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The 360 Degree Customer

Mark Horbal, CIO, SVP-IT, EVP Corporate Vision and Innovation, SpringBIG

Delivering an Elevated Customer Experience Requires an Agile Retail Technology Platform

Perry Kramer, SVP & Practice Lead, Boston Retail Partners

Asymmetrical Risk to the Integrated Retail World

David Marcotte, Senior Vice President, Kantar Consulting

Magnifying the Power Of Data

Steve Rempel, CIO, Rite Aid

Magnifying the Power Of Data

​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.

Enterprise Architecture Means Thinking Business First, then Technology

Steven Van Wyk, CIO/COO, The PNC Financial Services Group

Enterprise Architecture Means Thinking Business First, then Technology

The model is based on a service-oriented architecture that defines the standard business capabilities that make up a bank- such as payments, loan offerings.

Retail Success Requires Boosting Operational Efficiency

Nick East, CEO, Zynstra

To deploy at scale, management and operational processes need to be automated to reduce cost and risk.

The Post- Office Generation

Ryan Byrd, CIO & VP Engineering, Entrata

The Post- Office Generation

Google Apps is the new office software leader, particularly for younger, faster-moving, web-centric companies.

The Future of Operations, but NOW!

Romain Liot, COO, Adore Me

The Future of Operations, but NOW!

​Adore Me was established in 2012 and sells inclusive, affordable, fast-fashion intimates online. End of 2017.

CX Strategies: A Shot In The Dark?

Waves Mowatt-Kane, Director, Customer Experience, Amtrak

CX Strategies: A Shot In The Dark?

Empathy is the first tenet of Design Thinking. Using empathy is your opportunity to seek a deeper understanding of your customer.

Cloud and IoT Technologies in Grocery Retail

Jozo Džakula, CIO, Konzum

Cloud and IoT Technologies in Grocery Retail

Since connectivity became omnipresent, technology companies are seeking a way to connect everything to the Internet.

Hybrid Cloud Opens the Door to Retailer's Digital Transformation

Vish Ganapathy, VP, Partner, IBM Industry Academy Member for Consumer Industries

Hybrid Cloud Opens the Door to Retailer's Digital Transformation

Retailers are facing increased pressure from competitors abroad, traditional manufacturer brands going direct, and new business models from digitally native startups.

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.

Retail returns: A $440B headache that technology and data analytics can solve

Eric Moriarty, VP, B-Stock Solutions

Retail returns: A $440B headache that technology and data analytics can solve

By the end of 2017 the value of retail returns will be equivalent to total online sales: around $440 billion.

AI and it's Place in E-Commerce

Anna Cole, Director of E-Commerce Operations, User Experience and Merchandising, Carhartt

It was hard to believe that a machine could out-think a genius like Kasparov.

Time to Reach for the Clouds

Mike Ruchensky, VP and CIO, Swift Transportation [NYSE-SWFT]

Time to Reach for the Clouds

Today’s fleet managers—and their drivers—face heightened responsibilities in an increasingly competitive transportation industry.

Schneider Electric: Connected Retail- Computing Power to Every Store

Kevin Brown, SVP of Innovation & CTO, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric: Connected Retail- Computing Power to Every Store

So, we had our guys there fixing the problem before it escalated on the customer end.

Raising the Benchmark of a Good Customer Experience

Djamel Toubrinet, Marketing Director, Americas–Retail, Cegid Group

Raising the Benchmark of a Good Customer Experience

Thriving retail brands nurture deeper connections with shoppers by building communities.

Going Mobile to Encourage Shopper Loyalty

George Pepes, Retail Vertical Solutions Lead, Zebra Technologies [NASDAQ: ZBRA]

Going Mobile to Encourage Shopper Loyalty

Retailers are starting to look toward enterprise-grade mPOS solutions that offer a consumer device-like interface design while meeting the durability, power and security needs of business users

Be Ready or be Gone - Insights for the Fast approaching Future of Retail

Brett Beveridge, Founder & President, The Retail Outsource Companies

Be Ready or be Gone - Insights for the Fast approaching Future of Retail

To say the landscape of retail is changing, is an almost absurd understatement.