RIS Talks

Sally Beauty Builds Out Immersive Experiences with New Concept Store
RIS spoke with Donna Arnold, senior director of retail at Sally Beauty, about how the retailer is leveraging technology into Sally Beauty’s latest project – a DIY-centric concept store, Studio by Sally, which opened earlier this month.
Q&A With Rom Kosla: How Technology is Helping Ahold Delhaize USA Companies Adapt to Omnichannel Expectations
Grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA is investing to transform and expand its IT operations, in the final stages of a $480 million investment.

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Customer Engagement
GlassesUSA: Taking a Data-Driven Approach to Customer Centricity
In this case study, learn how GlassesUSA achieved a 90% success rate in answering calls within their desired pickup time, reduced handling time, and saved hundreds of hours per month.
Workforce Management
How Schnucks Optimized Frontline Operational Workflows and Fine-tuned Flexible Scheduling
Schnucks’ chief data and deputy chief information officer, Tom Henry, outlines how the supermarket's tech investment has eased up scheduling issues, increased forecasting accuracy, and allowed the company to meet staff needs more effectively.
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UNTUCKit’s Senior Director of Omnichannel Talks Mobile POS and Intuitive Workforce Technologies
In this conversation with RIS News, UNTUCKit's Kaitlin Gottlieb outlines how the company's early tech investment has empowered retail associates, boosted visibility, and streamlined back-end processes.
Workforce Management
Walmart Builds Out Education Program With Short-Term Classes for In-demand Skills
Walmart is bolstering its learning and development offerings with a new short-form program suite, allowing associates to upskill in high-growth areas such as cybersecurity, software engineering, and data analytics. Get the details.
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Vera Bradley Flips the Script on Traditional Store and Workforce Management With Streamlined Tech Approach
Kelly Brown, Vera Bradley’s vice president of stores, gives RIS a glimpse into the company's digital workforce and store transformation, which has yielded impressive results over the years.
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Exclusive Q&A: The Home Depot’s VP for Store Technology Talks Mobile Strategy
RIS sits down with Muzammil Akram to learn how The Home Depot develops homegrown tech, engages associates, and drives customer value.
Store Systems
How Dick’s Sporting Goods Fosters a Culture of Flexibility
In conversation with RIS News, Penelope Sur, the vice president of talent management for Dick’s Sporting Goods, outlines the ways the team has embedded flexibility into their benefits and the impacts these initiatives have had on the business overall.
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Roadmaps
Why Your Store Experience Isn’t Working
Shoppers need flexible, real-time fulfillment options and a bad experience can leave them dissatisfied – and looking elsewhere to shop. Learn what stores need to create the perfect shopper experience and how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can help.
Retail Executives
Influentials: Top Movers and Shakers in Retail 2022
If this year in the retail industry has felt challenging, glean some inspiration from the retail influencers of 2022.
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Bi-Mart’s Patrick O’Connell on Rolling Out BOPIS
Offering shoppers buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) may seem like a must-have for any omnichannel retailer today, but what does the implementation process entail? RIS catches up with Bi-Mart’s Patrick O’Connell, director of project development, to find out.
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Holiday Retail Forecasts and Predictions for 2022
Did you blink? Summer is over and the holiday season has arrived already for budget-seeking shoppers. Here to help retailers strategize yet again, RIS presents our third annual guide to peak selling season.
Workforce Management
How UNTUCKit Un-Tangled Scheduling
Michael Saldaña, the retail operations and communications manager for UNTUCKit, says the company was able to get by with manual scheduling and timekeeping at the beginning. As their footprint began to expand, however, complications arose. Learn more.

A collection of RIS Talks Q&As with top retail industry leaders.