Store Systems

L’Occitane has gone high-tech in its New York City flagship.   Located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, the renovated store seeks to addressing the demands of today’s shoppers for immediacy and information while also channeling the rich heritage and culture of the brand’s Provence, France, roots.     

Novus, the shoe retailer with 40 years’ experience and 60 stores in Puerto Rico, has opened its first stateside location at Florida’s Pembroke Lakes Mall.   “Novus is aware of the importance of the South Florida market and the large Puerto Rican population of more than 300,000 currently residing in the area that has a close identification with the brand,” said Grupo Novus Marketing Director Sandra Castellon of the brands first steps into the U.S. market.  

As Genesco expands its business, it needs an inventory management platform that can scale just as quickly — now it has one.   The retailer and wholesaler of branded footwear, headwear and apparel initially deployed an automated retail inventory management platform, called Vision Merchandising, from Jesta in 1998. At the time, the company operated less than 500 stores, and used the system to support the firm’s exponential growth and empower users to work more efficiently.   

A very tech-savvy retailer retail is expanding its fledgling physical footprint with an eye toward national expansion.    b8ta, which lets people test out products from a variety of tech companies, including many small start-up, has opened a store at University Village, Seattle, along with one at Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, Calif. Both locations were designed by Gensler, and feature a sleek, modern design.    

With the retail environment undergoing the most complex changes in our generation, the sustainability of the current retail economic model is in question.    Historically, retail CFO’s, as the principal financial oficers, were primarily responsible for more traditional finance, treasury, regulatory, information delivery and related functions.   

Holiday shopping is no longer what it used to be.    The rise of online shopping and mobile has transformed the way in which consumers purchase gifts. It is no longer black and white for retailers either, as cutting-edge platform and technology adoption is a pre-requisite in order to remain competitive. And all factors are causing new challenges related to managing and supporting back-office and customer-facing systems, as well as meeting evolving customer expectations.   

The future of retail is mobile. Yet, brands are failing to keep pace with consumer expectations.

The future of retail is mobile. Yet, brands are failing to keep pace with consumer expectations.