Amazon Investing More Than $700 Million in Employee Training

As the competition for tech-savvy employees continues to heat up across the industry Amazon is taking a novel approach to winning in a tight labor market.

Digital Commerce

Peek Inside: Starbucks’ New Express Store Format

Starbucks has been working to fine tune the booming success of its Mobile Order & Pay since it rolled out. Now the retailer has a new store format that integrates mobile pickup and delivery tech into its store environment. Take a look.

Store Systems

Retail’s Best Places to Work

Attracting and maintaining top talent is an operational necessity. But it remains a constant challenge for retailers in today’s hyper competitive job market. See which retailers joined Wegmans and REI on this annual ranking of the best companies to work for.

Supply Chain and Merchandising

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Warehouse

In the past, retail warehouses made decisions based on historical data. But to meet today’s customers’ demands for on-demand delivery, the industry, and its technology, must shift.

Analytics

Shopper Tracking: You Can't Improve What You Can't Measure

Stores used to be a black hole of accurate and meaningful shopper metrics, but thanks to major advancements in in-store tracking technology stores are now a treasure trove of shopper data and insight.

Supply Chain and Merchandising

Kroger’s Digital Sales Soar, Will Serve Entire Nation by Year’s End

The nation’s biggest grocer continues to scale its reach thanks to digital and fulfillment initiatives that will put it in front of every U.S. consumer by the end of the year. Learn the details of its massive expansion.

Analytics

8 Steps for Mid-Market Retailers to Make AI a Reality

It's critical that midsize retailers understand what AI is, what it means for their organization, and the key role analytics maturity plays in the success of AI initiatives.

Store Systems

Best Retail CEOs 2019

As the retail industry continues to reinvent itself, the value of a strong and innovative leader is more important than ever. Uncover which seven retail CEO stars joined the chief executives from H-E-B, Best Buy and Costco on this annual ranking of the best CEOs in the U.S.

Customer Engagement

Solving the In-Store Personalization Challenge

For brick and mortar to thrive, stores need to offer a personalized customer experience that fosters loyalty between the shopper and the retailer. But how do you solve this seemingly simple, but extremely complex challenge.

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Sally Beauty Launches New Mobile App

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Steve Dee Named Chief Information Officer

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Carter’s Bolsters Its Website Performance

Jul

Walmart Goes Live With Next-Gen Associate Scheduling

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Shopper Tracking: Reinventing and Reimagining the Store Experience

Innovations in shopper tracking technology provides next-gen insight into how customers, associates and merchandise move inside stores. Savvy retailers are seizing this opportunity to reimagine what the store is and can become.

The Future of AI-Driven Merchandising

The future of artificial intelligence is bright with promise and fuzzy with hype. Cutting through the buzz, one thing is certain – AI will drive a stake through the heart of time-consuming, linear merchandising processes and managing by averages.

Blogs

Retail Insight

Jul

How AI Will Kill Traditional Merchandising Methods

After cutting through hype about the role of artificial intelligence in retailing one thing is certain – it will drive a stake through the heart of linear merchandising processes and managing by averages.

Jun

Race for Competitive Advantage Reshapes the Grocery Landscape

Fear of falling behind omnichannel shoppers is driving grocers to deploy new technology at a furious pace. This tipping point is analyzed in depth in the recently released "2019 Grocery Tech Trends Study."

Retail Techtalk

Jun

Walmart’s Andy Dunn Believes E-Commerce Isn’t Enough

The founder of Bonobos and current Walmart SVP made some provocative statements when he kicked off RetailX this week. Following his keynote presentation he sat down with RIS for an exclusive interview and expanded on his unique take on the state of e-commerce.

Jun

Top 10 Retailers With the Best Customer Experience 2019

A memorable and differentiated shopping experience is vital in today’s ultra-competitive market and can set a retailer apart from the crowd. See who joined Neiman Marcus, Trader Joe’s and QVC on this ranking of the best retail experience according to 100,000 consumers.

Next-Gen Stores

Jan

Powering the Next-Generation Store: Is Your Network Ready?

Hughes helps retail stores transform the customer experience – and thrive as a result.

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Warehouse

Shopper Tracking: You Can't Improve What You Can't Measure

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