Serious and Sometimes Comic Musings on the Future of Retail
Analyst expectations surrounding Kohl’s have yo-yoed significantly recently, when, in reality, Kohl’s has done little to improve its overall long-term positioning.
The latest news from Rihanna and Kylie Jenner portends a new retail world that will soon send shock waves through the industry.
Lord & Taylor’s recent struggles are not surprising, but the light they shed on Walmart’s digital strategies over the past year sure is, writes Forbes Contributor Chris Walton.
Amazon Go accepting cash in its first New York store this week highlights three reasons why Amazon is so far out in front of its competition in terms of understanding how checkout-free retail will evolve, writes Forbes Contributor Chris Walton.
Walmart’s latest IRL innovation lab store should not be confused with true store of the future innovation. It is a page from the same incremental playbook legacy bricks-and-mortar retailers have been running for decades, writes Forbes contributor Chris Walton.
Israel may just become the epicenter of retail technology innovation over the next decade, and retailers would be wise to get an early leg up on the potential opportunity, writes former Target Store of the Future VP Chris Walton.
While important, cash-free retail bans distract from the real issue, the elimination of low-skilled American jobs, writes Forbes Contributor and former VP Target Store of the Future Chris Walton
As enticing as it may be to dismiss Way Day as just another made up retail holiday, Wayfair may actually be smarter than everyone else in the room, writes Forbes contributor Chris Walton.
Katie Finnegan, the former head of Walmart’s Store No 8 initiative, resigned yesterday and her resignation raises some important questions about the long-term health of Walmart’s innovation program.
Planet 13 puts the slow pace of retail industry innovation to shame with its incredible vision and out of this world plans for the future, writes retail expert Chris Walton.
Really understanding what is at the core of a retailer’s value equation predicts where the future may be headed, and the outlook may not be bright for some of America’s most beloved retailers.
As easy as it is to assume that Walmart’s and Sam’s Club’s innovation efforts should be moving in the same direction, there is a really good reason why they appear to be on different paths.
Chris Walton offers his serious and slightly comic take on the best and the worst of Shoptalk 2019 in Las Vegas.
Former VP Target Store of the Future and Forbes Contributor Chris Walton discusses an innovation that could one day put a wrench in TJX’s decades long winning steak.
Former Target VP of Innovation and Forbes Contributor Chris Walton gives his opinion on the 10 things every Shoptalk 2019 attendee should do in Las Vegas this year.