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2021 Retail and Consumer Goods Analytics Study: Where Do We Go From Here?

RIS and CGT’s annual Retail and Consumer Good Analytics Study benchmarks the two industries’ analytic maturity and highlights the big bets being made on next-gen technology to ensure organizations keep pace with the business leaders. Find out where your company ranks among the industry’s best.
The Top 10 Department Stores

Department stores have come full circle as prime shopping destinations. Through digital initiatives, investments in technology and store remodels, departments stores that play their cards right will remain for the long haul.

First Look: Walmart’s Store of the Future

Walmart is exploring how artificial intelligence can contribute to the store experience in a real-world shopping environment. Take a video and photo tour of the mega retailer's new Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) inside a Walmart Neighborhood Market grocery store.
Apple to Invest $10 Billion in Data Centers, Build New Campus in Austin

The tech giant is investing heavily in its future with a new headquarters, data centers, retail stores and 20,000 new jobs over the next five years. Learn the details of Apple’s expansion blitz.
Rent the Runway: CTO Josh Builder On How Homegrown Retail Tech Drives its Data-Driven Success

In this exclusive interview, Rent the Runway CTO Josh Builder explains how the retailer leverages an in-house tech suite to give the company control of the customer experience and how it plans to continue its meteoric success.
10 Best Retail Tech Jobs for 2018

Experienced and innovative IT professionals are always in-demand, but the employment landscape continues to shift and tech workers must be prepared to adjust their career focus to meet changing employer needs. See which 10 retail tech positions will be hottest over the next 12 months.
Nielsen, Walmart and Jet.com Team Up on Data Sharing

Nielsen will be the sole provider of data of the mega retailer's “Walmart One Version of Truth” program, while Jet.com will become a co-operator in Nielsen's e-commerce measurement service. Learn what this expanded relationship means for manufacturers, vendors and business partners alike.
Creating a Better Customer Experience: What Retailers Need to Know About Master Data Management

Today, no single system is designed to manage the complete lifecycle of the data. To help resolve these challenges, many retailers are now turning to Master Data Management (MDM) software. Find out more.
Retail and Consumer Goods Analytics Study 2017: Building an Insight-Driven Organization

Download RIS/CGT's latest analytics research report and benchmark your organization's analytics maturity against the industry leaders.
The Keys of a Digital Spine Framework

The future-ready enterprise should be designed for the unknown with flexible architecture and plug-and-play capabilities to quickly adapt to disruptive technologies.
KB Toys Plays Data Analytics Card

KB Toys implements a data warehouse platform from Netezza to increase visibility and perform advanced analytics for its 600 mall-based stores.
Hardware LeaderBoard '09

As hardware technology matures it's not getting older it's getting better. Satisfaction scores rise and Digital Signage emerges.
Nestle Enhances Business Intelligence Strategy

Nestle selects Cognos 8 Business Intelligence to complement its SAP Business Warehouse reporting software
SaaS in the Enterprise

A sharp spike is occurring in the adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the retail enterprise. As SaaS has matured, obstacles have either disappeared or been resolved, and the time is right for mainstream adoption of SaaS in retailing.

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