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The COVID Catalyst and The Paradigm Shift

Alexandra Hourani, NA Digital GMM Director, Converse

Retail and the Consumer

Steve Rempel, CIO, Rite Aid

Transforming Merchandise Industry with New Market Possibilities

Antonio Sciuto, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer North America, Nestlé

Dickey's Barbecue Pit Brings Hey Alexa to the Restaurant Industry

Paula Suarez, VP-IT, Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

IT Solutions for More Complex Promotional Offers

William Morrell, CTO, Aptaris

IT Solutions for More Complex Promotional Offers

Knowing consumers’ purchasing habits, how they prefer to shop, when and why are critical to profitability and growth.

Why Artificial Intelligence Will Empower the CIO

Gregory B Morrison, SVP & CIO, Cox Enterprises

Why Artificial Intelligence Will Empower the CIO

To better anticipate where AI makes sense throughout organizations, let’s explore its potential.

Role of Augmented Reality in Retail

Rekha (Sasirekha) Ramesh, SVP, Global Head of IT & Digital Strategy, Daymon Worldwide

The success of Pokémon GO brought Augmented Reality to the center stage and provided retailers a platform to reach its consumers in many creative ways.

Five Key Aspects for Retailers in Deploying an Effective API Strategy

Sarath Singamsetty, Director, Nisum

Five Key Aspects for Retailers in Deploying an Effective API Strategy

In today’s digital age, data and information have become a retail organization’s biggest asset.

Integrating Data for a 360-degree Customer View

Bernard Luthi, President, Monoprice

Integrating Data for a 360-degree Customer View

In this day and age it is very critical to understand your customer and their journey with your organization.

Drive Sales the Data Way

Pete Zaballos, CTO, SPS Commerce [NasdaqGS-SPSC]

Drive Sales the Data Way

Remember when “knowing your customer” was limited to these two metrics? We had no way of knowing then just how important data would become in today’s digital retail environment.

Be Technically and Tactically Proficient: Embrace the 'And'

Steve Weiskircher, CIO, ThinkGeek Inc

Be Technically and Tactically Proficient: Embrace the 'And'

Omni-channel integration. Big Data. Mobile. Cloud. It seems every day there is a new technology being hyped and the pace continues to accelerate.

The Retail and Consumer Landscape may Change, but our Purpose as Retailers Does not

Sean MacCarthy, Executive Director Global Analytics and Store Segmentation, Claire's Inc

The Retail and Consumer Landscape may Change, but our Purpose as Retailers Does not

Over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an immense impact across the global economy; no industry sector has been untouched for better or worse.

Mobisoft: Streamlining B2B E-Commerce at Fingertips

Matan Holander, VP Business Development

Mobisoft: Streamlining B2B E-Commerce at Fingertips

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.

The Future of Retail Industry

Mo Dastagir, CIO, Cresco Labs

The Future of Retail Industry

Mo Dastagir is currently working as a CIO in Cresco Labs, which is one of the top three cannabis companies in the U.S. He joined the company in 2019 when it was trying to expand its footprint across the U.S. Dasta

Building A Great Team Equals Achieving Great Outcomes

Rohan Penman, Head of Technology, Adairs Retail Group

There is often nothing more time consuming than constantly ‘on-boarding’ other people’s team members on a project.

Cloud and IoT Technologies in Grocery Retail

Jozo Džakula, CIO, Konzum

Cloud and IoT Technologies in Grocery Retail

Since connectivity became omnipresent, technology companies are seeking a way to connect everything to the Internet.

The 4th Industrial Revolution: Retailer's Must Do or Die

Dr. mark Chrystal, Chief Analytics Officer at rue21

The 4<sup>th</sup> Industrial Revolution: Retailer's Must Do or Die

Compared with prior industrial revolutions, the pace of innovation is exponential and impacting every industry around the globe, rather than the linear and slower-paced change seen previously.

How to Re-imagine Retail Using Design Thinking

Martin Granström, Sr Director, Head of Design, Sam's Club

How to Re-imagine Retail Using Design Thinking

"Design thinking” has recently entered our collective buzzword vocabulary, but it is much more than just office jargon. With the right understanding and application, design thinking can guide a company’s entire critical strategy.

Transforming Businesses with Latest Technologies

Andy Weir, Executive General Manager, Bankwest Technology & Transformation

Transforming Businesses with Latest Technologies

By providing the user an endless choice of instagramable selfies, retailers created a stage for their actor to star in and broadcast their brand story.

Harnessing the Power of Big Data: A Crucial Competitive Advantage for Brick-and-Mortar Retail

Alex Bordei, Director of Product and Development, Bigstep

Harnessing the Power of Big Data: A Crucial Competitive Advantage for Brick-and-Mortar Retail

More data speeds up the business decision by analyzing a multitude of key performance indicators and partly solves one of the core issues of offline retailers.