by Minter Dial | Mar 15, 2015 | Minter Dialogue, Retail
Minter Dialogue Episode #137 — This interview is with Mark Brand, Retail Analytics Director at Thoughtworks, a privately held company with 3000 employees, based out of Chicago and with offices in 12 countries. In this interview, Mark and I talk about retail trends,...
by Minter Dial | Feb 19, 2015 | Retail
With the shopping experience in deep mutation, the use of digital in retail (such as new devices, tools and platforms) is becoming a strategic issue for many retailers. As obvious as the opportunities may seem to use digital to enhance the customer...
by Minter Dial | Jan 12, 2015 | Retail
The use of digital tools, devices and platforms to enhance the retail experience seems like an obvious strategic fit. From the consumer’s standpoint, it is increasingly a must. Yet, brands are only timidly making forays in digital in retail...
by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2014 | Retail
I was in the Galeries Lafayette, in Paris, last week to find a specific Christmas present for my wife and felt decidedly disoriented as I walked in. Happily, there was a map on the wall with, as a bonus, a geolocation app, specifically for the Boulevard Haussmann...
by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2014 | Retail
Most serious retailers are now looking deeply at ways to go “digitail” aka exploit digital in retail. In other words, they are looking for ways to use and ‘manage’ digital tools, devices and platforms in the retail space for good...
by Minter Dial | Nov 4, 2014 | Retail
Van Cleef & Arpels (VCA), the famed luxury jeweller, has just launched a new initiative in the windows of its flagship store in Paris at Place Vendôme. Could it be a real luxury window shopping experience? Ever curious, I went to explore and experience the look...