There's no stopping the march of technology.  And there's no denying that retailers have invested heavily in legacy systems.  A clear gap is emerging and in the chasm is the technical debt that will, at some point, swallow consumer-direct companies whole. 

We worked with our partners at Capgemini to learn more about the transition from legacy to cloud-based applications.  Here are a few highlights:

Author, innovator, retailer, marketer and self-proclaimed experience nerd Amy Roche is this week's featured Women2Watch honoree. Learn about how she redefined the in-store experience for retailers and consumers through her company, Retail Rockstars. 

Demand for talent is fierce.  When you can’t find the right FTE, contingent workforce is likely where you might turn.

​According to University of Oxford’s Platform Sourcing report, talent is now the single most important competitive differentiator for organizations of all sizes. Organizations are forced to adapt or lose talent to competitors who are willing to allow employees to be judged on potential rather than silo-ed experience. Those who can’t find flexible and exciting opportunity as an FTE have been turning to more flexible opportunities like gig work and temporary jobs.
Work is changing and the desire for flexibility is increasing, now all we need to do is keep up.  Easy, right?

19 articles. 42 predictions. 64 pages. Countless hours of work. 2 years in the making.

This week we launched the second edition of the Retail Look Book and the reactions have not disappointed.  Our favorite so far is from one of our partners: