Does Eckhaus Latta: Possessed represent art or retail in your mind? What do art and retail have in common? Would retail experiences benefit from greater collaboration with the art community? Interactive Edge’s CEO Zel Bianco comments: It’s all about display. When consumer products are displayed in a way that is Read more…
How can retailers such as Walmart make grocery home delivery profitable? Do you see any retailer and/or service as the likely winner of the grocery home delivery competition? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: It’s a tough problem that will take considerable trial and error to get right. It may Read more…
Is there much vendors can do about restrictive payment policies from large chains? Do you see the benefits from such lengthy terms outweighing the risks for Kroger? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: This is indeed a slippery slope. Retailers beat up manufacturers, manufacturers beat up suppliers of ingredients as Read more…
Do you see in-box and on-box advertising as viable means for retailers to offset the cost of home delivery? Will it produce the types of results that advertisers expect? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: Why not? Ads on buses, ads in the bins going through security at the airport, Read more…
What will the new five-year cloud computing and AI deal between Microsoft and Walmart mean for the retailer and the companies that compete with it? Do you see the deal giving either companies an edge going forward over Amazon? Does the timing of the announcement today have anything to do Read more…
Do you expect that Prime member savings at Whole Foods will lead to a substantial increase in the number of people who shop at the grocery chain over the next five years? What impediments, if any, do you see in the way of Whole Foods converting large numbers of Prime Read more…
Do you approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair? What are the implications of the ruling for retailers online and off? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: We talk about how physical retailers can keep up almost daily. This will do Read more…
Is it a common flaw for retailers to define themselves based on what they sell rather than the solutions they offer? With today’s pace of change, has retail become more about evolving to address customers’ changing needs? Do any retailers stand out to you for the way they’ve redefined themselves Read more…
What is your reaction to Walmart’s new Jetblack personal shopping service via text? How do you think the interaction between human and artificial intelligence is likely to work out as the service is expanded? How do expect its retail rivals to react? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: I like Read more…
What shopping habits do you expect teens to take with them into adulthood and which ones will be left behind? What do retailers/brands such as Amazon, Sephora and Nike have in common that appeal to Gen Z teens? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments: Shopping habits may remain the same, Read more…