AWS for Industries

Category: Retail

Conquering Peak Retail Events with AWS

Conquering Peak Retail Events with AWS

Many retail customers depend on successful peak events to drive significant revenue. Peak events include promotional sales days like Amazon Prime Day, holiday sales, and the globally recognized Black Friday-Cyber Monday period. According to the National Retail Federation, in 2023, a record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through […]

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Preview of AWS at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2025 Asia Pacific

We are thrilled to be joining the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show: Asia Pacific for its second year from June 3-5, 2025 in Singapore. This year’s theme, ‘Retail Unlimited,’ explores how technology can transform industries and elevate shopping experiences at every touchpoint. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon teams, and AWS Industry Partners, […]

Skechers Steps up Network Transformation with AWS Cloud WAN, Network Firewall, and Direct Connect

Skechers Steps up Network Transformation with AWS Cloud WAN, Network Firewall, and Direct Connect

This post is co-written with Dino Padilla, Sr. Cloud Engineer, Skechers USA, and Gabriel Sandoval, Sr. Manager Cloud Platforms & GenAI, Skechers USA In early 2024, global footwear leader Skechers USA continued its cloud transformation journey. To address the infrastructure challenges that could threaten its growth, Skechers redesigned its AWS Cloud network. This blog post […]

Addressing Return Opportunities Across the Retail Journey

The retail industry faces an increasingly complex returns challenge that impacts both operational efficiency and bottom-line profitability. With online return rates averaging 15.2 percent – triple the rate of in-store purchases – and returns accounting for $743 billion in lost sales in the US alone last year, retailers need innovative solutions to address this growing […]

The Agentic Store: How AI Orchestration will Revolutionize Physical Retail

The Agentic Store: How AI Orchestration will Revolutionize Physical Retail

Physical retailing – driving 80 percent of all US sales – is undergoing a “Renaissance”; a modernization revolution focused on transforming both shopper experience and operations. To achieve this, stores are re-investing heavily in technology, from point-of-sale systems and inventory management to IoT devices and computer vision solutions. Yet these investments often create what IDC […]

Transforming Stores Through Computer Vision: A Business Leader's Guide

Transforming Stores Through Computer Vision: A Business Leader’s Guide

With physical stores still accounting for 80 percent of sales, the pressure to optimize in-store operations has never been more intense. The rise of ecommerce hasn’t just changed shopping habits—it’s created an urgent need for physical stores to deliver smarter, more efficient store experiences while reducing their technology footprint. Physical store companies commonly face the […]

Best Buy improves in-store customer experience using SD-WAN, powered by AWS Transit Gateway Connect and Fortinet FortiGate

Best Buy improves in-store customer experience using SD-WAN, powered by AWS Transit Gateway Connect and Fortinet FortiGate

Retail customers are improving the in-store customer experience through personalization by connecting their remote stores to AWS using SD-WAN. For the largest specialty consumer electronics retailer in North America, Best Buy Co., Inc., connecting stores to cloud-based workloads has shortened application response times. It allows stores to sync up-to-date inventory, view real-time supply chain information […]

Five Critical Technology Trends for Retailers in 2025

Five Critical Technology Trends for Retailers in 2025

Weaving through the bustling vendor booths at NRF’s Big Show, I couldn’t help but notice several recurring themes—patterns that promise to reshape our industry’s landscape in the months and years ahead. While the topics weren’t necessarily new, the approaches to addressing common use cases were. I found myself leaning into certain booths to investigate further […]

Data-Driven E-Commerce: Modernize Retail Experiences with Amplitude

Data-Driven E-Commerce: Modernize Retail Experiences with Amplitude

Not too long ago, retailers with physical stores considered their online presence as an addition to their business. In many instances, one didn’t know about the other. And that created a problem for customers who expected to have a seamless experience between shopping from their home and pushing a cart through a store. This inconsistent […]