Everybody Liquidates. Especially after the holidays.

Everybody Liquidates. Especially after the holidays.

Relaxed return policies and record online spending are leading to historical amounts of returned goods; and it’s at a huge cost to retailers: this year around $400 billion in merchandise will come back. Holiday returns in particular pack a punch…

Dec 20 2018 · 3 min read

Retail Voice Control Tech Could be Worth $40 Billion in 4 Years
Retail Voice Control Tech Could be Worth $40 Billion in 4 Years

Quick Facts by Strategy Analytics Consumer spending on smart home related products (hardware, services, and installation) will reach nearly $96B…

Dec 17 2018 · 3 min read

Serial Returners Could Mean Good Business for Retailers
Serial Returners Could Mean Good Business for Retailers

It’s a definite trend: consumers taking advantage the lax return policies many retailers have put in place to remain competitive.…

Dec 13 2018 · 3 min read

(Re)Selling Holiday Returns
(Re)Selling Holiday Returns

It’s December and the Holiday Sales season is in full swing. Savvy retailers are forward-looking to Jan/Feb/March and forming a…

Dec 06 2018 · 3 min read

E-commerce + Brick & Mortar = Strong Holiday Omnichannel Sales
E-commerce + Brick & Mortar = Strong Holiday Omnichannel Sales

The retail industry received good news from the U.S. Census Bureau recently: year-to-date-retail sales through September 2018, excluding gas and…

Nov 30 2018 · 3 min read

Holiday Returns, Supply Chains & Reverse Logistics
Holiday Returns, Supply Chains & Reverse Logistics

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now in the record books and the initial results are in: $6.22 billion was…

Nov 27 2018 · 3 min read

Consumers Want Tech this Holiday Season
Consumers Want Tech this Holiday Season

A recent Consumer Technology Association (CTA) report states that U.S.consumers are projected to spend a record-setting $96.1 billion on technology products…

Nov 19 2018 · 3 min read

Adobe Predicts Record Breaking Holiday Sales for 2018 with Mobile Playing Large Role
Adobe Predicts Record Breaking Holiday Sales for 2018 with Mobile Playing Large Role

Adobe recently released its 2018 Holiday Predictions Report and the findings should make major retailers everywhere smile with yuletide joy;…

Nov 15 2018 · 3 min read

The Future of EU Retail
The Future of EU Retail

Shopping is increasingly happening online, and for an industry like retail – worth £366 billion last year in the UK…

Nov 14 2018 · 3 min read

How Retailers are Currently Using IoT Technologies
How Retailers are Currently Using IoT Technologies

IoT (internet of things) is now ubiquitous with 5G; combined, both technologies will have a significant impact in the marketplace.…

Nov 09 2018 · 3 min read

It’s November 1—Welcome to Holiday Shopping Season!
It’s November 1—Welcome to Holiday Shopping Season!

November 1 marks the start of the official Holiday Shopping Season (it also marks Sweet Potato Awareness Month and who…

Nov 01 2018 · 2 min read

5 Ways to Tell if your Warehouse is Haunted
5 Ways to Tell if your Warehouse is Haunted

It’s Halloween! The traditions associated with it go back to ancient times. Beginning as a Celtic festival, people would light…

Oct 31 2018 · 2 min read