Technology
January 23, 2020 at 2:30 pm
As we begin a new year, it’s important to reflect on how far we’ve come in the past year — and the past decade, for that matter — to determine where we’re going in the next year (or 10). It’s without question that artificial intelligence (AI) has played an integral role in the MarTech industry…
January 22, 2020 at 3:18 pm
The merging of physical and digital has made retail customers more demanding than ever. What do customers want? They want everything … and they want it now. They want the excitement only physical retail can deliver. As Neiman Marcus CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck told Forbes about its new store at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, it’s not…
January 22, 2020 at 12:27 pm
As we greet the new decade, it’s worth pausing to reflect on how technology has impacted retail over the last 10 years, and consider how it will continue to shape this industry over the next 10. In 2009, e-commerce represented 3.9 percent of total retail spending. This number has nearly tripled since, and is expected…
January 21, 2020 at 12:03 pm
Black Friday is a day that retailers wait for all year, and 2019 was no different. Digital sales for the retail holiday increased nearly 20 percent last year, reaching $7.4 billion across the 4,500 retail websites tracked by Adobe Analytics. Consumers also found their way into brick-and-mortar locations much more often, with many having opted…
January 19, 2020 at 9:36 pm
The National Retail Federation’s annual convention and expo was held in New York City last week, and had almost 40,000 attendees, with hundreds of exhibitors, speakers and sessions. The industry continues to invest heavily in technology innovation, supply chain and fulfillment solutions, and engaging physical store experiences, and we saw continued incremental progress in all these…
January 19, 2020 at 7:55 pm
The 2020 event season started with the National Retail Federation’s Big Show last week. This year’s event drew more than 38,000 participants. As attendees and most in the retail space know, the show brings together the retail industry's varied brands and the vendors that help them deliver great experiences to learn, share and talk about current market…
January 17, 2020 at 8:49 am
Today’s merchandise management teams simply cannot keep up with the demands of modern retail. Too many stores (both digital and physical), store plans and products — each with unique characteristics — leave no room to make quick adjustments as shoppers’ tastes continue to rapidly change. With a plethora of information, opportunities and competitors in the…
January 16, 2020 at 11:41 am
As the grocery market becomes more digital and customer expectations rise, grocers like Northgate Market need to implement new technology to stay competitive. In this interview conducted at the 2020 National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City this week, Total Retail's Joe Keenan speaks with Harrison Lewis, chief information and privacy officer at Northgate Market,…
January 16, 2020 at 9:51 am
The dust has settled following the “retail apocalypse” of 2018, and the numbers reveal that retail’s radical transformation is more nuanced than we once thought. While headlines in early 2019 spelled the end of retail, data from IHL Group shows otherwise. In 2019, retailers announced 2,965 more store openings than closings. Certain retailers led the…
January 15, 2020 at 10:57 am
More than 8,200 retail stores closed in 2019. Well-known brands like Forever 21, Radio Shack, and Barneys New York declared bankruptcy as consumers continued to move away from physical stores in favor of online shopping or more specialized experiences. Whether they’re looking at a product in person or on their mobile device, consumers now expect…
