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Readers of The Lead Quarterly already know: the traditional retail model is largely failing. Consumer behavior and competitive pressures from digital giants like Amazon push hard against the decades-old model.
A diverse group of retailers, investors, tech experts and industry analysts have been invited to participate in the network.
Retail’s “Big Show” at Jacob Javits Center in New York has been an annual must-attend event for retailers and those involved in the retail ecosystem for most of the 100+ years since its 1911 inception.
In an interview with Innovation Leader, Anthos discussed the pain being felt by the retail industry and the importance of trends like on-demand manufacturing, augmented reality, and text messaging
The XRC Labs Cohort 5 Launch event was filled to capacity and it capped off a three-day collaboration between XRC Labs and the NRF
The knowledge and information that is shared when 35,000 retail professionals gather for the NRF's Big Show has been described as a fire hose of lessons and learning
Retailers are increasingly looking to technology to catch up to consumer shopping habits
Last week, the FGRT team attended and presented at NRF 2018 Retail's Big Show in New York
For major retailers, the holiday shopping season over the past few years has really been about one thing: the clearance sale.
People like to say later is better than never. For Gap Inv.'s sake, let's hope that's true.
The apparel industry is inching closer to custom-made clothing with each technological advancement and increasingly taxing consumer demand
Customers with questions about their online orders this holiday shopping season may think they’re asking a seasonal worker for help, but artificial intelligence (AI) is likely giving them the information they need.
The so-called "retail apocalypse" may have been debunked, but there's still no question that the industry is in the midst of profound change
XRC Labs provides rigorous business and industry training, plus initial funding to help grow the startups involved in the program
XRC Labs hosted demo day for its fourth cohort, which includes ten innovative startups that are changing the face of retail
XRC Labs startups, including Facenote, WonderMile and ShopShops, are taking brick-and-mortar stores to the future with technology that places the consumer first.
Staying ahead of the game in today’s retail scene is challenging, as fast fashion ramps up, consumer shopping habits shift and e-commerce just keeps gaining momentum.
The latest cohort of startups graduating from the XRC Labs accelerator represented the forefront of innovation in retail
Fung Global Retail & Technology attended the XRC Labs 2017 Cohort 3 Demo Day in New York City.
Last Friday, the “Big Eight” revealed their retail and beauty tech startups to an audience of investors and fashion tech industry members
Entrepreneurship looks like a seductive dive into uncertainty after endless scrolls of spreadsheets.
We’re #XRCproud for our Innovator-In-Residence, Tiffany Huang, being selected among the three emerging designers to
We are happy to be partnering with NACDS to curate the content and selection of startups for the Vision 2028
Balancing human and artificial intelligence for better, smarter, and more efficient retail experiences has become imperative.
With more and more people choosing to shop online, major retailers have been filing for bankruptcy, closing stores and slashing jobs.
In Genevieve Scarano’s writing piece in the Sourcing Journal, startups from our fourth cohort are featured as the next generation of disruptors.
Pano Anthos, and the Head of the Innovation Lab for Neiman Marcus, Scott Emmons, were highlighted in Retail Touchpoints