DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: As retailers and brands open more localized, community-driven stores, how will they scale the experiences to the rest of their store fleets? What is the right mix of store formats and sizes retailers should adopt? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Although it may Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you see machine learning or other technologies helping competitors, large and small, catch up to Amazon in logistics and last-mile delivery? What do you think of Deliverr’s solution? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : I hope it works. This will be a Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you think anticompetitive behavior in the technology sector is having negative effects on retailers and consumer brands? Is current governmental oversight and regulation capable of policing anticompetitive behavior in the technology sector? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : When even the largest tech Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do you think of H-E-B’s move to distribute $100 bills to all employees for being recognized as the top U.S. grocer? Should surprise recognition play a bigger role in supporting employee morale and retention? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Although it Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you think there is a real future for cashierless stores in the convenience store channel? Will 7-Eleven’s commitment to digital technologies be a point of competitive difference for the banner going forward? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Mr. DePinto’s decision to Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Has the internal development of software become more important with digital’s increasing prevalence across retail and the fast-changing technological landscape? How should retailers determine which IT projects to insource versus outsource? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : There is just no way for Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Which of the tips above do you find most valuable? Do you have any additional tips for retailers looking to make the most of their time at trade shows? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : These are all good suggestions, but tapping into Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do you see as the current state of LGBTQ affairs within the retailing industry? Do you find the business case for extending employer-provided benefits to LGBTQ employees, their partners and families compelling? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Kudos to those retailers Read more…
Is the new Choice Market concept in line with the needs of today’s consumers or a too far ahead of its time to take hold? What features of the concept do you think will become commonplace within the convenience channel in the years ahead? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: Read more…
Are retailers underestimating radio advertising’s ability to target specific audiences? Do you see the medium regaining popularity among retail advertisers in the years to come? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: In a word, yes, they are. Radio is a medium that I place under the category of “as much Read more…