Growth has taken on a new form in the Age of You. As new dynamics emerge and change the shape of business by the minute, it demands new ways for organizations to harness and channel that change. But the world’s leading brands aren’t waiting for change to happen—they’re acting rather than reacting, growing rather than maintaining, and mastering Growth in a Changing World.
Geopolitical instability and the growing power of local & regional competition in emerging markets are forcing global retailers to rethink their strategies. From AT Kearney, a favorite annual report
E-commerce is set to be a more popular shopping channel than physical stores this holiday season, based on shopper numbers. Fully 82% of shoppers expect to buy holiday gifts online, while 77% expect to buy gifts in physical stores. The gap between planned online and in-store shopping is greater among younger age groups.
While many business pundits erroneously suggest the demise of traditional brick-and-mortar shopping, this study uncovers deeper insight from consumers – many say they miss their favorite stores and are worried too many stores will close. - RIS News & Tata
A lot has been made in the mainstream news about the death of retail. But it is fake news. The reality is retail has grown over $122b in sales in the US this year and retailers have opened thousands of stores more than they have closed. - Great IHL Services Report
Alibaba was established in 1999 as a business-to-business (B2B) portal connecting Chinese manufacturers to overseas buyers, essentially making it easy to do business anywhere. The group has since grown to become the largest e-commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume (GMV). For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Alibaba had a GMV of ¥3.8 trillion (US$0.43 trillion) and 454 million annual active buyers on its marketplaces. - Fung Retail & Tech Report
In this year’s Global Liveability Ranking, the Economist scores lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide, global liveability has improved for the first time in a decade. Some cities have seen notable declines. And the No.1 most livable city is.....
As retailers prepare for the 2017 holidays, NRF conducted a survey of 2,040 holiday shoppers to understand which touchpoints mattered to them during the 2016 holiday experience and what they expect from retailers moving forward. Happy Shopping Planning Holidays.
With the need to transform more acute than ever, the time is now for retailers to decide what their future looks like. PwC Research.
Where is commerce headed in the age of the connected consumer? What do brands, retailers and manufacturers need to know about their shifting audiences? From Walker Sands and a USA survey POV.
Stores are in trouble. Will some die? Sadly, that answer is yes. But the store, itself, is not going anywhere. People need them. Even Amazon wants them. The question is: what does it take for retailers who already own traditional stores to adapt quickly enough to survive the culling? New RSR Research.
From Fung Global Retail & Tech, welcome to our 2017 Midyear Wrapup, which brings together our coverage of retail events, developments and stories from the first six months of 2017. In the US, the dominant tone so far this year has been pessimistic. The wider picture, however, has been far more diverse.
Which companies are most respected? Some 3,800 executives, analysts, directors, and experts voted—and here are the results.View the latest Fortune Magazine Report.
The retail industry is in an analytics arms race. May the best analytics insights win. From CGT, RIS News and EKN Research, latest analytics research.
Thefts from USA retailers and other inventory “shrink” grew to $48.9 billion in 2016 from $45.2 billion the year before even as budget constraints left retail security budgets flat or declining, according to the annual National Retail Security Survey
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