensifying but the collective will to tackle them appears to be lacking. Instead, divisions are hardening. The world’s move into a new phase of strongly state-centred politics. Technology continues to play a profound role in shaping the global risks landscape. - World Economic Forum
- January 26, 2019
Global Powers of Retailing 2019
The world’s Top 10 retailers contributed 31.6% share to the Top 250’s total retail revenue in FY2017, an increase of 0.9% point year-on-year. The top three retailers maintained their positions, while Amazon jumped up two positions to No. 4 with the highest retail revenue growth of 25.3%. From Deloitte, a favorite annual report.
- January 19, 2019
16th Annual Store Experience Study 2019: Doubling Down on Transformation
USA retail sales were up close to 6.0% after a 4.5% increase in 2017. Enterprise IT spending (which is a term used to describe overall IT spending) is expected to grow 5.2% (last year’s increase was 5.6%) and store IT spending is expected to grow 5.4% (5.8% last year). What tech will lead in 2019? A favorite annual report.
- January 11, 2019
10 Retail Trends for 2019
We expect 2019 will not be the year of retail apocalypse or even decline. Instead, it will be a year of reinvention — for the retail sector as a whole and for physical stores in particular. From Coresight Research Ten Retail Trends for 2019
- January 06, 2019
Prime Challenge – How Amazon Prime Has Changed Retailing
This new IHL consumer research study highlights the Amazon Prime challenge and how retailers need to align their stores and execution to why consumers continue to come to their stores. IHL also offers 4 specific solutions that retailers must have in place to succeed going forward.
- December 29, 2018
Commerce 2040: Revolutionary Tech Will Boost Consumer Engagement
Euromonitor white paper outlines a vision for how consumers might live, work, shop and play in 2040, exploring how technology could change different consumer worlds over the next 20 years. Focus is on the future of commerce.
- December 16, 2018
What does the future hold for technology, media, and telecommunications? - Explore the 2019 Predictions
While there is continuity, the changes - often rapid changes - Deloitte tracks in this year's reports trends that are new, important, and usually counter-consensus. Agree these technology changes are important and will impact all industries.
- December 09, 2018
2019 RIS Software Leaderboard
The annual must-read report ranking the best of the best in retail technology. Download this report to see which retail software providers ranked in more than 50 head-to-head charts. A Favorite RIS News annual report.
- December 01, 2018
The 100 greatest innovations of 2018
Artificial intelligence mastered a lot of tasks in 2018. There are algorithms that win human debates, book dinners, eliminate checkout lines, tend gardens, spot plumbing leaks, and call for help when we trip and fall. But the machines aren’t completely taking over just yet.
- November 26, 2018
Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies
The 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies spans more than 350 enterprises across 36 categories, from the world's most valuable firm and its continuing transformation of consumer electronics to a small outfit selling natural gum to preserve rainforests.
- November 17, 2018
Reports from 2018 China Singles’ Day around the World
The Biggest Global Shopping Event - The two largest marketplaces reported healthy growth during their respective festivals. Alibaba reported a record $30.8 billion in gross marketplace value (GMV) on Singles' Day, up 27% from last year’s record $25.3 billion. JD.com reported $23 billion in GMV for its shopping event, which was held from November 1 to 11, up 26% year on year.
- November 10, 2018
The Global Omni-Channel Consumer Shopping Research Report
Where should merchants invest to take the most advantage of their consumers’ evolving buying preferences? BigCommerce conducted a global survey of nearly 3,000 digital consumers to find out
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"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone." – Reba McEntire
Continuing our global journey to learn something new, our next stop is the Trevi Fountain in Rome. The name "Trevi" comes from the Italian words tre, meaning "three", and vie, meaning "roads". The fountain is located where three roads meet.
A fountain has been located at the Trevi Fountain site for over 2,000 years. The current fountain was designed by Nicola Salvi and built between 1732 and 1762. It's the largest Baroque fountain in Rome.
The Trevi Fountain's water comes from the Acqua Virgo aqueduct, the only functioning aqueduct from ancient Rome. Local lore says that throwing a coin into the fountain will ensure you return to Rome. Other lore says that throwing two coins will lead to love, and throwing three coins will lead to marriage.
Wishes aside, since 2006, a Roman Catholic charity called Caritas has collected the roughly €3,000 a day thrown into the fountain and used it to provide food and social programs worldwide.
Life is one sweet ride. Time flies way too fast. Take a moment. Sit at your favorite place. Imagine the history before you. Live each moment as it was your last. One day, it will be.
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Brilliant Research
Unlocking Shopper Reactions to Secured Products
60% of shoppers report seeing locked-up merchandise on a regular basis. More than a quarter of shoppers say a retailer loses their purchase when items are locked up. 62% of shoppers say they typically wait for assistance when they encounter locked up merchandise, and 9% say they order the item online from that same retailer. - From Numerator.com Read more
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Retail Media: An Evolving Growth Opportunity that Won't Wait
Retail media is still surging. Ad spending with US retailers is growing 9X faster than traditional point-of-sale shopper marketing. - From Bain & Company
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Automakers are offering steep discounts on electric vehicles, and especially on leases. In the first three months of 2024, less than a quarter of car buyers leased vehicles, but more than a third of EV buyers did. Read more
