Retail Industry Thought-Leadership:

   Multiformat, multichannel assortment retailers have infinitely widened the competitive landscape, making it even more critical to develop competitive differentiation.  Increasing consolidation will force retailers to be either a large, low-cost player or to create and defend a power niche. Both strategies require effective technology implementations that drive growth and reduce cost.  Continued price erosion and market saturation within an extremely low margin environment create an increasing need for better analytics and consumer insight.  Emerging technologies will provide near-perfect visibility into consumer transactions and inventory, giving retailers an unprecedented level of agility. Determining where real-time processes can deliver the greatest benefits will be both a major challenge and an eventual competitive differentiator.

The business issues and IT trends below represent the Retail industry challenges faced by our clients.  StrataFusion can help you in tackling these challenges.   

General Retailers, Grocery, Restaurants & Hotels, Specialty Retailers

Store Operations and the Customer Experience

• Task Management
• Labor Scheduling
• Digital Signage
• RFID
• Mobile and Wireless
• Point-of-Sale
• Self-Service
• Kiosks
• Front-End Payments

Merchandising, Analytics and Marketing, Supply and Demand Chain

• Real-Time Demand-Chain Integration
• IDRP - Integrated Demand & Replenishment
• Supplier Management
• Mutually Beneficial Collaborative Practices
• RFID Practices and Processes
• Transport Optimization Practices

Multichannel / E-Commerce

• Cross-Channel Shopper Behavior
• M-Commerce
• Multichannel Touchpoint Integration
• Web 2.0/Social Networks