Smart Building Trends in 2022November 12, 2021by Traf-SysThe past few years have made everyone from business owners to employees and consumers rethink the role of physical stores and office buildings. Online shopping and working from home rose in popularity during the pandemic, and business owners can learn a lot from the technology that made those areas thrive. With many offices and stores… Read more
Clicks and Bricks: 3 Reasons Omnichannel is Important in the Retail WorldAugust 1, 2018by Chris WadsworthWe’ve all read the headlines. Millennials are killing industries left and right. Currently on the chopping block: brick-and-mortar stores. Regardless of whether you believe the hype or you feel like these stories are just sensational pieces made to move papers, it is worth considering what current shopping behaviors are relevant now. Online is becoming more… Read more
Trend Report: Back-to-School Buying Doesn’t Hit The MarkSeptember 17, 2013by Chris WadsworthLast Month’s Low Retail Numbers: What They Mean In 2010 and 2011, the recession caused U.S. parents to be concerned with saving money during the back-to-school shopping season, seeking sales and reusing old supplies. In 2012, they spent a record high since the recession set in. This year, it was expected that they would cut… Read more
Trend report: 2013 Back-to-school seasonJuly 24, 2013by Chris WadsworthThis August, parents are doing just as much back-to-school shopping as they did last year – but they’re spending less and shopping smarter. But that doesn’t mean that retailers won’t be making as many transactions as in 2012. Studies show that parents aren’t shopping less, but simply shopping smarter. The NRF reported that 37 percent… Read more
Retailers Plan to Invest in Traffic Counting Systems in 2013February 6, 2013by Chris WadsworthIn late 2012, Integrated Solutions for Retailers (ISR) magazine surveyed nearly 200 retailers on their plans for technology spending in 2013. Retailers were asked, “In 2013, In Which In-Store Software and Systems Will Your Company Invest?” Small and independent retailers showed up in force, and made their intentions for technology purchasing clear. Throughout 2013, retailers… Read more