Research

Diving Into Consumer and Grocery Retailer Study Insights at GroceryTech
On the final morning of GroceryTech, EnsembleIQ’s VP of Research Beth Brickel gave an overview of the “2023 Grocery Tech Trends Study,” as well as exclusive data not included in the study, along with a panel of experts. Discover the insights shared.
2023 Grocery Tech Trends Study
RIS and PG’s annual Grocery Tech Trends Study benchmarks grocers’ up-and-coming tech investment plans, while a first-of-its-kind companion consumer study highlights shoppers’ preferences in-store and online. See if your company is on the right track toward a digitally powered future.

Store Systems
Preparing for the Smart Store of the Future
Find out where clever retailers are making strategic in-store investments to future proof the physical environment and ensure they make good on the promise of an experiential shopping journey.
Store Systems
2021 Store Experience Study
Benchmark the current state of store IT and how the industry plans to leverage its technological prowess to not only survive, but thrive in the years to come.
Customer Engagement
RIS Software LeaderBoard 2021
RIS' annual look at the industry's best solution providers based on customer satisfaction rankings from hundreds of retailers. Where did your trusted vendors rank?
Store Systems
Grocery Tech Trends Study 2020
The 5th Annual Grocery Tech Trends Study explores the changing market and benchmarks 68 individual technologies for industry maturity and investment plans.
Supply Chain and Merchandising
Supply Chain Technology Study 2020: Balancing Supply Chain Resilience and Efficiency
In our first annual Supply Chain Technology Study, RIS benchmarks the state of the retail supply chain, identifies technologies that are keys to success, and recommends ways retailers can improve their ability to recover quickly from disruption.
Pricing Management
Smart Pricing Strategies for the Post-COVID World
RIS examines the technologies and strategies needed to take your pricing capabilities to the next level as retail powers full steam into pandemic recovery.
Analytics
Retail and Consumer Good Analytics Study 2020
RIS and CGT uncover the analytic shifts happening in retail and consumer goods today and benchmark the industry’s analytic maturity in this interactive and exclusive report.
Analytics
30th Annual Retail Technology Study: Investing In the Data-Fueled Future
For 30 years RIS has been benchmarking retail’s tech maturity with its annual Retail Technology Study. For the 30th anniversary we carry on the tradition and dive deep into the modern retail tech stack, exploring more than 80 different technologies.
Latest Retail News
Rebirth of the Resilient Store: 2020 Store Experience Study
Say “goodbye” to the 2010s with its brick-and-mortar turmoil and “hello” to the 2020s when the essential beauty and strength of stores converge with the intelligence and efficiency of digital technology.
Store Systems
2020 Store Experience Study: Convergence of Store and Digital Technology Redefines Retail
The 17th Annual Store Experience Study examines a transitional moment when the beauty and strength of stores combines with the efficiency and intelligence of digital technologies to create a convergence that redefines retail.
Store Systems
Smart Stores for Smart Shoppers
Say adios to a record number of stores that failed in 2019. They will not be missed except as an example of what not to do. Find out specific steps to take to avoid making 2020 another record year.
Latest Retail News
Smart Store Strategies for Digitally Savvy, Time-Crunched Shoppers
A common thread among today’s successful retailers are stores with fast, convenient, omnichannel services. Find specific smart store technologies and strategies to implement in this Targeted Research report.

A collection of RIS News' Benchmark Research and Targeted Research reports for the retail industry can be found here.