By Paula Suarez, VP-IT, Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
By Angela Gearhart, Sr. Director Retail and Brand Experience, Sleep Number
By Guy Amisano, CEO, Salient Management Company
Retailers should leverage POS data in combination with geographic data to determine the buying preferences of consumers in different areas.
By Ryan Byrd, CIO & VP Engineering, Entrata
Google Apps is the new office software leader, particularly for younger, faster-moving, web-centric companies.
By Steve Rempel, CIO, Rite Aid
Many will tell you that today’s consumer is more powerful than ever, thanks to the personal mobile computers we have in our pockets, our homes and even our cars.
By Nick Fischer, Senior Vice President & CFO, Betteridge
When it comes to distilling large amounts of data into actionable insights, time is almost always the most binding constraint.
By Jason Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content Practice, SapientRazorfis
I came to retail at a time when the retail landscape was dramatically changing. At the time, computer city superstore was the first big box concept for technology.
By Marc Kermisch, VP & CIO, Red Wing Shoe Co.
A commitment to innovation, quality and customer service has propelled Red Wing Shoes to a company whose leadership has stood the test of time.
By Mark Horbal, CIO, SVP-IT, EVP Corporate Vision and Innovation, SpringBIG
In the simplest terms, the fundamental objective of any retail enterprise is to sell as many products as possible.
By Anna Cole, Director of ECommerce Operations, Carhartt
It’s 1997 and the super computer Deep Blue is going up against the reigning World Chess champion, Garry Kasparov for the second time.
By Bruce Valk, CIO & VP, Silver Star Brands
Growing up a barber’s son in a small rural Wisconsin town, I was unknowingly an early student of emotional intelligence as I listened to and observed the diverse clientele of a one-chair barbershop.
By James Keller, Executive Partner, Bulger Partners
It is shaping up to be another great year for Amazon and one that represents some big milestones for the company.
By Alex Bordei, Director of Product and Development, Bigstep
More data speeds up the business decision by analyzing a multitude of key performance indicators and partly solves one of the core issues of offline retailers.
By Jeff Donaldson, SVP & CIO, Gamestop
There are a couple of trends that are both fascinating and also have great potential to transform businesses, government and eventually society.
By Jennifer Sherman, SVP, Product and Strategy, Kibo
Today’s retail software has become very good at providing detailed online order history that can provide merchandising suggestions for the customer’s next visit.
By 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.
By Rajkumar Bondugula, Ph.D., Principal Data Scientist / Sr. Director, Equifax and Former Data Scientist, The Home Depot
Sentiment analysis is important because studies have shown that accurately measured sentiment correlates with future sales. A related application is in understanding customer predispositions.
By Alistair Venn, Managing Director, Menulog Group
Technology innovation is not only driving a better customer experience, but is making it easier for retailers to manage business operations.