Often used as to discuss religion, at its core the word heresy is a “truth about something that is taken to an untruthful extreme.” History is rife with examples of a principle or discovery for one thing that was then extended to an area it was never meant to be […]
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Retail is growing but changing fast. There are changes required at retailers, malls and properties. This was a webinar shared on 8/14/2019 about store openings and closings. Get the complete list of closings and openings for 1,660 retail companies Download the Webinar Slides Download the Free Report from which the […]
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Perhaps there is no technology with more hype in retail than the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In fact, we are currently in an arms race for talent. What are the best practices? Where do you start? What are some case studies? That is the point of […]
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This post has the links to the replay of the recent webinar titled It’s Not You, It’s Me – How Personalizing the Customer Experience Can Bring Great Results. To watch the webinar replay, click the picture below. To get the webinar slides, you can download those […]
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As a retail analyst for the last 23 years, I can count on 1 finger the number of times I have written a post to comment on another company’s research. This is it. The exception here is a report which has been widely cited by the likes of CNBC, Washington […]
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Last week I had the absolute pleasure of attending Shoptalk in Las Vegas. This was my first year attending, though it was the fourth year of the event which has grown significantly in each successive year, drawing close to 8,000 attendees ranging from investors, press, analyst, vendors and the retail […]
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IHL’s Greg Buzek, along with 6 other industry colleagues, was recently asked by Aptos what was the one thing retailers must do in 2019 to stay relevant. See our answers in this unique video flipbook. Click the photo below to access… or go here […]
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Amazon Prime continues to radically transform consumer behavior. The advent of free two-day shipping, membership, and other benefits from Amazon provide a compelling reason for consumers not to visit stores. Retailers are actually driving consumers to Amazon by not addressing issues important to their customers. This study points to what […]
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The following video highlights data from recent research from IHL Group on Ecommerce orders that are not for delivery, but for pickup at the local retail store. There are many challenges with Click and Collect profitability depending on the segment. In some cases the loss of impulse items makes for […]
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Retail is growing but it is changing fast. Changes in demographics, the growth of online, and other pressures are challenging malls more than ever. This webinar goes over store counts for 2018, how retail is changing and what retailers must do to compete. Click picture below for webinar recording. To […]
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