Chain Store AgeMore from Chain Store AgeAll TechnologyRetailers Commit to Increase Budgets to Enhance 'Customer Experience'More than 80 percent of retailers plan to increase their customer experience spending in 2015, according to a new survey from SDL, a provider of global customer experience, and Econsultancy.February 6, 2015All LogisticsWhole Foods Market Latest Grocer to Offer Same-day Home DeliveryWhole Foods Market moves into the fast-growing same-day grocery-delivery space with the news that it is partnering with one-hour grocery delivery start-up Instacart to have products delivered to customers' homes in as little as one hour. Customers will soon also have the option to place orders via Instacart and pick up their order at a local Whole Foods store.September 11, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentSeeing Digital and Brick-and-Mortar Stores as ComplementaryIn the early days of e-commerce, internet shopping was supposed to spell the demise of the physical store. Pure play online retailers would sweep all before them, rendering the retail store a historical curiosity. In fact, it hasn't quite worked out like that. Recent Accenture research confirms that more shoppers are planning to increase their purchases from physical stores this year than last. However, the positive news for brick-and-mortar needs to be tempered with the realization that what shoppers want from the in-store experience is changing fast, shaped by their digital experiences. Retailers who fail to understand those new needs and adapt accordingly will struggle.August 4, 2014All TechnologyAs Economy Improves, Senior Execs Focus on Data, Technology, Supply Chain, Study FindsThe focus of c-suite and senior executive attention has shifted from economic uncertainty to data, technology and the supply chain, according to the Global Top of Mind Survey from KPMG International and the Consumer Goods Forum. More than half (54 percent) of respondents cited digital strategy for mobile/digital platforms as top of mind for their business during the next 12 months.July 22, 2014Global LogisticsMetro Group Expands RFID Tagging ProgramAugust 3, 2009Previous PagePage 2 of 2
