Category Archives: Part 8: Putting It All Together

This sub-category encompasses introlling and controlling the retail strategy.

Cognizant’s 2014 Shopper Experience Study

Posted on December 10, 2014 by bermanevansretail

RIS News and Cognizant have published a report on the state of the shopper experience in 2014. More than 5,300 respondents in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and China were surveyed. As RIS News’ editorial director Joe Skorupa notes at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Do You Understand the Value of Cross-Channel Attribution?

Posted on December 7, 2014 by bermanevansretail

In this era of complex retail channels, one of the big challenges is attributing the contribution of the various channel members in the consumer’s purchase process. As Forbes’ MarketShare notes: “In today’s more measurement-focused marketing world, cross-channel attribution is a … Continue reading →

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In-Store Analytics Pick Up the Pace

Posted on December 2, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we have written about several times before (see, for example, 1, 2, 3), retail analytics have become much more sophisticated and illuminating in recent years. A story in Businessweek by Olga Kharif further illustrates what smart retailers are doing: “Feel … Continue reading →

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