Consumer confidence takes a December diveDespite record holiday sales, U.S. consumers are starting to feel less confident about the economy amid trade concerns, market volatility and worries about slowing global economic growth. Holiday returns season kicks off earlier than everRetailers are gearing up for an onslaught of holiday returns — but not on Dec. 26, or even early January. Kronos: Unplanned employee absences impact staff productivity, manager stress Frequent unplanned absences by employees are taking a toll on store operations. Joann Stores drives store traffic with mobile solution Joann Stores is driving incremental in-store visits and revenue with location-based mobile advertising. Online apparel returns set to rise this holiday season The holiday season’s online sales may be off to a strong start, however consumers may not be keeping all of the clothes they purchased — not by a long-shot. Retail Tech Predictions for 2019 More disruption and more innovation. Seven Trends Driving Enterprise IT Transformation in 2019 Enabling the business outcome in a ‘real-time’ enterprise environment is the next challenge for global brands and government agencies in 2019 Convenience store operator goes digital with surveillance Sprint Food Stores has taken its anti-theft efforts to the next level with an advanced digital security-camera and recorder system. A 200-year-old retailer makes big innovation leap Brooks Brothers is adopting artificial intelligence to make sure that it stays relevant among its loyal customers. Finding Your Most Profitable Customers: Retail’s data ambition To understand some of the radical ways in which consumer expectations are changing, let’s start with a scenario from the not-so-distant future. Michaels looks to connect customer experiences cross-channel The Michaels Companies is reaching for the cloud to personalize content, promotions and offers across all touchpoints. Online conversions dip during Black Friday weekend Increased website traffic didn’t necessarily convert to increased purchases during Thanksgiving weekend. First Previous 131 132 133 134 135 Next Last
