Now in its 11th year, the annual Organized Retail Crime survey brings to light the evolving scope of ORC activity, resources, and policy changes that retailers are putting in place to address this issue. Nearly all retailers (97%) surveyed report being victims of ORC activity in the past 12 months, up from 88 percent in 2014.
Customer visibility across channels is considered the most important enabler and the hardest goal to achieve. What are retailers doing to close the gap?
A new World Economic Forum report draws the collective knowledge of 800 technology executives and experts to predict how this fourth industrial revolution will play out in the next 10 years through 21 trends. Driven by digital technologies, are we on the cusp of a fourth industrial revolution?
Synchrony Financial third annaul Mobile Shopper Study. Overall mobile adoption continues to climb. Coupon and discount behavior declines for the 3rd year in a row. Less reliance on mobile technology while in the store. See 5 key insights.
From the World Economic Forum, the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, provides insight into the drivers of their productivity & prosperity.
The One Channel That Matt ers to Customers Shoppers want you to know them and offer personalized experiences. How well does your retail organization measure up? Unleashing the Power of Emotional Connection. As retailing approaches the highly competitive post-omnichannel era, the importance of making emotional connections with shoppers becomes critical to success.
This RSR Research report contains analysis of the business drivers, opportunities, and organizational constraints surrounding retailers' IoT strategies. It also offers baseline recommendations for navigating the future of IoT, particularly as retailers struggle to define their opportunities in this space.
Traditional LP Technologies are being co-opted for use in other activities leading to influencers of buying decisions that would otherwise be purview of LP only. In this study we set out to get a view of the differences in how these different business units (specifically IT) see these technologies and LP priorities.
The ARCADIS Retail Operations Index offers insight into which locations are most and least difficult to execute, scale and flex large retail programs based on an in-depth analysis of the global retail market over 50 countries. Focus on market demands, economic climate, quality of infrastructure, and ease of establishment and operation.
In recent years, the onmi-channel world has turned retail on its ear. But after all the innovation, according to Retail Systems Research, retailers have spoken: the store is back - and employees are going to be the key driver to its success.
In this research, the McKinsey Global Institute set out to look beyond the hype to understand exactly how IoT technology can create real economic value. The central finding is that the hype may actually understate the full potential of the Internet of Things—but that capturing the maximum benefits will require an understanding of where real value can be created and successfully addressing a set of systems issues, including interoperability.
The 2014 holiday season rang up a hefty $616.1 billion in USA sales, 4 percent more than the previous year. This Playbook tees up key areas for retailers to consider at this stage in their holiday planning, including mobile influence, promotional budgets factors, meeting customer expectations, and loss prevention preparation strategies.
Whitepaper analyzes the social media usage of 50 major retailers in Apparel, Home Goods, Big Box, Beauty, and Electronics industries to provide insights on what worked in 2014 and where brands missed the mark based on consumer preferences.
From NRF and Retail Equation, the 24th annual National Retail Security Survey is a USA annual study of key benchmarks for retail loss prevention covers inventory shrink, employee integrity, external retail crime and more.
MIT's Technology Review annual list of the 50 Smartest Companies Massive solar panel factories. Fertility treatments. Friendly robots. Meet the companies reshaping the technology business.
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