Technology
May 16, 2017 at 11:21 am
The past 20 years of e-commerce and digital have been a long journey for retailers. We’ve gone from slow, primitive websites with poor user experiences to the fast, intuitive, omnichannel offerings we know today. However, while retailers sometimes struggled to keep up with rapid advancements in technology and rising consumer expectations, clear standards have emerged…
May 15, 2017 at 11:47 am
The industry has been talking about RFID for 20 years, but it still hasn't come into common use or delivered significant value to retailers. The biggest issue hasn't been the technology itself, but rather the hype and promise around RFID before it was in the right place to deliver. The price of RFID tags has…
May 12, 2017 at 8:48 am
Quietly and subtly, artificial intelligence (AI) powers have been changing the way we interact with many of the most popular systems today, from filtering the things that you see on your news feed to coming up with new solutions for customer acquisition and retention. In retail, AI is appearing more often than ever before. In…
May 1, 2017 at 11:02 am
Call it optimism or just human nature — retailers, like most people, don’t like to spend a lot of time thinking about unseen threats. A series of painful breaches a few years ago forced the industry to wake up to the dangers of cyber crime and implement new measures to address and control online risks,…
April 28, 2017 at 7:26 am
This week, Amazon.com announced a new device called Echo Look, a “style assistant” camera that helps catalog your outfits and rates your look based on “machine learning algorithms with advice from fashion specialists.” Users can prompt the Echo to take full-length photos or short videos of outfits so they can see themselves from angles seldom seen…
April 28, 2017 at 7:00 am
Big-name retailers have had a rough year. While the economy continues to make gains, the stock market reaching record highs and jobs reports putting smiles across economists’ faces, retailers such as Macy’s have failed to exploit the improving economic landscape. In fact, according to WWD, Macy’s, Sears Holdings Corp., The Limited, American Apparel, BCBG Max…
April 26, 2017 at 10:25 pm
It’s time you heard the truth about your e-commerce business. I know you’re passionate about your products — you spend sleepless nights obsessing about them. You’d rather sit in your warehouse instead of socializing with other humans. Turns out you’re not alone. In fact, soon after opening up shop, most online sellers find themselves in…
April 19, 2017 at 9:10 am
Amazon.com was awarded a patent on Tuesday for an on-demand manufacturing system. The computerized system is designed to quickly produce clothing and other products only after a customer has placed an order. To increase efficiency, the goods would be manufactured in batches based on factors such a shipping addresses, the patent said. The inventors of…
April 18, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Amazon.com was awarded a patent on Tuesday for an on-demand manufacturing system. The computerized system is designed to quickly produce clothing and other products only after a customer has placed an order. To increase efficiency, the goods would be manufactured in batches based on factors such a shipping addresses, the patent said. The inventors of […]
April 12, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Being a data scientist for over 30 years has allowed me to experience firsthand the evolution of the career. In the ’80s I worked for a Chicago company called Northwest Industries, which was a leader in business intelligence. Here, I saw an opportunity. With two other colleagues, I started my own company and created a…
