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Looking back at the past few years, retail technology trends have shown that retailers who are able to make sense of their data have been able to overcome the challenge of evolving customer expectations.  Retailers now have unprecedented access to massive amounts of operational and consumer data, ...

Cleaning mogul, Marie Kondo’s rise to popularity may seem as if it occurred overnight when her show, Tidying up with Marie Kondo was released on Netflix, New Year’s Day. However, unbeknownst to many, Marie Kondo had made a name for herself within the ‘cleaning world’ long before the hit show’s ...

If you’ve kept up with financial news over the past year, you probably already noticed that a “green gold rush” is taking place across North America. What was once a massive underground operation has now flourished into a legitimate (and legal) billion dollar industry. With full legalization across ...

As we’re winding down from NRF’s Big Show last month and gearing up for The NGA Show, it’s become clear that there are technology trends on the rise in the grocery industry.  In an ever-changing retail environment, grocers are faced with the challenge of sifting through various emerging ...

Netflix’s Bird Box dominated all social platforms for the last week of 2018 and the beginning of 2019. Shortly after its release, the ‘Bird Box Challenge’ took off, leading to an unfortunate event where a teenager who was attempting to drive blindfolded, ended up (unsurprisingly) in an accident. ...

One of the biggest themes at this year’s NRF Big Show was the rapidly growing popularity of “Buy Online, Pickup in Store" (BOPIS) initiatives in the retail space.  Also called “click and collect,” the service allows customers to visit physical, brick-and-mortar stores to pick up online orders from ...

Early last week, myself and a few members of the Agilence team made our way to New York City for the world’s largest retail conference and expo.  The NRF Big Show drew nearly 40,000 attendees from across the globe, including 700 exhibitors, and highlighted 500 scheduled speakers, 200 sessions, ...

The BI and greater analytics market has spent the majority of the last decade shifting from IT-led, systems-of-record reporting to business-led, self-service reporting and analysis.  As a result, BI and data analytics tools have evolved to meet new organizational requirements for accessibility, ...

Stories are 22 times more memorable than facts. This is why we can recall stories told to us from years ago, yet not remember a simple fact we heard a week ago, or even earlier this morning. It’s no secret that stories are a powerful tool when it comes to sharing information. After all, stories ...

A note from Russ Hawkins, CEO of Agilence Inc. - Since I joined Agilence 11 years ago, every single year has been memorable.  We’ve made the transition from providing video auditing systems to exception-based reporting, and to developing a specialized data analytics platform.  This year was no ...