Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest international trade show and educational conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, will feature Platt Retail Institute’s Digital Retail Forum as a full-day, pre-show educational opportunity. The Digital Retail Forum: How In-store Technology is Redefining Retail, scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 […]
The Platt Retail Institute has reported that the current DS index increased by 8.07 percent, from 117.34 in the second quarter of 2013 to 126.82 in the third quarter of 2013. Comparing the third quarter 2013 to the third quarter 2012, the Current DS Index increased by 1.21 percent. The Near-Term DS Index rose by […]
Digital technologies are disrupting traditional shopping channels and are changing the relationship between retailers and consumers. This will accelerate retail technology investments, as the move to implement omni-channel marketing solutions advances.1 Another important trend that retailers should be watching is moderate growth in consumer income. Weakness in consumer disposable income, and thus the ability to […]