Coca-Cola Co. stayed at the top of shoppers’ minds in recent months by activating account-specific holiday and football programs at an array of retailers across various channels.
Source: Shopper Marketing Institute
GfK FutureBuy shows early adopters steady on end-to-end browsing and buying on mobile while Baby Boomers drive an overall bump.
Source: Shopper Marketing Institute
New store openings in New York City’s well-heeled SoHo district have become commonplace of late. The formula goes something like this: Luxury brand X puts down roots in 2,000 square feet or less.
Source: NRF Stores
A record crowd of nearly 35,000 people heard from hundreds of retail industry leaders and saw the latest and greatest offerings from nearly 600 exhibitors last month at NRF’s Annual Convention & EXPO — Retail’s BIG Show.
Source: NRF Stores
Loyalty program cards have grown from pieces of paper that got stamped or punched to magnetic-striped cards that gather a customer’s purchasing history electronically and allow for endless scrutiny and evaluation.
Source: NRF Stores
Retail data is there for the taking. But most retailers know the hard part is turning it into actionable reporting for managers and sales associates.The answer is simple: Just get your customers to tell you how they feel and what they want.
Source: NRF Stores
While traditional bricks-and-mortar retail has been showing low single-digit growth for the past few years, there’s a drastically different story
happening in airports.
Source: NRF Stores
German discount supermarket chain Lidl is actively developing a new Express format, which will combine its traditional store concept with online ordering, offering a fast checkout experience for customers including a pick-up area for goods ordered online.
Source: NRF Stores
2016 started with speculation over a possible acquisition of Argos owner Home Retail Group (HRG) by Sainsbury’s.
Source: Internet Retailing
To battle Amazon, retailers need to be comfortable working with startups, technology, experimentation, and speed. “It’s a matter of life or death,” says Jon Nordmark, co-founder and CEO of Iterate.ai. He explains further.
Source: Internet Retailing