Machine Learning

3 Reasons Why Walmart Is Seeing Unstoppable E-Commerce Growth

Changes in customer shopping behavior throughout 2020 have accelerated the shift to e-commerce, and Walmart was “well positioned to catch and ride these waves," resulting in U.S. e-commerce sales swelling 79%. RIS takes a look at three things helping Walmart keep up with shifting shopper trends and demand.

Evolving Best Practices in Personalized Digital Shopper Engagement

REGISTER HERE! Date: Nov. 19th, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET Shoppers needs have changed more than ever before in 2020. They were already becoming more digitally engaged before COVID-19 hit, but the pandemic drove faster adoption of technology-based shopping and far higher expectations for personalization as part of the shopper experience.

The Imperative of AI in Retail: Finding the Most Value in Decisioning

RSR Research’s Brian Kilcourse, and Hypersonix’s Prem Kiran, talk how retailers and brands are successfully leveraging machine learning and AI across their enterprise value chain to drive profitable growth quickly in rapidly changing times.

Mastering Digital Grocery Demand With Algorithms

Digital grocery demand is surging and grocery retailers must tackle this monumental shift in consumer behavior now to keep up with peaks and improve margins. Learn how artificial intelligence and machine learning can make all the difference and help grocers master their e-commerce grocery strategy.

Demand Forecasting Investments for Retailers Pushing Through the Pandemic

A deep dive into the need for speed in forecasting, what COVID-19 has taught us about the value of statistical forecasting — and how corporate culture can make or break even the best tech stack.

Personalizing the Shopper Journey for Memorable In-Store Experiences

The idea of the customer experience is not new, but today’s data-driven world has put more control in consumers’ hands with heightened expectations. As such, personalization is a critical foundation for retail success and brand image.

Building a Digital Blueprint of the Physical Store

Find out how capturing data about real-time inventory availability, movement and events along the customer purchase journey helps connect the online to the offline and optimizes shopper engagement.

Amazon Rolls Out Augmented Reality Tech for Real-Time Social Distancing

Amazon’s latest tech innovation provides real-time social distancing feedback, and it plans to open source the technology. Learn more.

Short Term Demand Sensing: New Techniques to Predict Changing Demand Patterns

VIEW ON-DEMAND The ability for retailers and CPG companies to accurately forecast short-term consumer demand and ensure products are available to consumers when they need them most has been thrust to the forefront with the onset of the worldwide health crisis.

Room & Board Sees Conversion Rates Spike From AI-Based Personalization

Learn how home furnishing company Room & Board was able to use its content library and data in an environment that has set it up for scalable personalization success, increasing online conversion rates by 80% when visitors engaged with personalized content.

Lululemon’s Booming Digital Business Not Enough to Offset Store Closures

Lululemon Athletica posted solid digital sales, but the boost in online activity wasn’t enough to save it from a 17% sales dip, as temporary store closures due to the COVID-10 pandemic took place. Learn how intelligent sourcing capabilities and virtual engagement is helping the retailer to capture online sales, a trend it hopes will continue post-pandemic.