retail technology

It is no secret that retailers are moving to a cloud/multi-cloud environment. This data migration is important, as it enables retailers to continually deploy the digital solutions that best serve customers and associates, while improving operations. Not to mention, data centers can get costly to hou…

Expanding a retailer’s presence to new regional markets does not happen overnight. For one thing, a retailer’s successful expansion depends on the agility of a retailer’s supply chain. Second–striking the right balance between maintaining brand consistency & tailoring pro…

You want to create an amazing, customer-first shopping experience. You also want to empower your associates to do their best work. The two goals may be related, but they are separate. To accomplish them both together, you need the right customer, associate, and business data — together with the righ…

It’s a wrap on another holiday shopping season. The results are in: overall estimated retail sales during the holiday season rose 4%, beating National Retail Federation’s (NRF) forecast of 3.6% – both of which are higher than that of last year (Wall Street Journal). Not surprisingly, this grow…

Earlier this year I had a bit of an “aha” moment. After a long day at Retail’s Big Show #NRF2016 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York 25,000 people wanted to get back to their hotel – all of them, all at once, at 5 o’clock. I looked at the taxi lines where people were queuing and preparing themsel…

The Dandy Lab is a menswear lifestyle store based in Central London. Using Cisco Universal Power over Ethernet on Catalyst switching as the foundation, The Dandy Lab has seamlessly integrated technology into their business to provide a cutting edge retail experience to customers.…