The Retail Doctor Blog

For a long time, restaurants have had signature dishes, from the highbrow Le Cirque Lobster Salad all the way down to KFC’s finger-licking-good...

Back in the 90’s, I used to have one remote for my TV, one remote for my cable, one remote for my sound system, one remote for my VCR, and one...

I attended the NRF Big Show last week and came upon three tech solutions retailers are using to bolster their in-store efforts and fight back...

You can’t open a webpage, a newspaper, or turn to your video channel without someone somewhere coving the story that Sears went into bankruptcy...

So many retailers love to complain that online retailers are killing them.And yes online is affecting all of us, but you can minimize online...

Remember the old Burger King jingle, Have it your way, have it your way?

First the bad news for retailers...

You know how I’ve included this quote from McKinsey in several of my previous blog posts, “Brick-and-mortar...

Everyone is busy trying to understand and predict the future of shopping and of retail in particular.

A lot is being written about how to engage retail customers in stores. That’s because there is a lot of interest in technology including apps,...

A survey from RichRelevance found that digital capabilities that identify, track, and use location and demographics land on the creepy side.

...

Self-service.

"Our customers want it!"

"Our customers just want to get in and get out"

"This makes it so much easier!"

How many years have we...