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What Amazon Was In 2005, Shipt And Instacart May Be In 2021

February 23, 2021

All of a sudden 2021 feels a lot like 2005 all over again. In the last few weeks, both Instacart… Continue Reading

5 Trends Will Converge To Change Retail Even Faster In 2021

February 1, 2021

January is always a key time for retail. The holidays are over, a new year has begun, budgets are open,… Continue Reading

What ‘Smart Retail’ Really Means

January 15, 2021

Chris Walton shares his thoughts on the future of smart retail and what the phrase itself, “smart retail,” actually means.

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Chris Walton’s Forbes Top 5 For 2020

January 4, 2021

What an amazing year! I never would have guessed it but well over 3.0 million views and counting for my… Continue Reading

Forbes | 4 Fun & Exciting Retail Predictions For 2021

January 4, 2021

The following article was written by Chris Walton and first appeared on Forbes.com on December 29th, 2020. 2020 was a… Continue Reading

5 Holiday Wishes For Retail In 2021

December 21, 2020

Sometime in the late 1980s, Steve Martin did a wonderful end of the year sketch on Saturday Night Live called,… Continue Reading

The 5 Most Important Retail Events Of 2020 Had Nothing To Do With Covid-19

December 16, 2020

Oh, what a year — the coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, and rightfully so. However, the year was… Continue Reading

Forbes | TJX Has The Potential To Make HomeGoods Something Special In E-Commerce

December 2, 2020

TJX Cos. CEO Ernie Herrman did a pretty big about face last week when he announced that his company’s HomeGoods… Continue Reading

Forbes | Three Big Trends, Amplified By The Election, That Will Shape The Future Of Retail

November 24, 2020

Macroeconomic trends matter, and in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, there are some major trends staring the nation… Continue Reading

Forbes | Why Amazon Go Technology Could Be A Smart Investment For Third-Party Delivery Services

November 20, 2020

COVID-19 may be on the precipice of unleashing an 800-pound gorilla on the grocery and convenience store industries, the likes… Continue Reading

Forbes | The Scary Reality Of What Amazon Prime Day Now Means For Grocers

November 11, 2020

Amazon AMZN Prime Day 2020, by many accounts, appears to have been a smashing success. Amazon broke third-party sales records, and e-commerce overall did… Continue Reading

Post-Pandemic: The Future Of Online Grocery Is As Much Physical As It Is Digital

October 23, 2020

Chris Walton reviews Takeoff’s latest research paper on the state of online grocery and offers his 3 key takeaways from the work.

Forbes | 5 Stages Of Omnichannel Retailing

October 14, 2020

The word “omnichannel” is back en vogue. What was once ridiculed, cajoled, and put down in keynote addresses onstage at… Continue Reading

Forbes | 5 Reasons Why The Upcoming Holiday Season Will Be Unlike Anything Retail Has Ever Seen Before

October 5, 2020

To Black Friday or not to Black Friday? That is the question of late. But, lord, oh lord, is there… Continue Reading

Forbes | Costco Will Regret Dragging Its Feet On Curbside Grocery Pickup

September 29, 2020

On its earnings call this past week, Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti told listeners during the Q&A section of the… Continue Reading

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