DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Does Walmart’s drone test signal that the timetable for making deliveries in this way is being substantially moved up? How do you see drones fitting in with various other forms of delivery using autonomous vehicles? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Let the Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How would you prioritize developing an artificial intelligence strategy amid competing priorities in the current retailing environment? How do you think retail executives should set the tone for AI in their businesses? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : The most important piece of AI Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will Red Wing Shoes’ #LaborDayOn initiative elevate the brand and its sales in the U.S.? Do you think Red Wing’s promotion will prompt other retailers to reevaluate how they approach Labor Day? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Retailers can and should do Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How do you expect grocers to adjust their merchandising and marketing practices as money becomes tighter for large numbers of American households? What do you see as the mid- and long-term impacts of pandemic-related developments on the grocery sector? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Has cloud migration become a necessity for retailers due to COVID-19? How has the pandemic altered priorities driving cloud technology investments? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : The ability to work collaboratively is a must. The ability to do that productively and cost Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Where do you land on the debate over whether retailers should develop their own software applications or use commercially available solutions? Should increased accessibility of commercial solutions recast the role of IT teams? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Retailers have enough issues Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What steps will be critical for REI to ensure the shift to remote working and multiple satellite campuses proves effective? Do you think the move will prove successful for REI and do you expect other retailers to take similar action? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Would you generally encourage or discourage advertisers from showing people with masks in commercials? In what situations would showing masks prominently or subtly be relevant versus irrelevant? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Given how some people are treating grocery workers, it is Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you think retailers have risen to the occasion in recent months in the eyes of consumers or have they largely fallen short? What do you see as the best ways for retailers to “win the loyalty” of consumers at this point in time? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How should stores strategize around the potential that a return to normal may not occur until late next year? Should retailers/brands prepare for the worst? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Those retailers and brands that have continued to move forward, plan, automate Read more…