Retail IT Featured Editorial

81. Physical Retail Isn't Dead, But It's Changing 11/18/2019

    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.”

82. Banking Apps That Help You Manage All Your Finances Via Smartphone 11/5/2019

    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.

83. New Research: Small Brands Scale And Disrupt Using Two Key Strategies 11/4/2019

    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.

84. Top Salesforce Implementation Providers You Need To Follow In 2019 10/31/2019

    With the growing competition in the industry, every organization is thriving to serve its customers to the best of their ability, and this is where the need of a good Salesforce implementation provider comes into play. Of course, this growing competition has led to a strong battleground being formed for competitive Salesforce solutions and its efficient implementations. So, if you are looking for the best Salesforce implementation providers for your growing business, look no further and read our list of some of the best Salesforce implementation providers in the industry.

85. 5 Steps To Improving Retail Employee Retention 10/29/2019

    Will they stay, or will they go? No matter the industry, that’s the looming question every company faces when recruiting and hiring employees, and, it’s especially true with the ever-revolving doors of retail. With unemployment currently at less than 4 percent, it’s even more difficult to attract and retain top talent. However, keeping an employee starts with finding the right employee, and for retail companies, that means having the right internal systems to identify, interview, and then hire and manage talent.

86. What The Retail Industry Really Needs To Know About SD-WAN 10/29/2019

    The retail industry has been experiencing dramatic disruption from the moment e-tailers entered the picture. One major distinction in the world of e-commerce is how much more today’s consumers expect from retailers. The clearest evidence of this trend is the growing demand for a more integrated shopping experience, with the lines increasingly blurred between what happens in a retailer’s physical store and what happens online. All of this places tremendous competitive pressure on retailers—especially smaller retailers—to make their customer experiences as engaging and integrated as possible.

87. Five Customer Experience Considerations For Retailers 10/28/2019

    Anyone can sell a product, and customers have plenty of choices when making a purchase. So how does a retailer stand out from the crowd to keep customers coming back? It all comes down to the kind of customer experience you deliver. It’s no longer enough to just sell. Retailers need to understand and anticipate what customers want, and deliver products and services in the way that customers prefer. If you can’t deliver this as a retailer, customers will seek satisfaction elsewhere. 

88. Seven Password Best Practices For Retailers 10/21/2019

    No one likes to use passwords, but they are critical to securing access to systems with valuable business data. Retailers, like any other business, should require passwords as part of their security policies to protect POS systems, backroom applications, customer databases, and any other business system.

89. The Advantages Of Using Defect Tracking Tools 10/21/2019

    In modern software testing solutions, testers use different testing tools to support their findings and processes. With software quality being the top most priority for enterprises, defect tracking tools are also popularly used during the software development process. There are different types of defects that commonly appear in an app which need to be addressed to main software quality. Bugs, defects and issues - they can come in various forms. So we can say that anything that harms the quality of a software app, falls under defects. This is why organizations that hire software testing companies for their software products, ensure that they place the right kind of tools for defect tracking, or defect management.

90. VIP Experiences That Build Loyalty In Luxury Retail 9/9/2019

    Luxury shopping is an experience all its own. Included in the unique ecosystem of retailers catering to the very wealthy are loyalty programs. Many recent program launches come from companies realizing that they need assistance building loyalty among affluent millennials, a subset that spends north of $2 trillion annually. While stores are focused on rewarding their VIPs, the benefits are more high-flying than discount coupons and special events.