DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Is Amazon facing a make-or-break period based on how it executes amid the pandemic? What will define the company’s success? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : As some parents would say to their kids,”suck it up” Amazon. This is what happens when you Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you see robotic delivery taking off in the same way as curbside pickup in response to the coronavirus pandemic? How valuable will customer-facing robots become as the pandemic wears on, and does this service have real value beyond novelty? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What recent changes in consumer shopping behavior do you expect will become habits when the coronavirus pandemic ends? Do you think that how people dress changes their effectiveness and efficiency when working from home? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Pants or bottoms Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do frontline grocery workers deserve special protections and compensation amid the coronavirus pandemic on par with first responders? What else could grocers or local authorities be doing to support essential retail workers? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : Yes, as they are essential. Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you see the coronavirus fallout driving many department stores and other mid-tier retailers out of business? Which retailers serving the middle appear best positioned to survive? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : The key word is disruption. I mean disruption in a Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What practical advice can you give small and independent retailers who have immediate needs to pay employees and keep their businesses going? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : I happen to believe that there will be many new opportunities for businesses that become Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do you see as the biggest challenges facing retailers and their technology suppliers and consultants as a result of the coronavirus outbreak? What workarounds will be most effective in limiting the disruptions that result from the realities of working in the current environment? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Should all non-essential stores temporarily close to counter the spread of coronavirus? What obvious and less obvious factors should weigh into the decision? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : The only way to get through this as quickly as possible is to do Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will other retailers buy Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology? What do you see as the potential for the technology inside and out of Amazon-owned properties? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : This is a no-brainer. Why develop this when it already exists? Use Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Has Target’s experience operating stores between 12,000- and 30,000-square-feet prepared it to succeed with even smaller locations? What do you think of Target’s plan to begin testing a 6,000-square-foot store in 2021? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust : This is a winning strategy Read more…