The golden age of luxury brands: Expanding from fashion to home goods and hospitality

by Alyx Kaczuwka — Marketing Director, XY Retail

Looking at real-world examples, here are just a few of the brands that have expanded into homegoods and what they’ve produced.

Enabling personalized shopping experiences with interactive labels

by Gary Moskovciak — Senior Vice President – the Americas, SML Group

An engaging and responsive shopping experience remains a critical success factor for retailers.

New demands of chief merchant role require new tools to excel

by Kristin Howell — Global Vice President, Retail Marketing & Merchandising, SAP

When it comes to the chief merchant role there have been big changes across the retail landscape. The list includes skills, tools and expertise required to…

How malls can thrive in the new world of consumer behavior

by Cate Zovod — VP of Global Product & Industry Marketing, Near

To thrive in the new world of consumer behavior, malls must offer unique dining, retail, entertainment, and other experiences that shoppers cannot find just…

Retailers respond to growing demand for sustainability by innovating

by Jeff Griffin — Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Nfinite

As consumers become increasingly aware of the need for environmental action, retailers will be compelled to showcase sustainability endeavors and integrate…

Rethinking the retail return

Why the overall retail return process could use an overhaul in 2023.

2023 trends, technologies in CPG and retailing

by Parag Jain — Senior Vice President & Global Head of Sales Consumer, Retail & Logistic, Infosys

When consumer goods firms and retailers collaborate, they get better visibility into real-time POS data, enabling them to forecast demand, understand customer…

How the pandemic altered consumer behavior and the impact on the retail supply chain

by Christian Piller — co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Pollen Returns

Retailers need to take a hard look at every aspect of their reverse logistics process and implement structural changes to see better outcomes.

Why the retail return strategy requires a big focus

Retail winners in 2023 will be those who place the customer first.

How retailers can beat the post-holiday sales slump

by Susan Jeffers — CEO, XY Retail

To beat the post-holiday sales slump, retailers can follow several strategies.

Experts share top 5 e-commerce trends for 2023

by Mark Hook — VP of Brand & Comms, Brightpearl

Loyalty, inventory, sustainability challenges need attention this year.

4 preparation steps for the 2022 holiday retail season

by Eric Best — CEO & Co-founder, SoundCommerce

Solid preparation ahead of the 2022 holiday season is the key to success for retailers.

Why holiday e-commerce strategy planning starts in summer

by Danielle Savin — Senior Director Marketing Solutions, Capgemini

Danielle Savin, senior director of digital marketing at Capgemini in North America, offers up a checklist of strategies to ensure your retail business is ready…

The state of the union in retail price management and why it's a problem to be solved

by John Gilbo

John Gilbo, a retail and e-commerce pricing expert at Pricefx, who formerly led pricing strategy at Kirkland’s, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and Safeway, shares…

Uniting transactional and relationship surveys to capture the entire experience

by Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser, strategic insights consultant at InMoment, explains how once transactional and relationship surveys gather insights a retailer needs, action can…

Why BOPIS 2.0 is the future of retail

by Dean Frew — CTO & SVP RFID Solutions at SML Group, SML RFID

Dean Frew, CTO and senior VP of RFID Solutions at SML, looks at the role BOPIS 2.0 will play in the recovery of the retail sector post-COVID-19.

How to boost sales with visual merchandising techniques

by Ray Ko

Ray Ko, senior e-commerce manager at ShopPOPDisplays, advises retailers seeking to design visual merchandising that successfully boosts sales to begin by…

Why location data is critical for consumers and retailers

by Brian Cluster — Director of Industry Strategy for CPG & Retail, Stibo Systems

Brian Cluster, director of industry strategy for CPG & Retail, Stibo Systems, explains why why location data is so important in 2021 and why managing it…

What consumers say makes for a great in-location experience in 2021

by Bobby Marhamat — CEO, Raydiant

Raydiant CEO Bobby Marhamat offers up five pillars of a positive in-location experience and explains why it's all about understanding the consumer's priorities.

10 things retailers should consider in choosing a BOPIS approach

by Ned Hill

Ned Hill, founder and CEO of Position Imaging, explains how an effective BOPIS fulfillment solution can improve store experiences with safe, secure, and fast…