Margins are reliably slim for grocery retailers, averaging around 1 percent. Due to this scarcity of capital, business owners are reluctant to take any kind of gamble when they invest in new technology. But what happens when adopting new technology becomes imperative? The proliferation of e-commerce has made it easier than ever for consumers to…

The retail industry has shifted towards greater support for MACH-enabled technology and composable commerce in recent years. Case in point: the MACH Global Research 2024 report found that 91 percent of IT decision-makers say this architecture will be instrumental to their organization’s success by 2030. But what is MACH technology? For retailers, MACH is a…

Online sales accounted for nearly 20 percent of all retail sales worldwide in 2023, and retailers are beginning to rethink the way they approach brick-and-mortar stores. Recent announcements by industry giants Macy's and Best Buy, which are focusing on smaller-format locations, underscore the urgency for all retailers to adapt to evolving customer expectations and digitally…

Nordstrom announced earlier this week that it will roll out a new digital marketplace on its website along with an enhanced search feature. The marketplace will provide the luxury retailer’s customers with a wider selection of products, brands and sizes, while allowing its brand partners to showcase more of their products, Nordstrom said in a blog post.…

In episode 450 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Ranu Coleman, head of marketing at PatPat, a leading children's apparel e-commerce brand. Listen in as Coleman provides an overview of the company (0:55), discusses her professional background (2:10), PatPat's localized marketing strategy designed to serve its diverse, global customer base (3:25), its primary…