retail

3 min read

I have four hacks—all driven by data—that can help your organization benefit from a vast array of insights. Here’s hack No. 1.

1 min read

Retail is an industry in transition. As customer expectations rise and personalized experiences become the norm, many retailers look to technology as a potential solution … but given the complexity...

3 min read

This week, at the 2018 National Retail Federation show we will address this digital disruption concept by creating our own toy store as Cisco and its partner ecosystem presents the ToyBox , a fully functional retail store enabled through a variety of technologies located at booth 2052 inside the Javits Center in New York City.

1 min read

After last month’s WannaCry cyberattack, a new ransomware attack shut down systems across Europe this week. Get the latest on the attack and steps you can take to strengthen your security.

1 min read

These are certainly not easy times to be a retailer. Recently, our colleagues in Europe started to think about how to address many of today’s issues with “programmable retail,” the ability to write intentions and read the status of your business from the network. The weather, what a celebrity wore, a winning recipe from a […]

3 min read

Thousands of companies around the globe were affected this week by a major ransomware attack called WannaCry. Ransomware is a type of cyberattack that encrypts data until the user pays a specified fee, and is one of the industry’s top evolving cyberthreats. As these and other threats continue to proliferate, the Cisco SAFE Threat Defense […]

2 min read

“58% of business leaders are investing in either new digital products, services and digital channels to reach new customers in new ways.” – Boston Retail Partners Most of us know that change in any aspect of our lives can be daunting and takes time. However, we also know that change is not only constant, but […]

3 min read

Retail has one of the highest turnover rates in any industry. The Hay Group reports a median turnover rate of 67 percent for part-time retail employees.[1] I doubt any of us would be too challenged to list the problems driving this high turnover: Retail jobs are considered boring and repetitive, with little training and low […]

2 min read

A few weeks ago at NRF 2017, we spoke with a number of retailers looking to improve the customer experience in their stores. Challenged by today’s online competitors, brick-and-mortar retailers are doing their best to reimagine their stores with new services and technology. However, we also found that many of the same retailers were overlooking […]