Technology

5 Key Retail Trends for 2019
January 31, 2019 at 2:20 pm

From our work with companies across the retail spectrum โ€” from U.K. grocery to U.S. apparel โ€” we witness the ongoing transformations taking place. Here are our perspectives on what 2019 might have in store, and some key questions to ask when evaluating existing and new retail strategies. Social Commerce Boom Increased usage of Facebook,โ€ฆ

How the Postal Treaty Withdrawal Impacts Retailers
January 31, 2019 at 11:03 am

When shopping large online retailers, such as Amazon.com or eBay, it's impossible not to notice the seemingly impossible low cost of many China-sourced products. In fact, upon further inspection, it's often the case that all these extremely low-priced items even include free shipping. This begs the question: How can China afford to ship products toโ€ฆ

Building a Store of the Future? Read On!
January 29, 2019 at 11:58 am

A store of the future should always be customer-first, open to new experimentation, and have a fluid and dynamic support system, at least according to Albert Vita, director of in-store experience and visual merchandising at The Home Depot. Vita addressed the topic during a conversation with Zivelo CEO Healey Cypher at the National Retail Federation'sโ€ฆ

6 Key Takeaways From the 2019 NRF Big Show
January 18, 2019 at 9:15 am

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retailโ€™s Joe Keenan presents six key takeaways from this weekโ€™s 2019 NRF Big Show.

How Orvis is Using Real-Time Data to Optimize Marketing and Sales
January 17, 2019 at 3:30 pm

In an interview at this week's National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City, Kendall Vinson, senior director of information technology at Orvis, a fly-fishing and outdoor gear and apparel brand, discussed how the company has partnered with cloud computing company NetSuite to help it quickly onboard new business units, house customer and product data, andโ€ฆ

Enhanced Customer Dwell Time Drives Retail Profits
January 17, 2019 at 12:33 pm

In the retail industry, customer experience has always been important, but it's now vital to drive customer satisfaction, repeat business and store profitability. Improving customer satisfaction and dwell time drives more items in the shopping cart and enhanced profitability. Thereโ€™s a growing demand for new technologies to help retailers improve operations, develop stronger connections with todayโ€™sโ€ฆ

Amazon and Data, Shifting the Consumer Experience: A Retailerโ€™s Dilemma
January 10, 2019 at 11:33 am

Amazon.com has raised consumer expectations of retailers on levels of service, speed and ease of use. Amazon has built an amazing search and recommendation engine by capturing years of transactional and search data on its platform. Once a consumer has found their product, the transaction is designed to be frictionless, incredibly fast and convenient withโ€ฆ