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Mohan Krishnaraj, Global Head of User Experience at HARMAN, a Samsung company
Rohan Penman, Head of Technology, Adairs Retail Group
Michael Adams, VP of IT, MarineMax
A new world order has slowly evolved, leaving many corporate technology teams unprepared to adapt to the critical new responsibilities they manage.
Christian Beckner, Senior Director, Retail Technology, National Retail Federation
Risk management practices will allow companies to remain nimble in adopting new IoT technologies that could transform their operations and impact their business performance positively.
Paul Scorza, CIO & EVP-IT, an Ahold Delhaize Company [Euronext: AD] [OTCQX: ADRNY] And Malcolm D'Souza, Sr. Director, IT-Transformation Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize Company [Euronext: AD] [OTCQX: ADRNY]
From digital signage to customer facing devices, to internet cafés, the use and reliance on technology has grown exponentially.
Pankaj Sharma, Senior Vice President, Home & Business Networks, Schneider Electric
VRLA models could typically cost nearly 53 percent more than the Li-ion models over 10 years, making the Li-ion model the better investment over the longer term.
Richard Flint, COO & Executive Board, HEMA
In the highly-competitive market that we have today, the only key to sustenance is unceasing evolution.
Michelle Peluso, CMO, IBM Corporation And Laurence Haziot, Global Managing Director, Consumer Industries, IBM Corporation [NYSE:IBM]
Retailers must evolve from emphasizing transactions to focusing on building intimate, unique customer relationships.
Vishaal Melwani, CEO, Combatant Gentlemen
While data and analytics are two of the biggest factors that contribute to the success of retail, they’re also very easy to misinterpret.
Shirish Lal, COO & CTO, Harte Hanks [NYSE:HHS]
The last five years has seen a dramatic change in CMO’s engagement in technology decisions. From Gartner declaring the CMO will make more IT purchasing decisions.
Matan Holander, VP Business Development
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce has evolved at multiple levels. Evidently, understanding the unique purchasing preferences of the modern day buyers have become increasingly critical to the long-term growth of B2B merchants.
Sue Yasav, VP, Market & Consumer Insights, Synchrony Financial [NYSE:SYF]
Financing can help close the sale, drive customer loyalty and create an opportunity to increase and maintain market share.
Stanley Lim, Head of Google Marketing Platforms Malaysia, Google
The impetus for advance in programmatic maturity is perhaps as exciting as it is necessary because of an increasingly privacy-first and cookie less world.
Rod Sides, Vice Chairman, US Retail, Wholesale and Distribution leader, Deloitte LLP
Global market forces combined with an increasing proliferation of retail channels, along with commoditization of products and pricing, have resulted in elevated expectations on the part of many consumers.
Michael Jaconi, CEO & Co-Founder, Button
People continue to spend more time on mobile, requesting, purchasing, and booking the exact products they want, at the exact time they want them.
Stuart Freer, Chief Digital Officer, MECCA Brands
The problem with this statement, is that whilst it’s important to be in the detail, know everything about your business, it’s products and services and the customer, it often leads to what I have seen; analysis paralysis.
Russ Reynolds, CEO, Batteries Plus Bulbs
When discussing technology and its effects on human relations, we often refer to a phenomenon wherein mobile devices and computers are replacing face-to-face interaction.
Khaled Naim, Co-Founder & CEO, Onfleet
The deluge has begun—brands that have built a reputation as top names in the United States retail industry are experiencing an unprecedented number of store closings this year.
