Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Retailers can improve their websites and boost customer experience this holiday season by applying these tips.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 10, 2023

You can find The State Of Cloud In Retail, 2023 on the Forrester website now. Unlike more highly regulated industries like healthcare and financial services, retail has leaned on cloud heavily since the early days to power blazing-fast websites […]

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31 West

MARCH 16, 2024

For entrepreneurs in the retail sector, it’s essential to employ tools and strategies that elevate their brand and attract their desired customer base. Why Geofencing is Important for Local Retail Businesses Location-based marketing, like geofencing, has made its way to attracting customers (online as well as offline) to a store.

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Groove Technology

MARCH 6, 2023

Introduction In the ever-evolving world of retail, visibility is a key driver of success. Of course, achieving this level of retail visibility isn’t always easy. Many retail businesses rely on a patchwork of different systems and applications, each with its own data format and integration requirements.

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SEBPO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

IAB Connected Commerce Summit: Retail Reimagined Total 0 0 0 0 September 17-18, 2024 Convene 225 Liberty, NYC IAB Connected Commerce Summit: Retail Reimagined If you’re attending the IAB’s second annual Connected Commerce Summit: Retail Reimagined , you’re already ahead of the curve. But what happens when you get home?

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Retail media networks (RMNs) are transforming the way retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands collaborate in the digital advertising space. What exactly does all this mean, and how are brands and retailers making money from it? Why are RMNs growing while traditional digital marketing still exists?

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In 2023, retail models will need to adapt to tap into new sources of profitability, which will become more critical amid economic headwinds.

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Groove Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

While the epidemic took a toll on transportation and logistics, the retail sector held up as an evergreen sector. Retailers are rushing to use technology like AR and VR in the retail industry. IoT technologies are currently used in retail to ease corporate processes and improve the consumer experience. Defining IoT.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you’re like many retailers, you treat gift cards as a product – with product leads and inventory planning priorities. If this is true for your business, you’re in need of a gift card strategy refresh. Today’s advancements in payments tech and digitization mean that your gift cards can (and should!) be so […]

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The biggest retail trends of 2022 will involving tapping into the circular economy and using returns to retain customers. Learn more.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 18, 2022

More than half of US online adults use smartphones to research and purchase products and services, making retail mobile websites an integral part of the shopping journey.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Change is the Norm Retail leaders have always been adept at understanding and adapting to rapidly shifting markets. For example, the inception of Amazon and the global pandemic massively impacted the ways by which retail organizations operated. ” This type of network represents a massive shift in thinking for the retail industry.

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V-Soft Consulting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In the fast-paced world of retail, the industry is leaning towards harnessing the power of data and other related techniques. The retail industry faces an array of challenges from consistent market trends and customer preferences to on-site issues with inventory management and supply chain optimization.

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McKinsey and Company

JUNE 2, 2022

Retailers are facing the possibility of persistent inflation—but they can meet that challenge in ways that streamline operations, retain customers, and drive profitable growth.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Retail strategy for the holidays has always been about achieving two, if seemingly contradictory, goals: Goal #1: Marketing specific products to specific customers to attract and convert them Goal #2: Selling inventory that minimizes out-of-stocks and overstocks by the end of the season With many retailers, including Target, entering the holiday season (..)

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 8, 2022

Results from the US CX Index 2022 show that some retailers were able to strengthen their base of devoted (and highly profitable) customers. Learn more, and how you can do the same.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MARCH 22, 2023

In 2022, total retail sales for the Europe-5 countries continued to grow strongly, but this growth actually shifted from online channels and touchpoints to offline channels and touchpoints. The Europe-5 markets comprise the top five economies in Europe — in order of size, those are Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain.

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V-Soft Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2024

Delivering services that exceed customer expectations is one of the core aspects of businesses in the retail landscape. To meet the unique needs of customers, retailers must adopt cutting-edge technologies, such as technological innovation is Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Let's demystify the crypto basics, examine the pros and cons, and share our take on whether retailers should accept cryptocurrencies.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The holiday season matters a lot to retailers, but it is also a busy and important time for media businesses. So, retailers with a media network should be ready to compete for ad dollars during the holiday season. Most advertisers spend a significant portion of their ad dollars in the last quarter of the year.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

JULY 14, 2022

Our analysis of retailer activity on Amazon Prime Day 2022 reviewed 115 brand and retailer websites, spanning numerous categories. Here are this year’s key findings.

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Zinnov

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This move by Adidas is part of a larger trend that’s reshaping the Global Retail landscape. Over the past decade, numerous Global Retail Leaders have recognized India’s potential as a hub for innovation and operational excellence. 1 Retail GCC Destination? The result?

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This growth raises the stakes for retail professionals to support the increased demand, which ultimately makes them a prime target for ransomware attackers. Why should retailers particularly pay attention to ransomware preparedness? Ransomware attackers target […].

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Retailers: of course it’s ok to influence people to choose your products. What you should avoid is veering from persuasion into coercive and deceptive design (formerly referred to as dark patterns).

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Wise retailers will be highly detail-oriented in their holiday strategies, especially given the macro-level conditions across many global markets.

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McKinsey and Company

JULY 29, 2022

New research reveals which aspects of the employee experience matter most to US frontline retail workers. Retailers must pay attention and act quickly or risk losing more than half their store staff.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

AUGUST 29, 2024

Personalization in Retail As retailers and CPGs continue to innovate in the age of AI, customers increasingly expect personalized and relevant experiences at every interaction. How can retail brands possibly sift through the massive number of interactions to discover the moments ripe for personalization?

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 29, 2021

retailers and brands are on the path to actively supporting the circular economy. From a long-standing focus on sustainability by companies such as Patagonia and REI to newer initiatives such as Galeries Lafayette’s (Re)Store, IKEA designing for reuse, and Mars’ pledge for net-zero emissions (among many!),

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Last year, we found that 30% of US online adults started their holiday shopping in October or earlier, so it’s not surprising that Amazon, along with other major retailers, […]. On October 11th and 12th, Amazon held its Prime Early Access Sale, intended to “give [Prime] members a chance to kick off the holiday shopping season early.”

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Subscription offerings from brands and retailers have been popping up everywhere. But as many subscription services have found — and Rent the Runway’s recent IPO filings also underscore — creating a compelling subscription includes getting customers to subscribe and then keeping them subscribed, with continued value from that subscription.

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Retail and CPG Data, Analytics, and AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment Data, Analytics, and AI (DAAI) services are transforming Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (RCPG) enterprises by enhancing operations and improving customer experiences.

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Zinnov

JULY 2, 2024

The latest episode of “Women in the Mirror” offers a rare glimpse into the lives of three inspirational women leaders shaping the Retail GCC landscape. Tune in now to discover how these women aren’t just adapting to change – they’re actively shaping the future of retail and business leadership.

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Future of Sourcing

MAY 18, 2023

With the rise of omnichannel commerce, retailers are taking a more customer-centric approach to their business operations. But delivering a 21st century storefront requires advanced back-end technology where effectiveness begins and ends with the quality of the retailer's product information.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 22, 2023

©iStock/Tryaging What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Making international shipping easier for brands and retailers. General e-commerce statistics for 2023 and forward. Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong ?

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Forrester Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Forrester forecasts US digital-influenced retail sales to grow from $2.7 trillion in 2022 to $3.8 trillion in 2027.

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IBM Services

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As the retail industry witnesses a shift towards a more digital, on-demand consumer base, AI is becoming the secret weapon for retailers to better understand and cater to this evolving consumer behavior. Retailers recognize the need to build their strategies around AI, integrating it into many aspects of their operations.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 22, 2023

There’s been a lot of reporting on the healthcare moves that retail giants like CVS , Walmart , Best Buy, and Walgreens have made of late. Here are several ways to ride the retail wave by arming all your stakeholders with tools, information, and just-in-time support they can use right on the sales floor.

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