Retail e-commerce and the omni-channel

A seamless customer experience - how Kroger's CIO ensures the retailer's omni-channel ambitions are more than just a shopping list This article is sponsored by:

The shape of things to come at Kroger, with digital and tech investment on the frontline of a retail sector emerging into the Vaccine Economy.

Enterprise hits and misses - retailers get a return-to-store bounce, SaaS companies get earnings validation, and remote workers get surveilled This article is sponsored by:

This week - retailers get a return-to-store bounce, but digital retail isn't off the hook. Leading SaaS companies hit their earnings stride, but cloud projects get flagged for cost and complexity. Your whiffs include digital work monitoring, and metaverse religion.

Gap fails to deliver a retail bounce back despite a digital-first shift This article is sponsored by:

The Gap fails to match up to other retailers results despite its shift to a digital-first mindset.

Nordstrom soars, but its 'digital velocity' isn't apparent This article is sponsored by:

Nordstrom's promised increase in 'digital velocity' remains a work-in-progress, but the re-opening of stores has bolstered the retailer's prospects.

Nervous no more - five years on and Target's counterintuitive retail turnaround plan delivers up a $106 billion company This article is sponsored by:

Target CEO Brain Cornell executed on a plan that retail analysts frowned upon - and he was right!

Salesforce ends fiscal 2022 on a high as digital transformation dominates the C-Suite agenda This article is sponsored by:

Growth numbers continue to power Salesforce as digital transformation rises up the C-Suite agenda.

Enterprise hits and misses - cybersecurity takes center stage, e-commerce rivals take hold, and the hybrid workplace heats up (again) This article is sponsored by:

Cybersecurity takes center stage as the implications of the Ukraine invasion take hold. As COVID-19 policies change, the hybrid workplace debate heats up. Shopify and Etsy make their e-commerce plays. Your whiffs include: satirical enterprise song lyrics?

Etsy pursues its "big hairy audacious goal" as e-commerce marketplaces appeal to buyers and sellers alike This article is sponsored by:

Etsy is a prime example of an e-commerce third party marketplace that is providing a viable platform for both the buy and sell side.

Digital efficiency focus remains on track at Lowe's and The Home Depot as margins come under supply chain pressure This article is sponsored by:

The home improvement retail sector boomed during the COVID crisis, but can it sustain growth levels in the Vaccine Economy?

The miracle is real? A "different Macy's" omni-channel transformation delivers the goods This article is sponsored by:

No e-commerce independence, but further acceleration of omni-channel transformation - Macy's shopping list for 2022 and beyond.

Enterprise hits and misses - automation and personalization are put to the retail test, while analysts call out cloud vendor hype This article is sponsored by:

This week - automation and personalization sound good in theory - but let's put them to the retail test. Synthetic data and headless CMS hype balloons get punctured, and two analysts call out cloud vendor hype. As always, your weekly whiffs.

More automation to come as Walmart expands its footprint to redefine retail This article is sponsored by:

Walmart isn't just for groceries and home essentials any longer...

Enterprise hits and misses - retail transformation meets reality, Wall Street is (still) grouchy about enterprise tech, and AI overreaches This article is sponsored by:

This week - retailers re-imagine, but is better automation enough? Enterprise tech stocks run into a Wall Street tech correction, but is it warranted? AI's overreach remains a major theme of content - and whiffs.