Category: Retail

Lessons from top retailers who manage Black Friday and other peak events on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Traditionally, retailers experience only one or two peak shopping events per year—a common example is Black Friday. But in an increasingly unpredictable economy, organizations need agile platforms that can respond to demand increases whenever and wherever they arise. For […]

Shopping is a highly personal experience—one that elicits different feelings among different people. For some, shopping can be an enjoyable, easy, or even therapeutic experience. Other times, shopping can put a great deal of pressure on people. In fact, sometimes shopping can increase the friction people face in their everyday lives. But with Just Walk […]

Global fashion house Tapestry Inc. (Tapestry) has dismantled its data silos and modernized its Tapestry Data Exchange system using cloud and fully managed solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Before undergoing a full digital transformation of its Data Exchange and infrastructure, the company used an on-premises infrastructure, which was limited in its ability to scale […]

Stanley Black & Decker has been helping builders—those who shape our world—since 1843. In the mid-1800s, Frederick Stanley started a small shop in New Britain, Connecticut, to manufacture bolts, hinges, and other hardware of high quality from wrought iron. Early in the next century (1910), Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker started a shop in Baltimore, […]

If any company can bring delight to millions of retailers and consumers all over the world, that company would be Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s largest brewer. Working hand-in-hand since 2016 with VTEX, a leading enterprise digital commerce platform that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS), AB InBev has launched state-of-the-art ecommerce technologies for […]

Headquartered in Argentina, Mercado Libre is the largest online commerce and payments provider in Latin America with 80 million active users across 18 countries. It offers ecommerce solutions so that individuals and companies can buy, sell, pay, advertise, and ship products through the internet. The scalability, security, and performance that comes with building on AWS […]

Embedding technology in your brick-and-mortar store can be intimidating, but the payoff in enhanced consumer experience and better operational performance can be significant. Here are three things you should consider before you embrace checkout-free technology. Today, delivering a positive customer experience is more important than ever before. This is one of the key takeaways of […]

How these new technologies from Amazon are helping transform the retail experience No one likes waiting in lines. The convenience stores that win shoppers’ loyalty are those that offer quick in-and-out shopping trips. Several years ago, Amazon set out to build Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One for Amazon Go stores to offer a […]

Part 2 – Navigating today’s rapidly changing retail and CPG landscape with modern technologies The global supply chain disruptions that we’ve witnessed in our industry from 2020 through 2022 have been nothing short of incredible. Lengthy lead times and out-of-stock inventory on everything from paper and cleaning supplies to beef and poultry have created a […]

Part 1 – A roadmap for suppliers, retailers, and CPG firms for building collaborative solutions covering demand, supply chain, and retail planning When the global pandemic hit with virtually no warning, the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry was turned upside down. Supply chains were quickly disrupted—and then overwhelmed. Everyday items, like paper and […]