Category: Retail

A staggering 83% of consumers believe businesses should actively be shaping their best practices around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, as based on a 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Survey. Retailers are getting serious about slowing the effects of climate change by reducing their carbon footprints. Many are committed to net-zero emissions targets within the […]

Ecommerce is Becoming Ever More Important According to this Forbes article from April 2021, global ecommerce sales were expected to reach $4.2 trillion, and “surveys of consumers in the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States showed online shopping is becoming the preferred method of grocery shopping for a growing number of consumers.” While that […]

Today, we’re thrilled to share that Best Buy selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider for cloud infrastructure services and its strategic partner for developing cloud engineering talent. With more than 1,000 stores and approximately 100,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada, Best Buy already runs its digital commerce business and other strategic workloads on […]

In our previous blog, How to Build a Dynamic Supply Chain Platform: A Primer, we discussed how companies can proactively manage market events in a global supply chain using AWS. In this post, we will focus on how companies can manage customs clearance risk in the same supply chain by using AWS artificial intelligence and […]

Since the start of the pandemic, retail customers’ purchasing habits have shifted dramatically—and they’re not going back. From online shopping and curbside pickup to changing brand loyalties prompted by supply chain disruptions to purchase decisions strongly influenced by social media, the world of retail has changed for good. To compete, retailers need to reinvent their […]

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruption. In a matter of days, our world turned upside down. As shelter-in-place lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing rules took hold, new consumption patterns quickly emerged. Arguably, no industry felt the pandemic’s dramatic impact more than consumer packaged goods (CPG). However, leaders are forging ahead with resilience, tenacity, and […]

In his recent WSJ article, Joe Peppard, from the MIT Sloan School of Management, takes the position that the IT department has outlived its usefulness. The IT department at many companies has grown into such a powerful force that it’s hard to imagine a company without one. With that said, the article certainly got me […]

AWS has joined the MACH Alliance, a group of independent software vendors advocating for an open, modern architecture for digital experiences. AWS is proud to participate in this group to facilitate innovation and better support enterprises, retailers, and CPG companies to deliver the best experiences for their customers. Early versions of the Amazon.com webstore were […]

Many eCommerce retailers face significant planning challenges resulting from supply chain disruption, labor shortages, and a retail landscape significantly altered by the pandemic. Shoppers are searching for brands they can trust to meet their expectations for accurate, on-time delivery, and retailers are looking for solutions to delight their customers and build brand loyalty. Solve new […]

The last two years have been marked by an unprecedented sea change in retail. Brands of all sizes and industries were forced to implement critical omnichannel capabilities, from safe store pickup to contactless payment. When many of these stores reopened, though, they took a step back as quickly as they had taken two steps forward. […]