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To help retailers and brands in 2019, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions to Retail.” Gownder about how automation will affect retailers in 2019. age of the customer customer experience retail MORE
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019, Researcher Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions To Retail.” Last week, we spoke to Emily Collins about how loyalty trends will affect retailers this year. MORE
Discussion about the future of retail has never been more lively and opinions around what’s to come are diverse. Is retail dying? I met with and listened to panels of retailers, brands, technology vendors, consultants – you name it. Retailers are at a crossroads. MORE
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin followed up in a CNBC interview loudly endorsing the antitrust scrutiny: he said that Amazon has not only “destroyed the retail industry in the US” but that it has also hurt competition. Last week, the DOJ announced an antitrust investigation of Big Tech. MORE
A great mobile app experience is imperative for retailers: Your most loyal customers use your app, customers abandon brands with bad experiences, and customer expectations are rising as new features used by competitors improve the in-app experience. MORE
In today’s increasingly competitive retail market, every technology initiative is pitched as do-or-die. For our annual Top Retail Technology Investments in 2019 research, we interviewed more than 40 retail industry professionals to segment the technologies into “hot,” […]. MORE
“The State Of Retail Payments — Outlook For 2019” is a biennial study by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Forrester that profiles US enterprise retailers’ views and decisions about payments. payments Payments retailIt outlines key priorities and challenges for digital business professionals and payment decision makers. The role of emerging digital payments and how merchants are investing […]. MORE
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions To Retail.” Recently, we spoke to Michele Goetz about how artificial intelligence will affect retailers in 2019. MORE
After retailers suffered a bad year with bankruptcies, store closures and lower store footfall, we discuss why now is the time for retailers to invest in data and advanced technologies to boost consumer relations. Bricks and mortar retailers would sooner forget 2018. MORE
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019, Researcher Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions To Retail.” ” Last week, we spoke to Sam Stern about how employee experience will impact retailers in 2019. MORE
The future of retail is already here: Alibaba’s New Retail is reshaping the retail landscape in China and beyond. JD.com, Tencent, and traditional retailers like Starbucks and Walmart are all jumping on the bandwagon. MORE
Stories of thrilling, new AI use cases in retail have been popping up in our tech news feeds, whether computer vision, facial recognition, or elimination of human workers. artificial intelligence (AI) low-code platforms retail robotic process automation (RPA MORE
Forrester’s CX Index research shows that, year on year, retail performance is still not reaching levels of “excellence.” Instead retailer performance clusters around the “okay” level. There are of course bright sparks, with retailers like John Lewis out performing peers but even they are only reaching “good.” So what is holding retailers back from reaching […]. age of the customer customer experience online retail retail Customer Experience (CX) digital retail MORE
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Mobile is the dominant digital touchpoint in retail and mobile apps play critical role – consumers who down load a retailer’s app are likely to be more loyal, but that does not mean they wont uninstall the app if it does not meet their expectations! MORE
Here’s what retailers and brands can expect and should focus on regarding social communities and social media for the rest of 2019. B2C marketing predictions 2019 retail social marketing social media promoted MORE
Mobile is becoming a dominant digital touchpoint for retail, influencing online sales and purchase decisions in-store. Retailers will broaden their reach and increase the likelihood […]. age of the customer customer experience mobile commerce (mCommerce) mobile engagement mobile moments mobile shopping mobile web online retail retail digital retail mobile mobile commerce MORE
How digital will change luxury retail? What are the key online luxury retail trends in the West and Asia Pacific? B2C ecommerce global ecommerce online retail retail social commerceMy colleague Michelle Beeson and I shared our point of views. MORE
Digital is the rocket fuel for retail’s growth. But that growth requires retailers and brands to keep up — and step up — how quickly they evolve in terms of people, processes, products, and more. MORE
Is it just us, or is the conversation about retail social and environmental impact getting louder? age of the customer brand experience corporate social responsibility customer data customer insights retail sustainability brand brand values Corporate values innovation MORE
The importance of retail stores can be seen with the emergence of new stores every year. NRF forecasts that retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8% How do you ensure that your retail staff provides a good shopping experience? Through retail training of course. Your retail staff interact with them and help them make purchases, assisting them in their buying journey. Did you know that 1 in 4 of America’s working teenagers works in retail? MORE
In today’s increasingly crowded digital commerce market and with increasingly tighter budgets, retailers have to make smart choices about which technologies to invest in and which they should forego for now. To help retailers sift through the options, we conduct an annual top trends study. This year, we interviewed more than 30 retail industry professionals to ask about retail […]. MORE
We’ve just published this year’s edition of “The State Of Retailing Online 2019: Omnichannel, Marketing, and Personalization,” a report we conduct annually with the National Retail Federation (NRF). This research summarizes how retailers and digital business professionals are thinking about and investing in their stores and online businesses. digital marketing ecommerce online retail personalization MORE
link] Here at Forrester we’ve been anticipating that retail, entertainment and hospitality would ultimately merge. Did you know that 90 former Toys R Us big box stores are now Urban Air Adventure Parks? MORE
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019 and beyond, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing our Forrester peers to discover how their 2019 predictions will affect the retail industry for our blog series “Future of Retail: Applying 2019 Predictions to Retail.” ” In our blog series, we will explore how predictions across AI, automation, CX, loyalty, B2C Marketing and other areas, will impact retail and […]. MORE
When benchmarking retail technology investment plans, we found that retailers around the world plan to: Maintain interest in SaaS for agility — and exploit PaaS for differentiation. Retailers will invest in SaaS to manage application load variability, such as holiday shopping. MORE
This is a great video because it captures the state of robotics in the retail industry. It starts off with developments pioneered by Amazon in their warehouse and fulfillment centers, and also includes the safety devices used by humans who need to interact with these dangerous robots. MORE
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The barrier has never been lower for retail shoppers to compare offerings and try new companies. However, we found that most retailers continue to struggle at delivering great experiences to their customers. age of the customer customer experience customer experience index (CX Index) online retail retailSuperior customer experience (CX) helps foster loyalty and, at the end of the day, CX leaders grow revenue faster than CX laggards. MORE
My colleague Alex Causey and I have now finished the second European Retail Wave. This year we evaluated the functionality and usability of six European retailer’s mobile apps. For retailers with a pan-European presence we selected one European market in which to evaluate the retailer’s app [by selecting that market as the location within the app […]. MORE
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Forrester IT
JULY 29, 2019
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin followed up in a CNBC interview loudly endorsing the antitrust scrutiny: he said that Amazon has not only “destroyed the retail industry in the US” but that it has also hurt competition. Last week, the DOJ announced an antitrust investigation of Big Tech.
Forrester IT
MAY 23, 2019
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019, Researcher Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions To Retail.” ” Last week, we spoke to Sam Stern about how employee experience will impact retailers in 2019.
Forrester IT
JULY 1, 2019
Mobile is the dominant digital touchpoint in retail and mobile apps play critical role – consumers who down load a retailer’s app are likely to be more loyal, but that does not mean they wont uninstall the app if it does not meet their expectations!
Forrester IT
JUNE 10, 2019
Here’s what retailers and brands can expect and should focus on regarding social communities and social media for the rest of 2019. B2C marketing predictions 2019 retail social marketing social media promoted
Forrester IT
JUNE 4, 2019
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019, Researcher Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions To Retail.” Last week, we spoke to Emily Collins about how loyalty trends will affect retailers this year.
Forrester IT
MAY 7, 2019
How digital will change luxury retail? What are the key online luxury retail trends in the West and Asia Pacific? B2C ecommerce global ecommerce online retail retail social commerceMy colleague Michelle Beeson and I shared our point of views.
CTOvision
JUNE 12, 2019
This is a great video because it captures the state of robotics in the retail industry. It starts off with developments pioneered by Amazon in their warehouse and fulfillment centers, and also includes the safety devices used by humans who need to interact with these dangerous robots.
Forrester IT
JANUARY 28, 2019
The future of retail is already here: Alibaba’s New Retail is reshaping the retail landscape in China and beyond. JD.com, Tencent, and traditional retailers like Starbucks and Walmart are all jumping on the bandwagon.
Forrester IT
JANUARY 22, 2019
Omnichannel investments, including in-store pickup and endless aisle, continue to be top strategic investment for digital business professionals at retail organizations.
Forrester IT
JULY 17, 2019
Is it just us, or is the conversation about retail social and environmental impact getting louder? age of the customer brand experience corporate social responsibility customer data customer insights retail sustainability brand brand values Corporate values innovation
Forrester IT
APRIL 18, 2019
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing our Forrester peers to discover how their 2019 predictions will affect retail for our series: “Applying 2019 Predictions to Retail.” age of the customer automation predictions 2019 retail promoted
Forrester IT
JUNE 3, 2019
When benchmarking retail technology investment plans, we found that retailers around the world plan to: Maintain interest in SaaS for agility — and exploit PaaS for differentiation. Retailers will invest in SaaS to manage application load variability, such as holiday shopping.
Forrester IT
APRIL 17, 2019
To help retailers and brands plan for 2019 and beyond, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing our Forrester peers to discover how their 2019 predictions will affect the retail industry for our blog series “Future of Retail: Applying 2019 Predictions to Retail.” ” In our blog series, we will explore how predictions across AI, automation, CX, loyalty, B2C Marketing and other areas, will impact retail and […].
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
My colleague Alex Causey and I have now finished the second European Retail Wave. This year we evaluated the functionality and usability of six European retailer’s mobile apps. For retailers with a pan-European presence we selected one European market in which to evaluate the retailer’s app [by selecting that market as the location within the app […].
Forrester IT
AUGUST 19, 2019
link] Here at Forrester we’ve been anticipating that retail, entertainment and hospitality would ultimately merge. Did you know that 90 former Toys R Us big box stores are now Urban Air Adventure Parks?
Forrester IT
JULY 9, 2019
In today’s increasingly competitive retail market, every technology initiative is pitched as do-or-die. For our annual Top Retail Technology Investments in 2019 research, we interviewed more than 40 retail industry professionals to segment the technologies into “hot,” […].
Datacponomy
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
After retailers suffered a bad year with bankruptcies, store closures and lower store footfall, we discuss why now is the time for retailers to invest in data and advanced technologies to boost consumer relations. Bricks and mortar retailers would sooner forget 2018.
Forrester IT
MAY 9, 2019
To help retailers and brands, I’m delighted to continue our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions To Retail.” Last week, my colleague Claudia Tajima spoke with Harley Manning about how customer experience (CX) is affecting retailers in 2019.
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Digital is the rocket fuel for retail’s growth. But that growth requires retailers and brands to keep up — and step up — how quickly they evolve in terms of people, processes, products, and more.
Forrester IT
APRIL 30, 2019
To help retailers and brands in 2019, Claudia Tajima and I are interviewing experts within Forrester for our series, “Applying 2019 Predictions to Retail.” Gownder about how automation will affect retailers in 2019. age of the customer customer experience retail
Forrester IT
MARCH 29, 2019
We’ve just published this year’s edition of “The State Of Retailing Online 2019: Omnichannel, Marketing, and Personalization,” a report we conduct annually with the National Retail Federation (NRF). This research summarizes how retailers and digital business professionals are thinking about and investing in their stores and online businesses. digital marketing ecommerce online retail personalization
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Forrester’s CX Index research shows that, year on year, retail performance is still not reaching levels of “excellence.” Instead retailer performance clusters around the “okay” level. There are of course bright sparks, with retailers like John Lewis out performing peers but even they are only reaching “good.” So what is holding retailers back from reaching […]. age of the customer customer experience online retail retail Customer Experience (CX) digital retail
Forrester IT
AUGUST 10, 2018
Stories of thrilling, new AI use cases in retail have been popping up in our tech news feeds, whether computer vision, facial recognition, or elimination of human workers. artificial intelligence (AI) low-code platforms retail robotic process automation (RPA
Forrester IT
JANUARY 18, 2019
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The Investing Edge
APRIL 3, 2017
Discussion about the future of retail has never been more lively and opinions around what’s to come are diverse. Is retail dying? I met with and listened to panels of retailers, brands, technology vendors, consultants – you name it. Retailers are at a crossroads.
Forrester IT
MAY 30, 2018
In today’s increasingly crowded digital commerce market and with increasingly tighter budgets, retailers have to make smart choices about which technologies to invest in and which they should forego for now. To help retailers sift through the options, we conduct an annual top trends study. This year, we interviewed more than 30 retail industry professionals to ask about retail […].
Forrester IT
APRIL 30, 2018
Mobile is becoming a dominant digital touchpoint for retail, influencing online sales and purchase decisions in-store. Retailers will broaden their reach and increase the likelihood […]. age of the customer customer experience mobile commerce (mCommerce) mobile engagement mobile moments mobile shopping mobile web online retail retail digital retail mobile mobile commerce
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 13, 2017
This year’s cohort of retail startups in the JLab accelerator describe the retail challenges their businesses face and how the 2017 JLab differs from the rest
Forrester IT
JUNE 15, 2018
age of the customer consumer mobile activities digital customer experience employee engagement mobile engagement mobile shopping retail associate enablement digital retail digital store mobileIn-Store Mobile Delivers Service, Efficiency, and Convenience.
Forrester IT
JUNE 26, 2018
The barrier has never been lower for retail shoppers to compare offerings and try new companies. However, we found that most retailers continue to struggle at delivering great experiences to their customers. age of the customer customer experience customer experience index (CX Index) online retail retailSuperior customer experience (CX) helps foster loyalty and, at the end of the day, CX leaders grow revenue faster than CX laggards.
Kitaboo
JUNE 25, 2019
The importance of retail stores can be seen with the emergence of new stores every year. NRF forecasts that retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8% How do you ensure that your retail staff provides a good shopping experience? Through retail training of course. Your retail staff interact with them and help them make purchases, assisting them in their buying journey. Did you know that 1 in 4 of America’s working teenagers works in retail?
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
“The State Of Retail Payments — Outlook For 2019” is a biennial study by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Forrester that profiles US enterprise retailers’ views and decisions about payments. payments Payments retailIt outlines key priorities and challenges for digital business professionals and payment decision makers. The role of emerging digital payments and how merchants are investing […].
Forrester IT
JULY 2, 2019
A great mobile app experience is imperative for retailers: Your most loyal customers use your app, customers abandon brands with bad experiences, and customer expectations are rising as new features used by competitors improve the in-app experience.
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 31, 2017
Jobs in retail are in decline, and many blame increasing costs and investment in technology – but what should retailers do to adapt to tech disruption
Forrester IT
JANUARY 10, 2019
On our morning news feeds, we see headlines chock-full of emerging tech that is supposedly changing the game for next generation retail experiences.
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