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The Impact of Mobile on the Front End: A STEIP Perspective

by Justin Bomberowitz, Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Mar 1, 2013

Current checkout trends in modern retail trade cater to a shoppers’ need for speed, accuracy, payment types and customer service. As consumer-facing technology becomes more prevalent and permeates shoppers’ everyday activities, retailers are beginning to cater the check-out options accordingly:

Tags: Mobile Retailing and Marketing, Shopping (Mobile)

Aging Population Correlated with Higher Tax Burden

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Jan 11, 2013

Through a regression analysis, RNG found a positive correlation between the share of a population that is over 65 and the tax burden.

Tags: Consumption, Demographics, Employment, Europe, Health & Wellness Services, Liquidity- Credit and Savings, North America, Societal Retail Market Drivers

2012 Holiday Sentiment

by Maggie Gilliam, Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012

USA Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 2 Years Household Consumption Expenditures Up 0.8% in September, highest in 7 months Consumers Report Upward View on Spending for All

Tags: Consumption, Shopping & Consumption Behaviors, USA

European Pharmacy Drivers

by Maggie Gilliam, Michael Rogosa, Friday, Oct 19, 2012

RNG's view of the key macro-economic, societal and technology drivers impacting the retail pharmacy market in Europe.

Tags: Economic Retail Market Drivers, Europe, Political/Regulatory Retail Market Drivers, Societal Retail Market Drivers, Technological Retail Market Drivers, United Kingdom

UK Pharmacy Competitive Set & Dynamics

by Maggie Gilliam, Michael Rogosa, Friday, Oct 19, 2012

RNG's analysis of the United Kingdom retail pharmacy industry dynamics.

Tags: A.S. Watson Group, Alliance Boots, Celesio AG, Co-Operative Group, CVS Caremark, Health & Wellness Services, Industry Dynamics, Phoenix Group, Rite Aid, Sainsbury's, Tesco, United Kingdom, Walgreens, Walmart

Global Retail Pharmacy 2020 Growth Platforms & Capabilities

by Maggie Gilliam, Michael Rogosa, Friday, Oct 19, 2012

A look at the key growth opportunities in the retail pharmacy industry globally as well as the capabilities needed to achieve them.

Tags: A.S. Watson Group, Alliance Boots, CVS Caremark, Future Insights & Analytic Engines, Health & Wellness Positioning, Health & Wellness Services, Next Generation Loyalty and CRM, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, Private Label, Retail Branding & Marketing, Rite Aid, RNG Next Generation Retailing, Store Network, Walgreens

Walgreens & Alliance Boots Scenario

by Maggie Gilliam, Michael Rogosa, Friday, Oct 19, 2012

A look at a few of the key synergies involved in the Walgreens-Alliance Boots acquisition.

Tags: Alliance Boots, Europe, Market Development Models, North America, Organization Effectiveness, Store Network, Store Regeneration, United Kingdom, USA, Walgreens

Global Retail Pharmacies Well Positioned to Capture Growth

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Oct 19, 2012

The global pharmacy market is well positioned to capitalize on several of the highest impact STEIP (Societal, Technology, Economic, Industry & Political) drivers of change that are impacting the consumer and retail markets globally.

Tags: Alliance Boots, Demographics, Health & Wellness Positioning, Health & Wellness Services, Japan, Life Corporation, Political/Regulatory Retail Market Drivers, Population and Addressable Market, Retail Market Structure, Sainsbury's, Shopping & Consumption Behaviors, United Kingdom, USA, Walgreens

RetailNet Group's Year-End Forum You can download this content after soft registration.

by Sean Deale, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012

An outline of RetailNet Group's Year-End Forum. Including the schedule, presenters, content, and links to register.

Tags: Economic Retail Market Drivers, Health & Wellness Positioning, Market Development Models, Merchandising Innovation, Mobile Retailing and Marketing, Next Generation Loyalty and CRM, North America, Pricing, Retailer Branding & Media, Shopper Marketing, Societal Retail Market Drivers, STEIP - Retail Market Drivers, Store Network, Technological Retail Market Drivers

Innovative Stores- Consumer Electronics

by Maggie Gilliam, Thursday, Aug 30, 2012

RNG's view of the most innovative formats across the global consumer electronics channel.

Tags: Apple, Automated Merchandising, Automated Retail, Best Buy, Brazil, Cultural and Behavioral Drivers, Digital Coupons, Receipts, & Targeted Offers, Hong Kong, Innovation Leadership, Magazine Luiza, Microsoft, Mobile Retailing and Marketing, Mobile Shopping Tools, Personalization Engines, Safeway, Shoppability, Small Format/Express Retailing, SmarTone, Social Marketplaces, Sony, Tesco, United Kingdom, USA, Verizon Wireless, Walmart

Walgreens Profile

by Johanna Chan, Maggie Gilliam, Michael Rogosa, Thursday, Aug 16, 2012

RNG's analysis and profile of Walgreens.

Tags: CVS Caremark, Economic Retail Market Drivers, Health & Wellness Services, Industry Dynamics, Next Generation Loyalty and CRM, Retail Branding & Marketing, Rite Aid, Societal Retail Market Drivers, STEIP - Retail Market Drivers, Store Regeneration, Technological Retail Market Drivers, USA, Walgreens

The Dependency Ratio: an Economic and Societal Pressure Gauge

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Aug 10, 2012

The dependency ratio is an age-population metric that is used to measure the burden on the productive part of a population.

Tags: Demographics, Employment, Europe, Italy, Population and Addressable Market, USA

Federal Government Revenue Exceeds 2007 Peak

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Jul 27, 2012

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates, the US federal deficit for the first nine months of FY2012 will be nearly 6.8% lower than during the same period last year ($905 billion vs. $971 billion). This tightening of the deficit is a result of higher tax receipts and slightly lower government expenditures.

Tags: Economic Retail Market Drivers, Political/Regulatory Retail Market Drivers, USA

Digital Integration: Examples from the UK You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Jul 20, 2012

As we enter into the next generation of retailing, retailers and suppliers will need to adapt and innovate to remain competitive. Digital integration is one of several growth techniques that RNG believes has the potential to succeed in the future.Many UK retailers are quickly integrating digital into their stores. In a recent visit to the UK, RNG saw a number of different examples of retailers utilizing digital integration to bring the digital world into their stores. This article highlights [...]

Tags: Assisted Shopping & Checkout, Automated Retail, Best Buy, CarPhone Warehouse, Home Retail Group, Innovation Leadership, John Lewis Partnership, Marks & Spencer, Mobile Payments, Mobile Retailing and Marketing, Mobile Shopping Tools, RNG Strategy Alerts, Technological Retail Market Drivers, United Kingdom

RNG Fun Facts - Supported You can download this content after soft registration.

by Johanna Chan, Maggie Gilliam, Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012

1. Walmart operates 26 different e-commerce sites! Walmart's collection of e-commerce domains make it more diverse than the e-commerce giant, Amazon, which only operates 24 sites. 2. Globally, hypermarkets have lost nearly 1% share of retail sales to online!But to put this in perspective, you should know that E-Commerce gained nearly 2% share in that same period!

Tags: Amazon, E-Commerce Commercialization, Walmart

2020 Retail Conversation

by Dan O'Connor, Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Jun 8, 2012

RNG's view of the key macro-economic, societal, technological, and industry drivers of retail in North America.

Tags: Advanced Supply Chain, Amazon, Brand and Category Retention, Canada, Carrefour, E-Commerce Commercialization, Economic Retail Market Drivers, Industry Dynamics, Market Development Models, Merchandising Innovation, North America, Political/Regulatory Retail Market Drivers, Societal Retail Market Drivers, STEIP - Retail Market Drivers, Store Regeneration, Technological Retail Market Drivers, USA

Tesco “Pops Up” in Light of Smaller Stores

by Maggie Gilliam, Margaret Kremer, Friday, Jun 8, 2012

One of the major retail trends that RNG follows is the shift from big box to small box. As traditional big box retailers begin to adapt to this change by opening smaller, urban formats (such as Walmart Neighborhood Market and City Target) some retailers are harnessing another small box strategy to win in today’s highly saturated developed markets. One recent example of this small box trend was Tesco’s F&F pop-up store in Covent Garden, London. This store is an effective case study to examine [...]

Tags: RNG Strategy Alerts, Tesco, United Kingdom

Carrefour City: a Response to Societal Changes You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Jun 1, 2012

As part of Carrefour’s strategy to build a multi-format single brand, the world’s second largest retailer is developing new formats to suit the changing lifestyles of consumers. First trialed in 2009, Carrefour City is one example of how Carrefour is better positioning themselves with today’s changing consumers.

Tags: Carrefour, France, RNG Strategy Alerts, Shopping & Consumption Behaviors, Small Format/Express Retailing, Societal Retail Market Drivers

The Rise of Stay-at-Home Dads: an Opportunity or Threat to Retailers & Suppliers? You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, May 25, 2012

Today, more than ever, men are choosing to stay home with their children while their wives go to work. In fact, in 2010, nearly 1 in 3 fathers stayed home to watch their children at least one day a week and 20% of fathers were the primary caregivers of children under 5. This is a stark increase from 2002 when just 26% of all fathers stayed home to watch their children at least one day a week. This changing demographic will have significant implications on retail.

Tags: Demographics, Employment, H.E.B., RNG Strategy Alerts, Shopper Marketing, Shopping & Consumption Behaviors, Societal Retail Market Drivers, USA

RNG Multicultural Outlook Confirmed by the Numbers You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, May 18, 2012

The US Census Bureau recently released population estimates that support RNG’s claim that multiculturalism will play a pivotal role in retail over the next decade. This article highlights the key findings and their implications on the US retail market in the future.

Tags: Cultural and Behavioral Drivers, Demographics, H Mart, Northgate González Market, USA

Global Economy Remains Fragile yet Some Signs of Hope You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The IMF recently released its April 2012 World Economic Outlook. Here are a few key points about the state and future of the global economy.

Tags: China, Economic Retail Market Drivers, Europe, India, USA

Retail 2020 - A Look Back at Markets on the Move You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Monday, Apr 30, 2012

The past decade was a period of great change in the global retail market. While historically it has taken 50 years for markets to evolve from one level to the next, there are now more than 42 markets that are undergoing these changes in half that time (25-30 years). What does this mean, and what are the implications to the global economy?

Tags: Economic Retail Market Drivers, Industry Dynamics, Mobile Retailing and Marketing, Next Generation Loyalty and CRM, Organization Effectiveness, Political/Regulatory Retail Market Drivers, Retailer Branding & Media, RNG Next Generation Retailing, Shopper Marketing, Social Media, Societal Retail Market Drivers, Store Regeneration, Technological Retail Market Drivers

The Pacific: Increasingly Influential in the Global Retail Market You can download this content after soft registration.

by Maggie Gilliam, Friday, Apr 20, 2012

The Pacific region, made up of 26 markets, will be one of the fastest changing and most impactful regions in the world over the next decade. By 2020E, it will account for 28% of the world’s GDP and over 30% of the world’s population. China, a fast growing opportunity overall, is one of the most impactful markets in this region.

Tags: Asia/Pacific, China, Consumption, Demographics, Population and Addressable Market, RNG Strategy Alerts

Global Retail Landscape: Food Selling Channels

by Maggie Gilliam, Tim O'Connor, Friday, Apr 20, 2012

Tags: Amazon, Asia/Pacific, Auchan, Carrefour, Cencosud, Costco, E-Commerce Commercialization, Europe, Kroger, Latin America, Merchandising Innovation, Metro Group, Middle East & Africa, Next Generation Loyalty and CRM, North America, Retail Branding & Marketing, Rewe Group, Schwarz Group, Seven & I Holdings, ShopRite ZA, Store Regeneration, Tesco, Walgreens, Walmart, X5 Retail Group

Retail Health Services

by Maggie Gilliam, Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012

Retailer Services Strategies Context: Winning Trips Health Services: Compelling Demand [for Change] Current State of the Opportunity Business Models & Success Factors Future Growth Drivers & Inhibitors Retailer Marketing and Positioning Merchandising and Shopper Marketing Opportunities Transformational Capabilities to Enable Growth International Expansion

Tags: CVS Caremark, Health & Wellness Positioning, North America, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Walgreens

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