Retail is changing at a rapid rate, and to no surprise, much of that change is being driven by new technologies and digital innovations that put consumers in the drivers seat and bring the idea of omnichannel to new heights. Omniexperience is the first trend…
Hema, the next generation retail experience and brainchild of Alibaba, is a supermarket hybrid that operates on cutting-edge innovations. Serving as both a retail store and fulfillment center for online shopping, Hema brings convenience to new heights by offering in-store picking for online purchases, with…
Amazon Go is now up to six stores in three cities: their home market in Seattle, two in Chicago and the latest to open in downtown San Francisco. Two more are planned for Chicago, as well as another in San Francisco. As a nomadic business…
Walmart continues its transformation into a true omnichannel retailer with the purchase of ELOQUII, a well-positioned digitally native brand competing in the $21 billion and growing plus-sized market. The brand will join other recent Walmart acquisitions like Moosejaw, Bonobos and ModCloth which serve their customers…
A new standard for customer service has arrived in Chicago. Amazon opened their fourth Amazon Go store in the Chicago Loop business district, exporting the “Just walk out” model beyond Seattle for the first time. Like the other Amazon Go stores, the layout is compact…
Target delivered a stellar same store sales increase of 4.9%, driven by an increase of store traffic of 6.4%. The last time Target had a quarter that good was in 2005, when the threat of e-commerce and a crippling recession factored into no one’s plans….
Elvis Costello’s lyrics “Don’t bury me ‘cause I’m not dead yet” seem to be a fitting way to characterize a busy week of retail earnings on Wall Street. While there were disappointments (watch out, JCPenney), the strong showings of stalwart brick-and-mortar retailers like Home Depot…
As the excitement of Walmart’s annual meeting dies down this week, it is pretty clear that the company is making a concerted attempt to court a more upscale consumer. The new website delivers a more lifestyle-driven experience that simplifies navigation and significantly declutters the homepage….
Walmart has invested in an extensive overhaul of their online experience to be a little less like, well, Walmart. Relaunched last month, the new site creates a more lifestyle-driven experience that showcases relatable photography with more localized and personalized features that are significantly differentiated. A…
The news of a pending merger between Sainsbury’s and Walmart owned Asda is sending shockwaves across the British retail world. It should also be doing the same on a global scale, as it speaks to both an intense concentration of market share and the continued…
