Post USA Thanksgiving, Bain recaps the weekend's sales results and shares observations about digital shopping experiences and the innovations that support them.
BI Intelligence has created a slide deck exploring the most disruptive trends in IoT. Here's a summary of the progression, landscape, and projections of the Internet of Everything.
Bain & Company digs beneath the headlines and examines where and how Amazon is investing this season...and whether Seattle is becoming the new North Pole.
PSFK presents a summary roadmap for customer-first business transformation with actionable insights to guide investments and operation of in-store technologies.
Consumers surveyed positive about the USA economy and continue to report improved personal financial situations. Expect gift spending to be comparable to the 2015, with shoppers planning to spend roughly $430. Only 27% say upcoming presidential election will impact their holiday spending.
For the first time 100% of retailers surveyed say they believe they have been a victim of organized retail crime in the previous 12 months. 83% reported an increase.
From RSR research, in the Technology Enabler section, we see the exact technologies that are gaining early interest and as expected, retailers whose sales are already outpacing the competitors' are much farther into the sales funnel.
According to PwC's, 2016 Holiday Outlook report, consumers will spend more this year and they are looking forward to an enjoyable shopping experience. In their quest for the perfect gift, they will shop at both physical and digital retailers. Where and when will consumers will shop? What drives their purchasing decision? How are retailers preparing?
Apparel's 10th annual review examines what did (and didn't happen over the past decade in the world of RFID / IoT. A number of interesting new applications are highlighted that will be of interest to retailers and brands alike.
The total RFID market is worth $10.1 billion today, up from $9.5 billion in 2014 and $8.8 billion in 2013. By 2020, the RFID segment's value is expected to climb to $13.2 billion.
Technology (along with a host of other factors) has dramatically changed how consumers think and act, and retailers and consumer goods companies face profound turbulence as a result. PwC's 19th Annual Global CEO Survey highlights a business environment that's becoming increasingly complicated to reach and adopt to.
The 3rd Annual RIS/EKN Customer Engagement Study examines how building shopper loyalty and life-time customer engagement is a retailer's biggest challenge.
From Cushman and Wakefield, great analysis of the past and European retail scene, including great charts on future retail hot spots.
How can CEOs and their top teams even begin to make sense of the swirl of technological breakthroughs affecting business today? How do they gauge the impact of artificial intelligence on their companies' future compared with say, the Internet of Things or virtual reality? A report from PWC provides some answers.
Accenture's new survey of global shoppers reveals a rising intensity that is forcing companies to adapt more quickly to the shifting retail reality that defines the customer experience. 47% of consumers can't wait for real time promotions while only 7% of retailers send them. Plus more great data.
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