Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer teams up with junior analyst Lauren Kirkpatrick explore Amazon’s latest announcement: Amazon Style. Together they breakdown what consumers can expect from Amazon Style and how this new foray into physical fashion will change the retail industry.
NRF 2022 in Review
Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the innovations on display at this year’s National Retail Federation Big Show, NRF 2022. As retail emerges after a tough couple of years, we review the big themes while highlighting the smaller players who are driving the frontlines of innovation in everything from spatial analytics, robotics, and RFID.
Adobe Study Suggests Record ECommerce Demand Coupled With Shortages Will Mean Complicated Holiday For Retail
New data from the Adobe Digital Economy Index, one of the most comprehensive reports of its kind, shows that consumers are ready to spend big this holiday season, but the delays and backlogs felt across the global supply chain will cause headaches for everyone.
Apple Asks for Stay in App Store Changes Pending Appeal of Epic Games Ruling
Futurum senior analyst Olivier Blanchard takes a look at Apple’s latest filing in the Epic Games vs. Apple legal battle, in which Apple was ordered to allow developers to point consumers to alternate forms of payment outside of its App store. In this overview, Blanchard explains why the next phases of the appeal process could be critical to the future of ecommerce platforms, including Google Play and Amazon, as well as the U.S. retail ecosystem as a whole.
Google Cloud Rolls Out Google Cloud Retail Search Functionality, Delivers Big Assist to Retailers
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer offers insights on Google Cloud’s rollout of Google Cloud Retail Search functionality, delivering a big assist to retailers by serving up Google-quality search functionality on their own digital properties.
Exploring 5 Top Retail Trends At NRF 2021
NRF 2021, like so many events over the past year went fully remote for its first chapter, which focused on key leadership initiatives and the future of retail. This piece focuses on six themes and five trends identified at this year’s NRF chapter 1.
Microsoft Announces Microsoft Cloud for Retail at NRF 2021, Showing Commitment to Helping Brands Enable Intelligent Retail
Microsoft has announced the launch of Microsoft Cloud for Retail at NRF 2021, adding to the roster of the big cloud players’ vertical-specific platforms. The announcement highlights Microsoft’s focus on and commitment to helping brands enable ‘intelligent retail.’
Retail-as-a-Service: Experiential Retailer b8ta Opens First International Store
As experiential retailer b8ta opens its first international store, the retail-as-a-service provider continues to blaze new trails in the retail industry, at a time when that is some much-needed change. Describing themselves as “the next generation of retail” and focusing not only on discovery, but also on the building of infrastructure and tools to power that next generation of retail, I continue to watch what the b8ta team is doing with interest.
The Connected Consumer: The IoTs Impact on the Future of Retail
The IoT and the connected consumer are set to revolutionize retail. Here are a few ways companies are able to take advantage of the tech advancements.
5 Change Management Steps for A Simpler Omnichannel Journey
By: Ashley Chemtov, Content Marketing Coordinator, Jesta I.S. The world of retail has been revolutionized by omnichannel commerce, as what was once a buzzword has now become the industry standard. To remain competitive, retailers must link the physical store to the digital world for a connected shopping journey. While it’s clear that unified commerce is the backbone of a successful retail …
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