Tony D'Onofrio
Research
- September 29, 2018
Spaces on Wheels: Self-Driving Cars and the Future of Urban Mobility
Are you ready for an office, doctor's office, cafe, a farm on autonomous wheels? To date more than 250 companies are involved in the development of self-driving technology. See who they are.
- September 22, 2018
2018 Retail Mobility Insights
"The more retailers can fulfill on their brand promise, whether that be by delivering the right product at the right time to the right place, the stronger the bond of trust will be between retailer and consumer. Retailers need to adopt consumer technology and new innovations in the context of their brand promise." Mobile is a key strategic component.
- September 15, 2018
China Internet Report 2018
China has twice as many internet users as the total population of the United States -- and it’s growing fast. This unique collaboration between Abacus, 500 Startups, the South China Morning Post, will break down everything you need to know about China’s thriving tech industry, the big players in each field, and lay out the four overarching trends that have emerged.
- September 07, 2018
Retail’s Radical Transformation / Real Opportunities - USA Retailers Opening 12,663 Stores in 2018
Over 3,800 more stores are opening than closing in 2018. As well, through first seven months USA retail sales are up $190 billion, equivalent to the total annual sales of all of Scandinavia (Denmark, Firland, Norway, and Sweden). Great IHL Services follow up free research.
- September 01, 2018
Capturing New Growth Opportunities -Global Consumer and Retail M&A Trends 2018
The top 10 M&A trends discussed in this report represent a summary of what KPMG Consumer & Retail sector specialists across KPMG global network believe will shape the global industry in 2018.
- August 26, 2018
KPMG Global Retail Trends 2018
Missed this KPMG retail report earlier this year. Customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by the year 2020. Fully agree.
- August 19, 2018
Artificial Intelligence in Retail—Offering Data-Driven Personalization and Customer Service
Retailers are making significant investments in this technology and the retail industry is the third-largest end-market for its application, according to market intelligence firm Tractica. A Coresight Research Report.
- August 11, 2018
The State Of Online Commerce 2018: High Hopes
Quite simply: Winners have vision. That vision includes a tech solution that rolls across channels along with consumers. Winners want more mobile ways to address customer needs, more ways to track what a shopper might have been looking at online before she walks into a store, more ways to give employees – whether in a store, a call center, or a chat window – access to that information; the lot of it. - RSR Research
- August 05, 2018
Global Peace Index 2018
92 countries are less peaceful, while 71 countries are more peaceful this year. The Sydney-based Institute for Economic and Peace non-profit uses 23 qualitative and quantitative data indicators–like the number of refugees and internally displaced people, political terror, the impact of terrorism, and violent crime rates. Where does your country rank?
- July 28, 2018
Retail’s Digital Crossroads: The Race to Meet Shopper Expectations.
Consumers are more likely to shop at retailers that align next-gen technologies to their digital preferences, however, in many cases, retailers don’t offer the capabilities that impact consumers’ shopping preferences. Great new data.
- July 22, 2018
Global Innovation Index 2018
The Global Innovation Index (GII) provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 126 countries which represent 90.8% of the world’s population and 96.3% of global GDP. Its 80 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication.
- July 15, 2018
GDPR: How new regulation is impacting retailers around the globe
To better understand how retailers are preparing to deal with the rapidly changing data landscape, Dunnhumby conducted a study with a range of grocery retailers from around the globe. Satisfying legal requirements has dominated activity, but there are clear signs that attention is switching back to opportunities for delivering better, customer centric solutions.
- July 08, 2018
The 2018 Midyear Wrap-Up: The Year So Far in Retail
US retail sales are up by a solid 4.5% year over year. Store closures by major US retailers have reached 4,136 to date. 2018 will end with 8,000–10,000 US store closures, exceeding the 7,066 closures that we recorded for 2017. In the UK, store closure numbers have surged to 934 announced closures, compared to the 1,005 closures we recorded for 2017 as a whole. From Coresight Research.
- July 01, 2018
Out of Stock, Out of Luck
Great free IHL Group on the financial impact of retail out-of-stocks. Consumers experience out-of-stocks as of 1 in 3 shopping trips. Upwards of 24% of Amazon's current retail revenue comes from customers who first tried to buy products in-store. Cost North America retailers $144.9 billion.
- June 24, 2018
2018 Emerging Tech Trends - Future Today Institute
2018 marks the beginning of the end of traditional smartphones. During the next decade, we will start to transition to the next era of computing and connected devices, which we will wear and will command using our voices, gesture and touch. Like the Retail Emerging Technology List Future Technology Institute.
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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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