Tag: Retail Partner

That’s a wrap! It’s official, NRF 2023 has come to an end. For those who were able to join us this year, we would like to extend a big thank you! If you missed the event, we have put together our best highlights from the show in this post. Big takeaways from our Exhibitor Big […]

Anybody with a sweet tooth has probably heard of brands like Domino and C&H in the U.S., Redpath in Canada, Tate & Lyle in the U.K., and Sidul in Portugal. All of these sugary packaged goods are made by the Florida Crystals Corporation, a vertically integrated farm-to-table sugar cane company based in West Palm Beach, […]

After a three-year hiatus, NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show was back in full force this January featuring the best of retail and retail tech. 35,000 attendees. 175 sessions. 1,000+ exhibitors. The buzz was intoxicating as positive energy from retailers and technology partners filled the air in spite of recent economic headwinds. Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]

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 […]

Mounting pressure on the supply chain isn’t anything new. But its impacts are giving us something else to talk about these days. Across industries, not just consumer packaged goods (CPG), we see an acceleration in new capabilities, with companies driving better decisions and spearheading greater innovation. Take smart factories, for example, where visionary consumer goods […]

Retailers use demand forecasting to anticipate customer needs and optimize supply decisions. Like most industries, demand forecasting in retail industry uses large amounts of historical data to predict future consumer demand. These forecasts depend upon analyses of variables that impact demand, such as seasonality, promotions, inventory levels, and market trends. Prediction accuracy is influenced by […]

Customers care about how their purchases affect the planet. They want to make buying decisions that they can feel good about. Retailers are offering new customer experiences using technology that informs a customer’s purchase and helps them be more impactful in their shopping. In a digital world, everything is at your fingertips. But behind every […]

While industries are recovering from the disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer packaged goods (CPGs) continue to deal with major challenges like inflation, changing consumer preferences, and fluctuations in the oil and energy markets. A recently published McKinsey study shows that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 75 percent of US consumers switched brands or stores […]

We hope you are as excited as we are to be back in person at NRF 2023! Our retail experts are busy preparing to share insights, success stories from leading retailers, and AWS and Amazon technology demonstrations—showcasing unified commerce in action. NRF 2023 will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits […]

Las Vegas hosted NACS 2022 in the first week of October 2022. The size and scale of this conference was phenomenal, with a wide variety of sections catering to all aspects of running a convenience store, be it consumer packaged goods (CPGs) innovation, physical retail fixtures, the latest in commercial kitchen supplies, or customer-facing and […]