Retail Corner: New Normal in Retail Technology & Business

Are you up for the Ads that talk back to you? Instead of hearing an advertisement from IKEA on Pandora, the ad talks to you, and you talk back to it to register your interest or feedback. There's quite a bit of AI and natural language processing behind how this becomes possible. With this adoption, retailers are seeing massive jump in engagement (and ROI) on audio channels.  Listen to Stas Tushins...

How to Win and Influence Your #Digital #Customers. Listen to Howard Tiersky , WSJ Bestseller of Winning Digital Customers talk about 'Digital Transofrmation' in retail. Few touchpoints: Who are digital customers and how you define them? What is digital transformation? What works and what doesn't? How is customer moving towards digital transformation? How can retailers get benefits from their digit...

How 'Experience Economy' is shaping #CustomerAcquisition & Retention Strategies?  Listen to Valentin Radu , CEO & Founder of Omniconvert  talk about the top 10 hot topics in retail today. Understanding consumer life cycle and what does it mean for retail business. Who is the consumer of today and how their behavior mean for retailers? Shift in consumer behavior and how to tap into its potential. I...

How consumerization of #B2B #eCommerce benefits small businesses. #Pandemic has accelerated the digitization of how small businesses interact with their customers. How do #digital platforms convey a sense of personalization and help businesses maintain relationship with their customer base? How does digitization offer prioritization and personalization? Listen to Roi Kliper , Co-Founder & CEO, Cit...

The Future of #Retail is #Phygital, where Digital Retail meets Physical Retail. Will 2023 be Retail's pivot point for #innovation? Are we seeing unusually rare convergence of not just one or two, but several retailer-enabling technologies that are on track for maturity and ubiquity in 2023, and bring about a technological pivot point for the industry? Listen to Jon Nordmark , CEO, Iterate.ai  (for...

Algo retailing is blending machine learning and AI with the human element of data reporting to seamlessly integrate retail data across supply chain to unlock value, improve business's performance, and generate higher profits. This panel discussion focuses on importance of Algo retailing and in-depth analysis of the financial forecasting tool ' Adivino ' to help viewers understand how machine learn...

The role of Data Science & Machine Learning is increasing it's footprints in a way that transforms business functions, especially in Retail.  According to the Director of Statistics and Data Science at MIT (SDSC),   Devavrat Shah , whether it is retail finance, merchandising, planning, or distribution, every decision fundametally relies on accurately forecasting the demand for the product. Listen...

What is the latest in Digital Payment trends? How Covid-19 is affecting consumer behavior when it comes to eCommerce? What do retailers need to know to prepare themselves and pivot for sustained growth? Listen to insightful conversation with Jeremy Altman , VP, PaySafe Group , an expert from payment industry who will bring into spotlight the latest trends in digital payments, their various options...

Digital retailers looking to expand into brick-n-mortar sector are eyeing fairly new concept of Pop-Up Stores to lower implementation cost, test new markets and increase engagement with new customers. Today in our panel discussion we are bringing experts from retail industry who will bring into spotlight the value added benefits, logistics, misconceptions and supported technology in creating pop-u...

In this episode, we are talking about businesses which are in not for profits but for serving a higher purpose for humanity. Gifting Brands and DiZurita are the two entrepreneurial initiatives that are making things possible when it comes to giving with purpose. Listen to the amazing journey from Jeannie Barsam CEO & Founder of Gifting Brands and Giovanna Dizurita  Visual Artist & Founder of DiZur...

RFID technology allows retailers to track their inventory throughout the retail supply chain, from the warehouse shelves all the way to the sales floor. Manual stock count can achieve average inventory accuracy of 70 percent. But an Item-level RFID makes it possible for retailers to achieve 99 percent inventory accuracy. In today's episode, listen to the Executive Chairman of DETEGO ,   Kim Berkno...

Visual Merchandising, a well known practice in retail industry to attract and engage customers by creating an upturn in highlighting features for product and services. Are you telling a right story with colors and spaces? Are you getting your product/service focal point right? Are you exposing your customer to maximum merchandise? Today on our podcast we are bringing an expert Visual Merchandiser,...

In our Retail Risk Takers series, today we bring you an inspirational story on how one person's determination, think big and ask big attitude made her go from a store receptionist to a successful entrepreneur.   In today's episode, listen to the Founder and CEO of an On-Demand Retun and Delivery Service company for Beauty and Fasion industry, GoFlyy ,   Joresa Blount  in discussion with our amazin...

Small Businesses are going through real tough times now. Adjusting to New Normal is creating new challenges for them and they are looking for a lifeline that can take them over this hump created due to pandemic. Today on our Podcast we are bringing such a hope to Retailers who are in dire need to keep themselves afloat. We are talking with   Sprout Funding  COO,   Marc Brasseaux  and CMO, Patrick...

More retailers are adhering to the concept of Buy Online Pickup In Store (BOPIS) to offer convenience to the customer of shopping online and pickup for free at the store. Are you looking to implement BOPIS or e-commerce site at your store? In today's episode, you will listen to  Sayantan (Sayo) Ganguly , a supply-chain expert who currently leads engineering team implementing various store solution...

Understanding true customer need and providing a valuable customer experience is a key to making your business grow organically. In today's episode, listen to the Founder and CEO of a Plus Size Fashion Startup,  Confidence Plus Fashion ,   Michelle Rocha  in discussion with our amazing host Carlos Diaz  talk about her startup journey and how she is fulfilling specific needs in women's clothing.  ...

Curbside-pickup, in-store pickup, and shipping where order delivery and accuracy becomes a critical aspect of valuable customer experience to drive conversion and sales. In today's episode, listen to the Founder and CEO of a Last Mile Delivery Solution company,  FenixCommerce , Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava  in discussion with our amazing host Carlos Diaz  talk about these issues. Are you providing cust...

Risk takers are everywhere, but when it comes to Retail it's completely different ball game. Today in our entrepreneurship series we are talking to one such risk taker,  Tammy Bowser , Founder and CEO of SNAG my WEDDING  who has created an online marketplace for married couples to sell their not so useful wedding paraphernalia post wedding.  Tune in to listen to her talking with our amazing host C...

Inventory Shrinkage is a huge issue in retail caused by shoplifting, employee theft, return fraud or just administrative error. Implementing an effective Loss Prevention strategy requires a 360 degree view of entire retail process. In today's episode, listen to the Director, Loss Prevention at a fast-fashion retail brand  A'GACI LLC , Mr. Nicholas Koumalats  in discussion with our amazing host Car...

Social Distancing will be a "new normal" in retail industry. As stores are opening slowly, managing customer density and distribution within a store will be challenging.  In today's episode, listen to  CEO of Digital Spaces Inc , Mr. Vivek Raj  in discussion with our amazing host Carlos Diaz  talk about how Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision can help retailers address queue management, un...

With a challenging retail landscape and consumer confidence being low, can retailers be flexible and still be competitive? Is the "new normal" creating a better opportunities for retailers? Who will come out as a winner and stay relevant. Tune in to listen to insights from one of the retail industry veteran and  CEO of Tejas Software , Mr. Sampath Kannan  in discussion with our amazing host Carlos...