When you think through all of the different technologies that retailers deploy today the list is massive. We have store systems like POS, scanners, self-checkout, mobile devices etc. Then we have supply chain solutions, sales and marketing, ecommerce, business intelligence and then all the infrastructure. And most recently with the […]
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The following article was written by Scott Augenbaum who is our keynote speaker at RetailROI SuperSaturday. Scott is a Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent of Cyber Division and Author. To learn more about SuperSaturday, go here. Twelve Tips to Avoiding Cyber Crime this Holiday Season by Scott Augenbaum Hope […]
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Winning retailers think differently. They are investing more in technologies and in specific ways very differently from average or below average performing retailers. This webinar with Greg Buzek of IHL Group and Ricardo Belmar, Microsoft’s Director of Partner Marketing for Retail & CPG at Microsoft Included an update on the latest retail sales […]
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Hi everyone and welcome to our next installment of the IHL Partnership with TruRating. In an industry that is rife with inventory issues and labor shortages, it is not hard to find consumers that are complaining about bad experiences. Let’s face it, there was never a shortage of complaints before […]
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Hi everyone and welcome to the first of several Data Wednesdays that are the fruit of a new IHL partnership with TruRating. In these quick data snippets, IHL will be working with TruRating for consumer surveys at the POS where IHL will help with questions for consumers, TruRating will share […]
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If you do your research, you will see that most predictions on US holiday sales range between 7-9% increase which would be the highest increase in many, many years. In our opinion this is extremely bullish and based on estimated consumer demand for the holidays with very little consideration for […]
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The average retailer spends 13% of their IT budget on security, but anywhere from 15-40% of that budget is taken up with just being PCI compliant…and let’s face it, that’s not real security. COVID has brought exponential increases to the number of IoT devices in stores, greatly expanding the attack […]
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LEEDS, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IHL Group, an advisory and research firm covering the global retail and hospitality sectors, has partnered with technology provider Content Catalyst, to launch an interactive platform for subscribers using flagship content delivery service, Publish Interactive. IHL, based in Tennessee (USA), produces research covering global retail and hospitality markets […]
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For every chain retailer that have a net closing of stores in 2021 there are 4.3 retailers adding to their store count this year. IHL’s latest research looks at public companies and larger private companies and was the subject of a recent webinar. To watch the webinar replay, click the […]
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Historically, shipments and installed base in the North American Mobile POS (mPOS) market have been driven by smaller retailers. But COVID radically changed the landscape. Lock-downs caused an estimated 400,000 retailers and restaurants with fewer than 50 locations in North America to close for good in 2020. At the same […]
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