In Store news and trends

Perch And Purina Team To Give In-Store Shoppers A Web-Like Product Experience
Retail // June 17, 2021

Computer vision is transforming the grocery store experience. It is revolutionizing the checkout experience, streamlining the order fulfillment workflow, and now changing the way we purchase products for our pets. Marketing platform Perch, which uses computer vision to create touch-responsive digital media in stores, announced...

Why It’s Too Soon To Count Out Brick and Mortar Retail
Retail // May 01, 2020

Retail is not the same as it was at the beginning of 2020 — in fact, it isn’t the same as it was a mere month-and-a-half ago, given the quick and sweeping changes that COVID-19 has brought in its wake. And what it will look like...

Panera Move Spurs New Look At In-Store Loyalty Programs
Retail // March 05, 2020

In the wake of Panera Bread’s $8.99 per month “all the coffee you can drink” loyalty program that debuted this week, it’s worth taking a look at the online-offline dichotomy for loyalty programs. Analysis finds that retailers are overcoming the “last mile” of resistance to...

Omnichannel: The Revenge Of Brick-And-Mortar
Omnicommerce // March 12, 2019

 Omnichannel’s reality has yet to catch up to its promise from years ago – to transform the way we shop, well, everywhere. NMI CEO Vijay Sondhi weighs in on the ways payments providers and merchants can transform commerce into a seamless experience, unified across all...

Interviews & Exclusives
Perch And Purina Team To Give In-Store Shoppers A Web-Like Product Experience

June 17, 2021
Computer vision is transforming the grocery store experience. It is revolutionizing the checkout experience, streamlining the order fulfillment workflow, and now changing the way we purchase products for our pets. Marketing platform Perch, which uses computer vision to create touch-responsive digital media in stores, announced Thursday (June 17) that it has partnered with Nestlé’s Purina […]

Why It’s Too Soon To Count Out Brick and Mortar Retail

May 01, 2020
Retail is not the same as it was at the beginning of 2020 — in fact, it isn’t the same as it was a mere month-and-a-half ago, given the quick...

Omnichannel: The Revenge Of Brick-And-Mortar

March 12, 2019
 Omnichannel’s reality has yet to catch up to its promise from years ago – to transform the way we shop, well, everywhere. NMI CEO Vijay Sondhi weighs in on the...

New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)

November 30, 2018
The dust has settled from Black Friday, from the door-busting deals and bursting inboxes of coupons to the parking lots full of cars. The numbers are in, and what we...

Quick Reads
Consumers Are Increasingly Researching Purchases Online

January 09, 2018
It appears that 2017 was a good year for omnichannel shopping, particularly according to the eCommerce Foundation’s recently released “United States Ecommerce Country Report” that covered eCommerce data from the last year. That data strongly indicates 88 percent of consumer pre-research their buys online before making a purchase either online or in-store. The same information set indicated […]

Walmart Lets Customers Pick Up Online Orders Via Vending Machines

July 06, 2017
Breaking mobile order ahead news: it’s not just for food anymore. Walmart is now letting customers place orders on its website and pick them up at a designated Pickup Tower...

Consumers Still Value ‘Old Tech’ For In-Store

August 13, 2015
With the onslaught of new technologies hitting the retail scene, it seems consumers are still gravitating more towards traditional tech when they need help shopping in-store. Market research firm First...

PwC Survey: Shoppers Still Pick Stores Over Online

February 10, 2015
Despite all the pressure that brick-and-mortar retailers are feeling from online and mobile commerce, physical stores are still the primary place shoppers turn to buy things, according to an annual...