Loyalty program cards have grown from pieces of paper that got stamped or punched to magnetic-striped cards that gather a customer's purchasing history electronically and allow for endless scrutiny and evaluation.
Source: NRF Stores
Retail data is there for the taking. But most retailers know the hard part is turning it into actionable reporting for managers and sales associates.The answer is simple: Just get your customers to tell you how they feel and what they want.
Source: NRF Stores
While traditional bricks-and-mortar retail has been showing low single-digit growth for the past few years, there's a drastically different story
happening in airports.
Source: NRF Stores
German discount supermarket chain Lidl is actively developing a new Express format, which will combine its traditional store concept with online ordering, offering a fast checkout experience for customers including a pick-up area for goods ordered online.
Source: NRF Stores
2016 started with speculation over a possible acquisition of Argos owner Home Retail Group (HRG) by Sainsbury's.
Source: Internet Retailing
To battle Amazon, retailers need to be comfortable working with startups, technology, experimentation, and speed. "It's a matter of life or death," says Jon Nordmark, co-founder and CEO of Iterate.ai. He explains further.
Source: Internet Retailing
Early April sees leading retailers and industry suppliers return to Birmingham's NEC as the InternetRetailng Expo opens its door for a seventh year. Chloe Rigby, Editor, lnternetRetailing.net shares what visitors will find at the 2017 event.
Source: Internet Retailing
Online retail is forecast to grow at 14% in 2017 following a year in which sales rose by 16%, according to the IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index.
Source: Internet Retailing
For those of you not aware of how it works, Amazon Go is a pilot store in Seattle due to open early this year where the shopper uses their mobile phone.
Source: Internet Retailing
Couponing, Loyalty und Payment stehen bei der Smartphone-Interaktion am POS im Fokus. Aber auch in weiteren Bereichen ist Interaktion mit dem Smartphone des Kunden denkbar und sinnvoll.
Source: Retail Technology
Den POS fit machen für den vernetzten Handel, die Basis setzen für den Auf- und Ausbau mobiler und kanalübergreifender Kundenservices - das treibt die Handelsunternehmen dazu, in neue POS-Technologien zu investieren.
Source: Retail Technology
Der kanalübergreifende Verkauf bleibt im deutschen E-Commerce ein wichtiges Thema, vor allem mobile Endgeräte wurden im letzten Jahr verstärkt als Verkaufskanäle erkannt. Die in Kooperation von EHI und Statista durchgeführte Studie „E-Commerce-Markt Deutschland 2016" zeigt den aktuellen Status quo.
Source: Retail Technology