Summary

Product Overview

Date of publication　　　January 6, 2022
Format　　　　　　　　  Electronic PDF
Geography　　　　　　　North America
Author(s)　　　　　　　  Gerg Buzek, Lee Holman

Retail is experiencing a once-in-a-generation increase in IT spend due to the impacts of COVID and the change in shopping journeys for consumers. Although consumers have come back to stores, the digital increase is here to stay. Retailers must get these transactions profitable. Add to this the ongoing labor challenges and retail is automating everything that they can automate.

In this collaborative study with RIS News you will gain insight into what some of the more successful retailers have been doing to pivot their businesses during trying times. Which technologies lead to profitability for new digital journeys? What technologies are Leaders looking to adopt? What types of retails struggled to survive, never mind thrive? How is BOPIS driving store investment?  How many are not only growing stores but growing the sales in those stores vs those who are simply accepting a lower sales per store?  What about ecommerce growth, how much of this is expected to be desktop vs mobile? What percentage of budget is available for innovation vs just keeping the lights on?  And finally, which new initiatives such as Edge Computing, SD-WAN, Microservices Architecture, IoT, Store-level 5G, and Dark Stores / Dark Kitchens are seeing growth in investment vs. declines?

With responses from over 205 top retail brands in North America, we have produced the results in a detailed, but very easy to read study. You also get the raw data to do your own analysis by segment.

The report is designed for use by Retailers, Hardware Providers, Software Providers, Service Providers, Investors, Property Managers and others who might have a vested interest in the North American retail market. The complete outline with chart titles is below.

The raw data is also available for this study when purchased.

Highlights

Along with research study analysis your license also includes the raw data in spreadsheet form to do your own cross tabs.  You can cross tab any answer to any other answer for unique insight.

We break down the data to find answers to questions that many in our industry are asking, like the following:

What do the IT Spend, Store Growth and Store Remodels look like for 2021?

What are the retailers’ Top System Priorities?

What does 2022 look like for POS, Software, Emerging Technologies?  What are the trends driving change?

How fast is Edge Computing, SD-WAN or Microservices growing?

What digital customer journeys are profitable for retailers and which are optimized?  What is the value of optimizing these journeys.

Which segments are looking to replace POS clients or POS Software? Will it be a good year for Contactless Payments?

Who is planning to deploy which Mobile Platforms, and when?

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FAQS

Is this a comprehensive view of the marketplace?
No, this is a survey of more than 160 retailers with stores in all retail segments and their purchase intentions. While a full market overview would include everyone, this is just the answers of those that responded to the survey. Caution should be used in extrapolating these results to the entire market. For some comprehensive market research on store automation technologies, you should Click Here.

Did this survey cover larger or smaller retailers?
Actually both. Roughly 45% of the respondents were retailers over $1 Billion. Another 10% were retailers over $500 Million but less than $1 Billion. The remaining retailers were under $500 Million in annual sales. The data is broken down by retailer size so you can see the differences.

Can I share this study in my company?
Yes if you have an enterprise license.  See below for more.

Can I share this study with partners and clients?
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Study Highlights

Growth Data

Stores & Remodels

IT Spend

Retail Sales Expectations

Digital Customer Journeys

Sales Change by Journey

Sales as % of Total

Overall % of Sales that has a Store Component

Retailer Priorities for 2022

Traditional Technologies and Purchase Plans

Emerging Technologies and Purchase Plan

Spend for Innovation of Existing Systems

Appendix and Methodology