Category: Industry Insight

Consumer spending this holiday season to be driven by technology

Industry Insight

According to a survey released by the National Retail Federation, consumer spending this holiday season will be up from last year in all categories, reaching the highest levels in the survey’s 14-year history. Consumer spending this holiday season to increase Shoppers are anticipated to spend more than $800 during the holidays this year, with approximately […]

Why Data Visibility is Vital to Omnichannel Success

Industry Insight

Information can be used by retailers in a variety of ways, but offering data visibility across the organization is vital to omnichannel success. With retailers expanding to a variety of new channels, gaining information about customers and creating detailed profiles has never been easier. Yet at the same time, many merchants still are not using […]

Rampant DDoS attacks illustrat​e why multichannel eCommerce is pivotal

Industry Insight

Online has quickly become the primary reta​il channel for many sellers. The barrier to entry is incredibly low compared to operating offline stores, particularly with the advent of online marketplaces that allow retailers to sell their goods to wide audiences in a matter of clicks. However, an effective multichannel eCommerce approach is vital to the […]

How siloed applications inhibit growth

Industry Insight

Retailers often find themselves implementing new applications and solutions to respond to new needs and demands of their business. What they fail to realize or take into account is how these new solutions tie into their existing systems. In mange cases, these solutions either don’t communicate with their other systems, or are culled together in […]