Webinars

Curb the Panic! Coronavirus Webinar Series

As the unprecedented COVID-19 health crisis is unfolding, retailers and consumer goods companies are looking to their peers to share first-hand perspectives on what they are doing in response to the pandemic. That is why CGT and RIS are enlisting the help of industry experts for this series of webinars.

Grocery’s Reimagination: The Tech Powering the Grocery Wars

In order to adjust to the new demands of seamless customer-centric experiences, grocers are taking hard looks at their operations and the tech powering them.

NRF 2020: Digging in on the Tech Driving Today’s CX Disruption

A guide to the major trends from the show, this webinar also features learnings from Aptos’ Customer Experience and Overall Integration indexes.

Reimaging the Store in the Digital Age

View on-demand! Digital and physical retail are converging. The beauty and strength of stores are combining with the efficiency and intelligence of digital technologies to create a convergence that is redefining retail.

What’s Next for the Point of Sale

Given its crucial spot in the entire path to purchase, choosing and implementing a POS can be nothing short of nerve-wracking. We take a deep dive into the evolution of the POS systems delivering transformative shopping experiences.

Making the Most of Mobile to Power Next-Gen Stores

While mobile services are booming, many retailers have struggled managing their mobile deployments correctly with challenges sometimes outweighing benefits. Learn how to optimize deployment.

5G Is Coming, Are You Prepared?

The next-generation network will deliver high speeds and reduce latency, enabling retailers to fully leverage current and future cloud opportunities with confidence.

Grocery Wars 2020: Major Trends Reshaping the Grocery Landscape

VIEW ON-DEMAND In this unique RIS News webinar, grocery is singled out as the hottest segment in retail for tech-driven innovation.

What You Missed at NRF 2020: It’s All about the Customer!

VIEW ON-DEMAND! For those with FOMO (fear of missing out) from the NRF Big Show the perfect solution is the annual RIS “What You Missed at NRF” webinar, where we focus on the hottest trends appearing at the 2020 Big Show.

Every Sale Is Critical, Learn How to Capture Them All

Djamel Toubrinet, Cegid; James Stratton, Ascent Enterprise Solutions; Dick Calio, R.J. Calio Consulting; and Joe Skorupa, RIS discuss how to capture missed opportunities and become a leader in today’s retail environment. This panel of industry leaders also provide tangible advice to ensure you never miss a sale.

Retail Roadmap to Next-Generation Digital Readiness

VIEW ON-DEMAND No matter how successful your retail organization is the hard cold fact is that your technology and underlying systems are racing toward obsolescence. For example, if your organization was founded in 2009 its technology and underlying systems are 10 years out of date.

What You Need to Know About the Pathway to 5G in Retail

Today, network concerns can strangle innovation in stores. Luckily, the evolution of wireless broadband is helping retailers — both inside and beyond brick and mortar stores — keep technologies such as IoT devices, back-office applications, POS, video surveillance, guest WiFi, and more connected at all times.

Optimizing Mobile Services to Power Next-Gen Omnichannel Stores

View On-Demand! Mobile services are booming in retail ranging from shoppers using mobile apps while in stores to sales associates using mobile devices to deliver omnichannel experiences to shoppers.

How AI Can Optimize Inventory For Every Department in the Store

Many retailers depend on disconnected systems for demand forecasting and are missing the big picture when it comes to how fresh impacts center store categories and vice-versa. Joe Skorupa, Editorial Director for RIS News, and Kevin Sterneckert, Chief Marketing Officer for Symphony RetailAI discuss why retailers need a holistic view of consumer demand across all categories.