Despite Amazon’s ever-tightening grip on the retail industry and consumers’ smartphone-tethered, on-demand purchasing behavior, physical retail still commands nearly 90% of U.S. retail sales. Read more in uschamber 8 Store Trends Poised to Reshape How You Shop By Barbara Thau…
Amazon has revealed its latest autonomous delivery project — a six-wheeled boxy robot named Amazon Scout. The e-commerce giant said the all-electric devices were created in-house at Amazon’s research and development lab in Seattle, and are about the size of…
While storytelling has always been immersive (think theatre, for example), technology gives us tools to unlock additional senses, boost users’ imagination, spark dialogue, and fuel self-expression. Read more in Medium 5 Ingredients for immersive storytelling with technology and space By…
The Shopping Fulfillment Center, or SFC is an idea that marries retail and logistics to turn the shopping mall into a hybrid online-offline fulfillment channel. Customers can come in-store or they can shop online and everything is managed from one…
One of the biggest ways connected objects are changing the customer relationship is by letting brands keep in touch with customers after they buy. While things like social media have helped extend a relationship that used to end at the…
Online or offline: These cannot be the only options for consumers. See how Alibaba is transforming traditional retail with a complete digitization of commerce.
It’s time to sit up and take notice of China – if you haven’t already. After all, this is the year that it will overtake the US to become the world’s biggest retail market. Read more in insider trends What’s…
From retailers creating community-based hubs, focused on social currency and connectivity, to pure-play giants launching physical spaces for an immersive brand experience, retail stores are being reimagined Read more in raconteur Five brands pioneering the immersive retail experience By Emily…
After years of skepticism in an industry that’s been long underpenetrated by e-commerce, grocery retailers made strides in the rollout of curbside pickup and same-day grocery delivery, signalling change for an industry that once appeared to be immune to the…
Welcome back to our first retail opening round-up of 2019. Read more in Insider -Trends
