4 years, 9 months ago

Grocers Partner For Digital Growth

Grocers Are Partnering For Digital Growth The last few months have been a watershed of new deals around grocery fulfillment.  Walmart is partnering with DoorDash, Kroger is investing in Ocado, Target is acquiring Shipt, and Amazon is delivering groceri…

5 years, 2 months ago

#NRF2018’s Focus On Customer-Associate Engagement

At the packed NRF Big Show #NRF2018 in New York last week, many retailers looked at vendors touting new tech, including AI, AR/VR, and more, all in the name of improving customer experiences. But most of those same retailers know that, before leaping i…

5 years, 4 months ago

Five Reasons Retailers Need to Invest In People

Five reasons to invest in store labor Labor was 43% of retail operating expenses based on our last US census data, but retailers haven’t been spending more on employee training [1].  A 2016 training industry report shows only 32% of those surveye…