August 2016 Issue

Millennials Have Taken Over Retail: Now What?
We know Millennials are the biggest generation in U.S history and are entering their peak income years. They are eagerly adopting the sharing economy (car transportation and home rentals) and have a strong interest in wellness.
Millennial Makeover
The Millennial generation's affinity for technology, especially the smartphone, is reshaping retail. Download this Custom Research Report to find out how selling channels, mobile strategies and digital transformation are adapting to Millennial shoppers.

Fulfillment
American Eagle Outfitters Tackles Omnichannel Distribution Demands
To support its growing e-commerce business, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s (AEO) distribution center in Hazleton, PA, went live last year as an all-waveless omnichannel fulfillment center, serving as a model for synchronized omnichannel fulfillment.
Customer Service
Visual Retailing: Revolutionizing the Store with Digital Signage
Download this Trendagram to discover how to bring the physical store into the future with digital signage.
Special Reports
Top 10 Apparel Retailers, 2016
Despite a changing landscape, apparel's leaders can clearly see the path to success. Find out which retailer dominated the rankings to take the top spot.
Enterprise Resource Management
Building an Agile Retail Organization
Aashish Chandra explores how, by simplifying IT, retailers can increase digital capabilities and build the future-ready enterprise.
Point of Sale
Crossing the Great Mobile POS Divide
Many retailers have concerns and obstacles they need to overcome before they jump on the mobile POS bandwagon. Download this Custom Research to dig into the reasons why mobile POS makes perfect sense to some retailers and not-so-much to others.
Business Intelligence (BI)
Retail's CIO All Stars
The sixth annual CIO of the Year Awards honors those retailers setting the pace of innovation. See which four retail tech leaders make up this year's class of well-deserving award winners.
Allocation Planning
Technology Solutions Guide: Omnichannel Supply Chain
Download this Technology Solutions Guide to uncover the latest in omnichannel fulfillment technology and its future.
Business Intelligence (BI)
The Jet and Pilot Have Landed
While it was certainly not shocking when Walmart announced in early August that it had come to terms to purchase upstart Jet.com, the speed with which the acquisition occurred and the price paid certainly raised some eyebrows.
Security
Sparking POS Innovation
Uncover strategies for modernizing the most important solution in retail. The report dives into mPOS, productivity, and rising security issues.