consumer 2020
Five to Thrive in an Amazon World
The retail landscape continues to see disruption from changing consumer behaviors, and online disruptors, such as Amazon. Over 3,500 stores are expected to close this year and we are seeing decrease in store foot traffic of close to 6 percent per year. Visits to shopping malls went down 50 percent.…
Blockchain in retail: Cisco launches new IoT alliance
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about blockchain in recent months. The technology offers new opportunities for better security for retailers, but so far it does not have a clearly defined roadmap or protocols. As of September 19, Cisco has co-founded the Trusted IoT Alliance, a consortium of 17 c…
Consumer 2020: Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Enables a New Generation of Retail and Experience Strategies
Leading into 2020, picture a world where Millennials are the shoppers in store with THEIR kids, and Gen Z, your teenagers, the “partial attention generation”, is the new growth demographic for retailers. So the definition of consumers is changing: technology-driven shifts empower customers, guests a…
Cisco Live US Event Highlights – Consumer Industries
What an incredible Cisco Live event! During the week of June 25, 2017 over 28,000 people from all over the country traveled to Las Vegas, NV to take part in a superhero-themed Cisco Live. From CEO, Chuck Robbins, opening the show with surprise guest, CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, to Bryan Cranston closing…