The Importance of Retail Design
Without a doubt, effective retail design can have a tangible and far-reaching impact on a business. It can increase footfall and sales, ensure that a brand is correctly positioned (and here to re-align…
The Year Which Retail & E-Commerce Collide
2018 Retail and eCommerce Trends Over the past few years, the retail industry has seen major shifts to omnichannel and digital selling with customers calling the shots. The rapid advancement and adoption of…
5 Ways to Improve the In-Store Experience for Shoppers
Article by: Lucinda Watrous posted on Huffington Post While many of us shop online for everything, there is still considerable demand for traditional, physical stores. That said, however, those brick-and-mortar stores, be…
Why the In-Store Experience Still Matters
By Jason Miller, Chief Strategist of Commerce, Akamai Technologies Rising consumer expectations are driving retailers to look for new ways to innovate and improve customer online and in-store experiences. The constantly connected apparel…
Retail’s New Fork In The Road: Understanding Buying Versus Shopping
Article written by – Steve Dennis posted on Forbes.com As I pointed out in my last piece, it is all too easy to be misled by high-level statistics and narratives that paint an incomplete…
The Future of Physical Stores—Four Areas of Opportunity
The Fung Global Retail Tech recently released a report that discusses the future of physical stores and the 4 key areas of opportunity that retailers can take advantage of. This important read provides…
Think Tank: Why Bricks-and-Mortar Businesses Will Thrive in 2018
Article written by – Alex Porter is chief executive officer of Location3 & http://wwd.com We’ve all seen plenty of recent headlines lamenting that bricks-and-mortar is dying. And with 93 percent of American adults…
The Psychology Of Retail Displays
A major national retailer is set to open its doors promptly at 9:00 AM. Soon, a flood of consumers will come rushing through those aisles only to be faced with a multitude of…
Retail’s New Fork In The Road: Understanding Buying Versus Shopping
Today's article discusses the difference between "buying" and "shopping" which can be extremely useful in understanding what is next for the retail industry. Retailers who fail to separate the two will find themselves…
Who’s afraid of Amazon? Not this Canadian food retailer
An Ottawa-based grocery chain believes the moment has come for its long-standing formula of fresh, local and prepared products, and it's launched into major markets, going head-to-head with the industry's giants by focusing…