Tony D'Onofrio
Research
- January 19, 2019
16th Annual Store Experience Study 2019: Doubling Down on Transformation
USA retail sales were up close to 6.0% after a 4.5% increase in 2017. Enterprise IT spending (which is a term used to describe overall IT spending) is expected to grow 5.2% (last year’s increase was 5.6%) and store IT spending is expected to grow 5.4% (5.8% last year). What tech will lead in 2019? A favorite annual report.
- January 11, 2019
10 Retail Trends for 2019
We expect 2019 will not be the year of retail apocalypse or even decline. Instead, it will be a year of reinvention — for the retail sector as a whole and for physical stores in particular. From Coresight Research Ten Retail Trends for 2019
- January 06, 2019
Prime Challenge – How Amazon Prime Has Changed Retailing
This new IHL consumer research study highlights the Amazon Prime challenge and how retailers need to align their stores and execution to why consumers continue to come to their stores. IHL also offers 4 specific solutions that retailers must have in place to succeed going forward.
- December 29, 2018
Commerce 2040: Revolutionary Tech Will Boost Consumer Engagement
Euromonitor white paper outlines a vision for how consumers might live, work, shop and play in 2040, exploring how technology could change different consumer worlds over the next 20 years. Focus is on the future of commerce.
- December 16, 2018
What does the future hold for technology, media, and telecommunications? - Explore the 2019 Predictions
While there is continuity, the changes - often rapid changes - Deloitte tracks in this year's reports trends that are new, important, and usually counter-consensus. Agree these technology changes are important and will impact all industries.
- December 09, 2018
2019 RIS Software Leaderboard
The annual must-read report ranking the best of the best in retail technology. Download this report to see which retail software providers ranked in more than 50 head-to-head charts. A Favorite RIS News annual report.
- December 01, 2018
The 100 greatest innovations of 2018
Artificial intelligence mastered a lot of tasks in 2018. There are algorithms that win human debates, book dinners, eliminate checkout lines, tend gardens, spot plumbing leaks, and call for help when we trip and fall. But the machines aren’t completely taking over just yet.
- November 26, 2018
Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies
The 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies spans more than 350 enterprises across 36 categories, from the world's most valuable firm and its continuing transformation of consumer electronics to a small outfit selling natural gum to preserve rainforests.
- November 17, 2018
Reports from 2018 China Singles’ Day around the World
The Biggest Global Shopping Event - The two largest marketplaces reported healthy growth during their respective festivals. Alibaba reported a record $30.8 billion in gross marketplace value (GMV) on Singles' Day, up 27% from last year’s record $25.3 billion. JD.com reported $23 billion in GMV for its shopping event, which was held from November 1 to 11, up 26% year on year.
- November 10, 2018
The Global Omni-Channel Consumer Shopping Research Report
Where should merchants invest to take the most advantage of their consumers’ evolving buying preferences? BigCommerce conducted a global survey of nearly 3,000 digital consumers to find out
- November 03, 2018
Accenture Technology Vision 2018
Five technology trends are upping the game and allowing companies to tap into the powerful potential of intelligent enterprise, creating new business opportunities and helping to change the world as we know it. Business is getting personal.
- October 28, 2018
2018 Retail Trends Report
An NRF Editor's Pick. rands at the forefront of change are forcing competitors to transform, adapt — or even join forces. Alliance Data’s "Now, New, Next” trends report examines how brands are navigating these shifts and countering increased customer expectations.
- October 19, 2018
Retail Industry Digital Adoption Survey 2018 Report
Read about “Digital Leaders” who are outperforming their peers and already reaping benefits from improved customer engagement and operational efficiencies born from digital adoption.
- October 13, 2018
Ramping Up Retail Innovation - RSR Research September 2018
While retailers know that keeping up with consumer expectations on the customer-facing side of the business should help to increase top line sales, new operating efficiencies will be how retailers create profits. And it takes technology-enabled innovation to execute on both sides of the business. How are retailers managing these changes? What do they see as their biggest challenges, and which technologies will help them to become innovation leaders?
- October 07, 2018
Forbes Digital 100 Companies 2018
The top 100 public companies that are shaping the digital economy. The list offers a closer look at the technology, media, digital retail and telecommunication companies that shape the digital world.
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It is a Small World
Continuing our journey to learn something new, we travel to the War Rooms Museum in London England. The Churchill War Rooms is a secret underground headquarters which offers a fascinating glimpse into Britain's wartime operations, featuring the Map Room, Cabinet Room, and Churchill's office, all preserved as they were on the day the lights went out in 1945.
In the underground Cabinet Room Churchill and his key ministers and advisers would meet with the Chiefs of Staff to make important decisions about the course of World War II. Churchill was known to push his military chiefs far beyond their comfort zones, so it was likely to be a place of tension and confrontation.
The War Rooms were a top-secret location, with strict security measures and a focus on maintaining confidentiality, even down to the typewriters being noiseless. A tiny room disguised as a toilet was used for secret conversations between Churchill and the US President.
You can find some poignant graffiti, including a hand-drawn image of Adolf Hitler, in the Chief of Staff meeting room. To alleviate the health problems associated with working underground for prolonged periods of time, staff had to strip to their underwear, put on protective goggles and stand in front of portable sun lamps.
Churchill’s leadership lessons emphasize unwavering resolve, inspiring communication, and the importance of character and conviction, particularly during times of crisis. Visiting his War Rooms was inspirational.
As he also famously said, “a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” My glass for visualizing success has always been half-full. What you visualize and action through continuous learning is what you will ultimately achieve. Believe in yourself and your dreams. Failure is never final. Reset, keep calm, and always carry on.
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Tariffs could spell trouble for the resilient consumer
Consumers are navigating a paradox: they feel less flexible and less able to impact the macroeconomic challenges they are facing but simultaneously are vocalizing less concern about persisting challenges, particularly financially. - From Kearney Read more
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The Growth of Industrial Robots by Country
In 2023, over 540,000 new industrial robots were installed, pushing the global total past 4 million for the first time. Overall, Asia accounted for 70% of these new installations while Europe and the Americas made up 17% and 10% shares, respectively. - From Visual Capitalist
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