AWS for Industries
Category: Retail
6 Strategies to Revolutionize Your Approach to Physical Retail in 2024
Today’s retailers not only need to embrace the profound digital transformations happening in the industry, but also deliver real value for their consumers and their organizations. With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other innovations, 2024 marks a pivotal moment for the industry—and physical stores are ripe for disruption. Forrester notes that “retailers […]
Take in-store and online shopping experiences to another level using generative AI
In today’s retail, consumers have both the infinite shelf of online shopping and the sensory experience of in-store shopping. As such, there is a natural flow that consumers can follow from one to the other creating an endless wardrobe of possibilities. That flow typically starts online and continues in-store. However, when those consumers visit a […]
Retail Executive Conversations: Solving for retail agility with headless commerce with Ultra Commerce
As retailers around the world continue to demonstrate resilience, tenacity, and a capacity for innovation, we continue to explore the technology that powers their success. We’ve embarked on a series of conversations with executives from Amazon Web Services (AWS) retail expert partner organizations, to showcase their leadership and innovation during these times. In the latest […]
Dunelm’s journey to micro frontends on AWS
Dunelm Group plc is the UK’s leading homewares retailer, with specialist offerings for customers across their superstores in the UK, and their digital platform. Dunelm’s website attracts over 400 million sessions every year and generates approximately 35% of the company’s revenue. When an organization starts to scale, it needs to reflect their growth on the […]
Introducing the Publicis Sapient Composable Commerce Accelerator on AWS
Thinking of going on a composable journey? We’ve just made it easier and faster to get it done. Retailers can now take advantage of the new Publicis Sapient Composable Commerce Accelerator on Amazon Web Services (AWS), launched in collaboration with Publicis Sapient, VTEX, Contentstack, Constructor, and Cloudinary. Along with AWS experts with deep experience in […]
Modernizing retail demand planning with SAS Intelligent Planning on AWS
Modernizing retail demand planning with SAS Intelligent Planning on AWS About 100 years ago, a retailer with over 10,000 locations across the United States had a problem. How could they balance the need for goods with available stock for each store in their chain, forecast the need for replenishment, and coordinate logistics to ensure each […]
Kibo enables digital commerce success with scaling on AWS
The convenience of online shopping has exploded in recent years, bringing both new opportunities and challenges. One of the most critical challenges faced by digital commerce companies is scalability—the ability to handle increased demand while maintaining optimal performance. Without scalability, your server resources might get overwhelmed, resulting in slow loading times and frustrating user experiences. […]
How The Fresh Market achieved 18.7x engagement rates with shoppable livestreaming
The Fresh Market is a specialty food retailer for those looking to discover the best in restaurant-quality meals, hand-picked organic produce, premium baked goods, fresh-cut flowers, custom-cut meats, and carefully curated offerings for holidays and special occasions. The Fresh Market offers an intimate and personalized shopping experience for guests. In addition to an exceptional in-store […]
The critical role of omnichannel customer loyalty in modern retail success
Building and maintaining a loyal customer base is critical to the long-term success of retail. This is especially true in today’s multichannel digital shopping space that now even includes hybrid brick-and-mortar “smart stores.” Retail predictions recently released in a worldwide study by IDC strongly indicate that by 2024, 40% of retailers will adopt a multilevel […]
AWS at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2024: Retail’s Big Show Preview
Retail’s “Big Show” is back and it’s bigger than ever. After the fun we had in 2023 accelerating innovation in retail, we couldn’t be more delighted to return to the Javits Center for another year of informative sessions and meaningful connections. Join us at NRF 2024 at Amazon Web Services (AWS) booth 6020 to experience […]