Martin Ros, SVP & Head of Intelligent Packaging, Stora Enso [HEL: STERV
Ronald Blahnik, CIO, Hibbett Sport
In the event of a cyberattack, your vendor must be in a position to safeguard your data, and protect it from damage.
Alvina Antar, CIO, Zuora
Technology company CIOs are among the chosen few who are able to create a greater impact to their business and revenue beyond their core IT function.
Graeme McVie, VP & GM, Business Development, Precima
Omni-channel and ecommerce/ mcommerce will continue to be hot topics.
Christian Beckner, Senior Director, Retail Technology, National Retail Federation
Risk management practices will allow companies to remain nimble in adopting new IoT technologies that could transform their operations and impact their business performance positively.
Joseph Biffar, Director, Loss Prevention & Security, Chico's FAS
It’s no longer just about being in stores and catching shoplifters; it’s about a holistic asset protection approach.
Corey Tollefson, SVP & GM, Infor
In today’s competitive marketplace, retailers have faced enormous challenges adapting to sky-high customer expectations and the pressures of digital on brick-and-mortar stores.
Reid Greenberg, SVP, Kantar Retail
The good news is, there are a lot of shiny things to ignore and focus on the leading trends that seem to be valid for commanding attention for the foreseeable future.
Kyu Cho, VP, Nisum
According to recent numbers from the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales accounted for 10.6 percent of total retail sales by the end of 2015.
Matan Holander, VP Business Development
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce has evolved at multiple levels. Evidently, understanding the unique purchasing preferences of the modern day buyers have become increasingly critical to the long-term growth of B2B merchants.
Stuart Freer, Chief Digital Officer, MECCA Brands
The problem with this statement, is that whilst it’s important to be in the detail, know everything about your business, it’s products and services and the customer, it often leads to what I have seen; analysis paralysis.
Dara Meath, Vice President - Information Technology, The Camuto Group
Retails can gather real-time behavioral data with AI to understand consumers’ needs at a deeper level, and more accurately forecast the goods they are most likely to buy.
Kyu Cho, VP-Consulting Services, Nisum
Retailers know that omnichannel is the way of the future. Having a digital presence is table stakes at this point, with mobile and social commerce not far behind.
Edward Park, SVP, Head of Retail, Digital, Allocations, Wholesale Operations (North America), GUESS? Inc.
The challenge facing retail today is transforming stores to connect that invaluable hub of experience.
Rod Sides, Vice Chairman, US Retail, Wholesale and Distribution leader, Deloitte LLP
Global market forces combined with an increasing proliferation of retail channels, along with commoditization of products and pricing, have resulted in elevated expectations on the part of many consumers.
Jennifer Sherman, SVP, Product and Strategy, Kibo
Today’s retail software has become very good at providing detailed online order history that can provide merchandising suggestions for the customer’s next visit.
Jean Laborde, Deputy CIO, FnacDarty
Digital transformation is your North Star, and you need to identify it and understand why it is the answer to your problems