Tony D'Onofrio
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- August 16, 2015
The Great Disconnect Between LP and IT
Traditional LP Technologies are being co-opted for use in other activities leading to influencers of buying decisions that would otherwise be purview of LP only. In this study we set out to get a view of the differences in how these different business units (specifically IT) see these technologies and LP priorities.
- August 08, 2015
Retail Operations Index: Where in the World Could Your Retail Portfolio Thrive?
The ARCADIS Retail Operations Index offers insight into which locations are most and least difficult to execute, scale and flex large retail programs based on an in-depth analysis of the global retail market over 50 countries. Focus on market demands, economic climate, quality of infrastructure, and ease of establishment and operation.
- August 01, 2015
The Future of the Store – and of the Store Employee
In recent years, the onmi-channel world has turned retail on its ear. But after all the innovation, according to Retail Systems Research, retailers have spoken: the store is back - and employees are going to be the key driver to its success.
- July 25, 2015
The Internet of Things: Mapping the Value Beyond the Hype
In this research, the McKinsey Global Institute set out to look beyond the hype to understand exactly how IoT technology can create real economic value. The central finding is that the hype may actually understate the full potential of the Internet of Things—but that capturing the maximum benefits will require an understanding of where real value can be created and successfully addressing a set of systems issues, including interoperability.
- July 18, 2015
2015 Retail Holiday Planning Playbook
The 2014 holiday season rang up a hefty $616.1 billion in USA sales, 4 percent more than the previous year. This Playbook tees up key areas for retailers to consider at this stage in their holiday planning, including mobile influence, promotional budgets factors, meeting customer expectations, and loss prevention preparation strategies.
- July 12, 2015
Lessons Learned: How Retailers Utilized Social Media in 2014, Trends and Takeaways for 2015
Whitepaper analyzes the social media usage of 50 major retailers in Apparel, Home Goods, Big Box, Beauty, and Electronics industries to provide insights on what worked in 2014 and where brands missed the mark based on consumer preferences.
- July 04, 2015
National USA Retail Security Survey 2015
From NRF and Retail Equation, the 24th annual National Retail Security Survey is a USA annual study of key benchmarks for retail loss prevention covers inventory shrink, employee integrity, external retail crime and more.
- June 26, 2015
50 Smartest Companies 2015
MIT's Technology Review annual list of the 50 Smartest Companies Massive solar panel factories. Fertility treatments. Friendly robots. Meet the companies reshaping the technology business.
- June 13, 2015
AT Kearney: Global Retail Expansion: An Unstoppable Force
The AT Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) ranks the top 30 developing countries for retail investment. Using more than 20 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables, it identifies not only the markets that are most successful today, but also those that offer future potential. A must Retail Read.
- June 07, 2015
2015 BrandZ Top 100 Global Brands
The Global Top 100 Brands increased 14% in value in the last year, the highest ever. The technology and retail categories led the year-over-year brand value rise, up 24%. Valuable brands deliver superior shareholder returns. Great study.
- May 30, 2015
Internet Trends 2015
Latest Mary Meeker "Internet Trends 2015 report. Internet - Two-Thirds of A Generation In; Key Internet Trends; Re-Imagining Continues; America's Evolving Work Environment; Big Internet Markets = China/India; Puclic / Private Company Data; One More Thing...
- May 23, 2015
How Global is the Business of Retail?
In its 8th year CBRE’s "How Global is the Business of Retail?" once again focuses on the target markets for new brands. Study examined 50 countries and 164 cities across the world to provide a comprehensive view of the markets international brands have been targeting. USA and Italian brands are leading the global expansion.
- May 17, 2015
Global Retail E-Commerce Keeps on Clicking
The 2015 Global Retail E-Commerce Index from ATKearney. Analysis of global e-commerce trends, including top countries for growth. $1,506 Billions by 2018. UK at surprising No.3.
- May 09, 2015
European Shopping Centre Development Report, April 2015
From Cushman & Wakefield, this great report benchmarks European countries in terms of shopping centre space (sq.m), density (GLA/1,000 inhabitants) and the pipeline for the following 18 months. In addition to a comparison of European prime rental and yield levels, commentary also covers key shopping centres opened, schemes to be delivered, as well as an overview of the European retail investment market activity.
- May 02, 2015
Navigating a World of Digital Disruption
Three distinct waves of digital disruption have transformed information economics—and are challenging traditional notions of economies of scale. The new strategies this shift enables have the power to break the compromise between efficiency and innovation and to reshape entire industries. - Boston Consulting Group
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It is a Small World
Continuing to learn something new, we travel to Florence Italy. It is not just the birthplace of the Renaissance, but also the place where the piano, opera, and gelato were invented.
America is named after the Florentine Amerigo Vespucci. The story of Pinocchio was written in this city. The famous luxury fashion brand Gucci was founded Florence by Guccio Gucci in 1921 and you can still visit the first store located here. It’s also where you will find the world’s oldest pharmacy established in 1221.
Florence’s cathedral, Santa Marie del Fiori or Il Duomo, is the 11th largest church in the world, was built with over 4 million bricks and took 140 years to complete Michaelangelo’s statue of David was created between 1501 and 1504.
Dante Alighieri, the father of the Italian language, wrote “The Divine Comedy” in a Florentine dialect that eventually evolved into modern Italian. The city is also credited with establishing one of the first medical schools in Europe, the University of Florence School of Medicine.
In a 2017 personal article titled “Reflective Moments that Change your Life,” I reflected on the Florence experiences of three quintessential Renaissance men. The biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Galileo clearly illustrate, there is no perfect life. As humans we all make mistakes and fail at times. How we react and where we go next is totally up to each of us. What we think about, we will become.
You are not alone. Focus on the possible, ignore the impossible, for the glass is always half full. Be endlessly curious. Find your special place (as I did when I wrote 2017 Florence article) and have that quiet conversation with history to build an amazing fulfilling successful life.
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