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• Seven Retail Trends To Watch In 2020

  The business outlook for the new year is positive. Despite rumblings about a possible recession, the effects of a trade war and an ongoing transformation in retail, the market is showing strong signs of stability. This bodes well for retailers and the POS solution providers who supply them with technology and services.

• Paysafe Black Friday 2019 Commentary

  It goes without saying that Black Friday is one of the most important days of the year for merchants. Last year online sales jumped to a record breaking $6.22 billion in the US alone and there’s no reason to expect that this year will see any slowdown.

• Physical Retail Isn’t Dead, But It’s Changing

  Appearances are often misleading, and that has certainly been the case with the retail industry. Despite predictions of its demise, retail is here to stay. However, it is undergoing a profound transformation to meet shopper demand for a “frictionless, tech-driven and immersive” in-store experience, according to the RIS “Retail 2025 Shopper Study.”

• Banking Apps That Help You Manage All Your Finances Via Smartphone

  Tracking and handling finances have become easier ever since mobile banking apps have been introduced. Imagine the struggle you had to face when managing the stack of bills to make payments each month. Common features of a mobile banking app allow viewing balance, previous records, account management, budgeting tools, and bill payments. They also offer fraud alerts to keep consumers aware of any cyberthreats. Most of these apps also provide credit score and also provide instant access to the account, from anywhere in the world.

• New Research: Small Brands Scale And Disrupt Using Two Key Strategies

  A line of organic body lotion. A personalized baby onesie. A hand-knit hat. Any of these items seen online or in a store could be the brainchild of a motivated small business owner, fulfilling a life-long dream of bringing their own products to the masses.

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• Omnichannel And The Future Of Stores

  Customers have come to expect a unified shopping experience across all channels forcing stores to connect the dots between their in-store and online operations. While not all omnichannel features are one-size-fits-all, BOPIS is an option shoppers are coming to expect from retailers. According to a survey from Internet Retailer and BizRate, 53% of shoppers plan to increase their use of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) this year and by not giving your customers the choice, retailers could be losing sales.

• Mastering Synchronized Retailing With Advanced OMS

  From the moment the buy button is clicked through delivery to the shopper, everything that happens behind the scenes is orchestrated by the order management system (OMS). That’s why 45 percent of retailers report they plan to upgrade or implement a totally new OMS in the next two years. A new study conducted by RIS News uncovers the state of order management in today’s complex retail environments and other key findings.

• Integrated Planning & Inventory Management Special Report

  For retailers, it is imperative to take a customer-centric viewpoint on the business. Current disparate systems, processes and organization must be transformed into one cohesive environment with the ability to offer customers a seamless shopping environment across all channels and the capability to deliver merchandise immediately – wherever it is needed. It is time to prepare for the future of retail – it is here – whether we are ready or not.

• Integrated Planning: Getting It Right – A Boston Retail Partners Report

  We are in the midst of a retail transformation. Consumer behavior and mobile technology have dramatically changed the traditional retail model and it’s not over yet. As upstart online retailers mature, their desire to connect to their customers in a more personal manner is evolving. However, the old adage of right product, right place, and right time is truer now than ever before. As a result, retailers are gathering more data that is being leveraged by financial plans, demand plans, assortment plans, and store plans. The importance of a fully integrated planning solution to analyze and utilize this data is key to ensuring retailers remain competitive in this rapidly changing landscape. An integrated planning solution eliminates silos, leverages the same data, streamlines decisions, and builds consensus.

• Retailers Identify Keys To Successful Retail Delivery
• Taking Digital Commerce From Idea To Doorstep
• Exploring The True Value Of Order Management Systems