RIS Talks

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.

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.

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.

RIS sits down with Muzammil Akram to learn how The Home Depot develops homegrown tech, engages associates, and drives customer value.

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.

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.

If this year in the retail industry has felt challenging, glean some inspiration from the retail influencers of 2022. RIS’ sixth annual “Influentials: Top Movers and Shakers in Retail” highlights retail executives, analysts, and solution providers who are reshaping retail and developing and deploying cutting-edge technology, despite any obstacles in their paths.

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.