NRF 2020: The year technology got practicalThe most striking thing about the NRF 2020 Vision conference was the lack of striking things. Survey: Customers want services that retailers haven’t gotRetailers aren’t keeping pace with customer expectations in several key areas. Adobe: Mobile plays key role in holiday shopping growth Smartphones drove double-digit increases in online holiday revenue and traffic. NRF 2020: It’s the customer, stupid Two sessions at the NRF 2020 conference in New York highlighted how focusing on customer service results in higher sales. Area15 partners with Intel on retail experience testing Area15, set to open in Las Vegas in April, describes itself as an “edgy, interactive, trend-ahead mall and performance complex that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.” J.Crew scales e-commerce operations for seasonal rush J. Crew has deployed a solution that enables it to better manage major seasonal spikes in online demand. Google dives deeper into retail with latest acquisition Google is acquiring an Irish retail startup whose mission is “to make things better for local retailers.” Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 People are beginning to accept that robots or other artificial intelligence (AI) can perform certain tasks traditionally done by humans. Stop & Shop deploys new solution to protect stores during power outages Stop & Shop is deploying fuel cell technology that will reduce its environmental footprint while keeping stores open even during a power outage. Walmart ups commitment to store robots Walmart is expanding its use of automated shelf-scanning inventory robot technology. First Previous 347 348 349 350 351 Next Last