Tony D'Onofrio
Top 5 Strategies and Top 3 Technologies for Retail Success in 2023
This article summarizes the five strategies for success in 2023, along with the three technologies that are the strategic levers to their successful implementation.
The Worst—or Best—Is Yet to Come in 2023
The International Monetary Fund now forecasts global GDP growth to slow dramatically from the 6 percent in 2021 to 3.2 percent in 2022 and an even lower 2.7 percent in 2023.
2022 Retail Holiday Season Outlook
Even though it's only very early fall, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in many stores. Santa must be anticipating a mad rush on limited supplies as multiple major retail chains already have their trees and trimmings out for sale.
Facing Global Economic and Retail Headwinds
The world faces multiple challenges for the balance of 2022, into 2023, and it may even extend into 2024. Multiple negative forces are combining to slow the dramatic growth of the pre-pandemic decade.
Is Retail Crime Out of Control? Part 2
In part two of this series on retail crime, we profile the criminals and their preferences, explore retail crime scenarios with inflation and a potential recession, and more.
Is Retail Crime Out of Control?
It’s not too early to think about the upcoming holiday season. This is part one of a two-part series on retail crime trends.
Keep on Rockin’​ in the Retail World
The latest statistics on global retail sales, e-commerce, physical stores trends, consumer challenges, and headwinds.
The Top 5 Most Valuable Retail Brands of 2022
Taking a look at the modern world's most valuable brands and the strategies that continue making them successful.
Then and Now: GPS, Wi-Fi, and Social Media
The connection between GPS, Wi-Fi, and social media continues to impact the modern world as technology continues to grow and innovate.
Then and Now: RFID, Self-Checkout, and IoT
Here, we provide some definite answers on the start and adoption rates of RFID, we seek more contactless answers with self-checkout, and we travel on the internet and discover more things.