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Using Retail Tech Innovation to Enhance the Customer Experience
June 18, 2021
This report explore how the digital shoppers’ relationship towards technology has shifted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering retailers and brands insight as to where they should make technological …
RETAILING IN A TIME OF CRISIS – MID-YEAR REVIEW
June 18, 2021
So can we start to see how retail will look on the other side of this crisis? From the broad range of reports in this Mid Year Review it is …
What’s Next for America’s Grocers
May 17, 2021
Exclusive research and analysis show retailers of food and consumables enjoyed record growth in 2020. The PG 100 ranking of the largest retailers of food and consumables in North America illustrates the dramatic effect of pandemic driven lifestyle changes, new shopper behaviors and the acceleration of disruptive trends. Download PDF
The Challenges of Fresh eCommerce
May 17, 2021
While online shopping continues to grow, fresh food eCommerce still faces challenges. Despite these obstacles, stakeholders continue to experiment with, and invest in, novel ways to address the evolving marketplace. Download PDF
Grocery Tech Trends Study
April 16, 2021
A year of massive disruption has forced grocers to adjust operations, as well as their tech stacks, to keep pace with the digital leaders. The 5th Annual Grocery Tech Trends …
Retailing in a Time of Crisis | Covid-19: One year on
March 22, 2021
It seems hardly possible that 12 months have passed since the world began to shut down in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. As the timeline on the following page reminds …
Voice Commerce Report 2020
February 9, 2021
This exclusive snapshot of the UK voice commerce landscape reveals not only what people are searching for and buying via voice, but also why they are now purchasing in this …
How are you rolling with today’s retail disruptions?
January 18, 2021
Retail faced seismic disruption in 2020. Ready or not, you and your consumers had to leap to digital. But change is nothing new for retailers. The key is how quickly …
The impact of COVID-19 on holiday shopping
January 18, 2021
The sudden sweep of COVID-19 took most retailers by surprise, exposing massive weakness in their infrastructure and abilities to quickly adapt and scale to demands. Download PDF
The 2020 McKinsey Global Payments Report
January 12, 2021
The public health crisis triggered by COVID-19 has had an impact on nearly all aspects of daily life for people across the globe, and has put the world economy on …