By Retail News Insider Most of us have been there before: staring at our computer screens contemplating a purchase, but wishing there was some way we could actually see, feel and try out the product before making the investment. For many brands, that can be done fairly easily, hence the popularity of showrooming and webrooming. […]
By Retail News Insider For years, experts have been predicting that mobile wallets—the ability to pay with the swipe of your cell phone—will be the next big thing. But for nearly just as long, they remained largely a novelty, or sometimes even a nuisance. Now their time has finally come. Mainstream mobile wallet solutions that […]
By Retail News Insider Amazon—it’s a name that strikes fear in the hearts of most brick-and-mortar retailers. With 237 million active customer accounts worldwide, over $74 billion in annual revenue and an average growth rate of 22 percent, the e-tailer is a force in both the online and traditional marketplaces. From its humble beginnings as […]
By Retail News Insider Most of us know a few teens and tweens who always seem to have their earphones in, one hand on their smartphone texting and the other on a tablet checking out their friends’ latest Instagram photos. That’s Generation Z. Born between 1995 and today, this group of constantly-connected, multitasking, technologically-savvy do-gooders […]
By Retail News Insider The world of retail is evolving. Though many industry insiders initially brushed these trends off as passing fads, the expansion of mobile apps and m-commerce, the use of tracking beacons for in-store personalization, and the widespread integration of omnichannel solutions amongst both brick-and-mortar and online retailers have all become mainstream in […]
By Retail News Insider Over the past year, Retail News Insider has investigated a number of new digital technologies and the impact they are having—or are predicted to have—on the retail experience. One of the key takeaways from our coverage is that there’s little arguing that online shopping and mobile technologies have forever changed the […]
By Retail News Insider Most of us are all too familiar with the challenges of having to track down an associate when looking to cross that last item off our grocery lists or staring at rows of similar products, wishing there was an easy way to know what really worked best, tasted good or fit […]
Shoppers today have a myriad of stores to choose from and retailers face competition at every corner—on the street and online. Of course, price and location are always key factors to getting people into a store. But discount chains and higher-end options regularly coexist in close proximity to each other, so those clearly aren’t the […]
By Retail News Insider Technology can be fleeting. Sometimes an idea that seems like it would be a hit with consumers turns out to be nothing more than a passing fad. So it’s no surprise that when a new retail technology comes around, many wonder if it’s just a gimmick—or if it could have real […]
Over the next year, the number of consumers who shop for groceries online at least some of the time is expected to nearly triple, according to a recent study by research firm The Hartman Group. And by 2020, the market is predicted to grow to $50 billion, compared to the $13 billion it represents today, says Kantar Research. This growth is a clear sign that the tides are changing for grocery e-commerce.
