Tag: microservices

How leading retailers are transforming the industry with advanced cloud-based technologies and services The rise of digital commerce Although digital commerce has been around for almost 3 decades, its growth has recently accelerated, boosted by access to new cloud technologies, better mobile apps, and a raft of new fulfillment options. Consumers are spending more time […]

Few companies break the mold in retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG). Even fewer are successful year after year, especially with global disruptions pressuring the industry for nearly three years and counting. What’s the secret to success? Recently, three leading industry analyst firms—Forrester, Gartner, and International Data Corporation (IDC)—have weighed in on this topic, citing Amazon Web […]

Twenty years ago, when the internet and ecommerce became mainstream, no one envisioned the social media channels and immersive games that are available today. At that time, a website with professional, attractive images and an intuitive checkout process seemed sophisticated to most consumers. Fast-forward to the early 2020s, and that basic brochureware-style website seems boring […]

In many ways, consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands face many areas of uncharted territory in today’s business climate: pandemics, supply chain disruptions, and ever-changing regulations and consumer expectations. However, despite such volatility, CPGs also face enormous opportunities, as consumer demand continues to rise at an astonishing rate. The following three key principles should be considered […]

SGK Inc. (SGK) provides packaging, ecommerce solutions, and brand experiences for more than 1,500 clients around the world. SGK’s products and services provide near-real-time asset management, workflow integrations, and analytics for brand strategy and omnichannel marketing as well as asset design and production. The analytics in particular drive supply chain and product management decisions. Overall, […]

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 […]

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 […]

The retail industry has long suffered from anemic investments in information technology that have saddled many companies with aging IT systems unable to keep up with rapidly changing customer demands and market dynamics. Industry CIOs and CTOs have been searching for a solution, and many have found an answer: A new retailer application architecture offering […]

To meet customers’ needs in a dynamic and fast-changing world, organizations must establish supply chain platforms that can proactively react in real time. Rapid technological development and advances in utilizing Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and cloud-based platforms can be leveraged to create scalable global platforms that capture data throughout […]

Add this one to your buzzword bingo card for 2021: headless commerce. It’s a hot topic! But what is it, and why does it matter? In this blog post, I’ll unpack one of the most discussed and least understood new terms in ecommerce. When CPG leaders and technology teams understand headless commerce, they can start […]