Digital Transformation

Levi’s is slashing around 700 corporate jobs in areas that are seeing a revenue drop, as the company invests in AI and the digitization of the apparel retailer. Learn where where it’s putting it dollars to work.

The big lesson learned from Kroger’s recent quarterly report is that its massive investment in technology, which Wall Street considered risky, is delivering huge returns.

Nike is shifting its operating model to fuel an acceleration in its consumer direct strategy, but that doesn’t mean it’s pulling back from physical stores. Find out why and what tech Nike is investing in to support digital growth.

RIS examines the technologies and strategies needed to take your pricing capabilities to the next level as retail powers full steam into pandemic recovery.

Carrefour and Google have launched a new voice-based grocery shopping experience, via Google Assistant. Uncover how the service works and aims to simplify and personalize the grocery shopping experience in France.

Beauty retailers Sephora and Ulta have made a living through services and letting consumers’ try-before-they-buy. As they reopen amid COVID-19, RIS looks at two tech areas they are using to respond to altered shopping behaviors.

Grocers have found innovative ways to continue to serve customers while complying with federal and state safety mandates, but on-the-fly efforts can only get grocers so far. Hear from a panel of experts as they discuss the critical technology grocers should invest in to thrive in this challenging and evolving environment.

BJ’s digital investments are paying off during the coronavirus pandemic. Now the retailer is leaning into membership investments, upgrading its acquisition tools and integrating membership, marketing and analytics capabilities. Learn more.

In a glimpse of when physical retail may pick back up in the U.S., Starbucks said it plans to have most of its domestic company-operated stores open again by early June. However, the Starbucks experience will be a bit different. Hint: Consumers who weren’t using Mobile Order before had better get used to the idea now.

RIS asked its annual list of top women in retail tech which technology is having the greatest impact now, and where retailers should invest their IT dollars once a level of normalcy returns. Find out what they had to say.

Bed Bath & Beyond is quickly pivoting to face changing shopping habits and store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, prioritizing around $250 million to support omnichannel operations in 2020 and beyond. Find out how it’s converting 25% of stores to fulfillment centers, rolling out curbside pickup and more in the face of change.

Shopper habits were already rapidly evolving with the developments of e-commerce, frictionless commerce, and sustainability concerns. Then, in the face of COVID-19 pandemic, the speed of change has been unlike anything seen before.