Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | May 15, 2015 Premium 1Q2015 RecapCurrent Retail Business Environment 1. Gas Did Not Stay Below $2 per Gallon 2. April US Retail Sales Flat, Showing Slow Recovery 3. Unemployment at Seven-Year Low; Stores Cut Jobs and MoreRead More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | March 18, 2015 Premium China at the Tipping Point• The China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA) estimates that around 300 new malls are opened in China each year and that the total number of malls will reach 4,000 by 2015. • Nine out of the top Ten newly completed malls are in China. • Malls account for the majority of China’s commercial property supplies: 68.3% (Tier 1 cities) and 61.6% (Tier 2 cities).Read More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | January 12, 2015 Premium The Future of Digital RetailTHE FUTURE OF DIGITAL RETAIL- Accelerator and much moreRead More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | January 8, 2015 Premium US Holiday 2014 RecapConsumer & Retailer Behavior • Driven by early and heavy promotional activity, some piggybacking on Back-To-School sales and continuing post-Christmas • Extended store hours and Click & Collect were popular promotional strategies employed by retailers in the final days leading up to Christmas • Consumer shopping behavior has evolved to reflect the savvy shopping habits of a value-driven mindset • The winners are retailers who respond to the consumers’ bottom line, offering continued discounts, price comparison and couponsRead More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | December 11, 2014 Premium Brands and Retailers in the Golden Age of Cheap Gas & Cool Stuff• Growth of Uber – Valuation from $18 billion in June to $40 billion in December - doubled in just six months! – Uber also wants to be your delivery guy – UberFresh, Uber Corner Store.Read More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | December 4, 2014 Premium New and Emerging Technologies Retailers Will Use to Market Their Brands and Products• Lower-income families spend more of their household budgets on energy and are more likely to spend any savings • Biggest category beneficiaries: Entertainment, restaurants, furniture and other home-related items and discount retailersRead More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | November 2, 2014 Premium New and Emerging Technologies Retailers Will Use to Market Their Brands and ProductsRetailers – Walmart: Biggest day of online orders on Cyber Monday; 500 new promotions a day through Friday – Target: 100,000 items on sale all week – Amazon: Cyber Monday spreading out to Cyber Week • Cyber Monday – e-commerce sales +15.6% YoY (Channel Advisor) – Online sales +8.5% YoY (IBM) – Average order value $124.21, down 3.5% YoY – Mobile sales +27.6% YoY (IBM) – Mobile sales = 22 % of total Cyber Monday online sales, +27.6 % YoYRead More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | October 23, 2014 Premium University of Florida Retailer Seminar•Retailers want a "single customer interaction platform" but have almost no idea how to get there • Creating a single brand identity across channels is the most important goals for retailers • Retailers should designate a single owner of the customer experience journeyRead More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | September 28, 2014 Premium Presentation at ICSC Research ConferenceWorldwide smartphone sales is expected to grow 11.5% CAGR from 2014 – 2018 • M-commerce exploding: one-third of Holiday 2013 on mobile, up from 20% in 2012; but social commerce did NOT as it was flat in 2013 at 2%Read More
Product TypeEvent Presentation Product TypeEvent Presentation | May 12, 2014 Premium The Road to 2016THE ROAD TO 2016 ExcerptRead More
