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Speed of Retail

John O'Reilly, VP of Business Development, Aptaris

IT as an Enabler for Retail Industry

Armin Roeseler, CIO, Swanson Health Products

Technology Revolutionizing Core Store Operations

Nadia Shouraboura, Founder & CEO, Hointer

Retail Focus: Using Promotional Financing to help Close the Sale

Sue Yasav, VP, Market & Consumer Insights, Synchrony Financial [NYSE:SYF]

Retail's Opportunity is Not in Technology It's in Removing Friction for Customers

Maureen McDonagh, Head of Industry, Retail, Facebook

Retail's Opportunity is Not in Technology It's in Removing Friction for Customers

A study by Ipsos identified that 42 percent of UK online shoppers expect their brands to provide an option to chat with a live agent or representative if they have any questions or

Applications of Text Analytics

Rajkumar Bondugula, Ph.D., Principal Data Scientist / Sr. Director, Equifax and Former Data Scientist, The Home Depot

Applications of Text Analytics

Sentiment analysis is important because studies have shown that accurately measured sentiment correlates with future sales.

The Changing Face of Retail Industry

Graeme McVie, VP & GM, Business Development, Precima

Omni-channel and ecommerce/ mcommerce will continue to be hot topics.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit Brings Hey Alexa to the Restaurant Industry

Paula Suarez, VP-IT, Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit Brings Hey Alexa to the Restaurant Industry

Today, requesting information from Alexa is pervasive throughout the United States, and is quickly becoming an integral business tool in the restaurant industry.

E-commerce for Beginners

Ryan King, CIO, Power Solutions International

E-commerce for Beginners

Manufacturing “business to business” e-commerce websites are for most organizations mediocre or produce very little traffic and revenue. However; you will be surprised.

Creativity Overcomes Scarcity

Geoffrey Fry, Global VP of Supply Chain, Cree Lighting

Creativity Overcomes Scarcity

Collaboration is strength during any time of scarcity, and some of the most powerful constituents with whom you can collaborate are your suppliers. If you have strategically

Making Sense of the MarTech Mess

Brittany Feinson, VP, Communications, Marriott International [NASDAQ:MAR]

Making Sense of the MarTech Mess

It’s Monday morning, I login to my email, I already have 20 messages awaiting my attention, and the day is only just beginning.

Retail Trend Driven Principles- Streamlining Consumer-Retailer Relationships

Joseph Biffar, Director, Loss Prevention & Security, Chico's FAS

Retail Trend Driven Principles- Streamlining Consumer-Retailer Relationships

It’s no longer just about being in stores and catching shoplifters; it’s about a holistic asset protection approach.

Mobisoft: Streamlining B2B E-Commerce at Fingertips

Matan Holander, VP Business Development

Mobisoft: Streamlining B2B E-Commerce at Fingertips

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.

Data Driven Automated Approach to Market Promotional Sales

Sudhir Vallamkondu, VP, iCrossing

Data Driven Automated Approach to Market Promotional Sales

Stores that have retail locations (Grocery, Home Improvement, Department stores etc.) have recurring promotional sales.

Harnessing the Power of Big Data: A Crucial Competitive Advantage for Brick-and-Mortar Retail

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.

How Traditional Retailers are Evolving For the Digital Era

Gareth Bridges, Director, Digital Business, Equinix Asia-Pacific

How Traditional Retailers are Evolving For the Digital Era

Today’s retailers need to embrace a modernized strategy supported by infrastructure designed for the digital edge.

The Transformative Role of Software for Payments: Synergies, Opportunities and the Retail Experience

Amy Zirkle, Ex Vice President, Industry Affairs, Electronic Transactions Association

The Transformative Role of Software for Payments: Synergies, Opportunities and the Retail Experience

There are few industries yet untouched by the tidal wave of technological innovation.

Autonomy with Constraints Empowers Teams to Deliver Results

David Jensen, Director of Ecommerce Engineering, Photobox

Autonomy with Constraints Empowers Teams to Deliver Results

Technology has grown from an ignored support function to a position of leadership, setting an example for the rest of the business.

The New Value Case for Mobile Apps: A Foundation for Immersive Commerce

Dave Nickens, Mobile Director, Build.com

The New Value Case for Mobile Apps: A Foundation for Immersive Commerce

​Over the last several years there has been much debate around Mobile Apps.

If your Customers are a Step Ahead, How Can you Catch Up?

Anthony Jones, Head of eCommerce, Mid-Market Sales UKI, Google

If your Customers are a Step Ahead, How Can you Catch Up?

What a fascinating space to be in right now. We’ve spent years waiting for technology to come and disrupt and, well, it looks like we’re more or less here.