Retail Executive Summit 2015

At last week's Retail Executive Summit, RIS News held its first ever Twitter contest to uncover the most influential Tweeter at the event. After much careful data-driven analysis the winner was announced at the close of the conference, who took the top prize?

At the Retail Executive Summit the winners of the fifth annual CIO of the Year awards were announced. See who took home the top honors in four exciting categories designed to honor CIOs on the cutting edge.

The power of the social network is undeniable. But in order to realize its full potential retailers need social media influencers to promote the brand. See how Target and Macy's measure up in their quest to convert shoppers into brand champions.

Omnichannel projects require so much heavy lifting on the back-end that the benefits don't emerge until well into the future. But shoppers are impatient.

Not every customer is created equal. Some possess vast social media networks and influence that can have a directly impact a retail sales.

Retailers are obsessed with crafting the perfect experience for their customers and track success across various internal metrics, but how do shoppers gauge retailer success? At RES 2015 /Cognizant Shopper Experience Study and provide a sneak peak of the valuable benchmarks.

Dominant personality traits have tremendous implications on achieving both individual and organizational success.

Transitioning from traditional retailing to the omnichannel model takes more than just technology investment, it requires de-siloing the entire enterprise.

Nominate a CIO difference maker for the fifth annual RIS News CIO of the Year Awards.