Store Systems

Another holiday season is here and retailers still have a lot of uncertainty to contend with when crafting their holiday retail strategies. Here to help, RIS is arming retailers with our second annual guide to peak selling season.

If you want to know where the retail industry is headed, look no further than what RIS’ 2021 retail influencers have to say.

Sportswear retailer UNIONBAY is upgrading its tech to allow for seamless, real-time interaction between different applications and systems. Learn more.

Big Lots has tapped new tech ahead of onboarding 15,000 employees to accommodate shoppers during retail's biggest season.

Discover how retailers can harness retail technology to set up their workforce for success, improving both the employee and customer experience.

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Today’s most tech-savvy retailers are not only leveraging data — they’re completely data-obsessed. Not only that, but they’re investing into innovative technology to collect and unlock the power of this data.

5 steps to overcoming some of the most common checkout hurdles.

Enterprises will increasingly build new technologies and software instead of buying and implementing them, according to the research firm's latest forecast.

CEO Vivek Sankaran says the grocer's omnichannel strategy is working and its adding customers. Learn what digital initiatives continue to drive engagement and growth for Albertsons.

Following a surprise rebound in August, retail sales increased again in September as consumers spent on clothing, electronics and general merchandise.

Learn about the store strategies today’s successful sellers are getting right, including how to leverage data from edge devices, the benefits of sharing operational insight to frontline workers, and how to evolve associates into brand ambassadors — all while keeping costs in line.

Learn how convenience store shoppers will skip the checkout line.

As part of its retail tech overhaul, Hy-Vee has completed its points-of-sale upgrade across all stores, intended to provide a more seamless customer experience at the pumps and in stores.

Neiman Marcus Group has notified around 4.6 million online customers of a data breach potentially impacting their personal information. Here's what we know so far.

Could the success of brick-and-mortar stores now depend on a new blended service approach and has the pandemic accelerated retailers’ sense of urgency? The simple answer is yes.  

Walmart is about to beef up its store associate headcount in preparation for the holidays.

As retailers begin their holiday season hiring sprees, Target has another plan and it’s banking on a new mobile app to help.

When it comes to scheduling and even recruiting valuable employees, the disconnect between today’s digital lifestyle and the manual legacy processes many organizations still use is alarming.

The department store retailer will hold a massive event to prepare for the approaching peak selling season and seeks to fill many technology and fulfillment roles. Get the details.