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How Smartphones and Social Media have forever changed the way Consumers Shop Overview: For the last decade, there has been more change and disruption in the Retail Industry, than across the last century. At the core of these changes, is a consumer base which is younger, technologically-enabled and socially-savvy. Mobile Disruption: Mobile devices first changedRead more

Robotics, AI and Retail: 3 Ways Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are Revolutionizing the Retail Industry Overview: If you watch any Sci-Fi movie or television series from the last several decades, there is a long-standing promise of Robotics and AI being employed for the betterment of mankind. While most of the concepts usually end in disaster,Read more

Helpdesk Services: How to Boost Your Performance If your business offers products and services that often require troubleshooting for your end-users, maintaining a dedicated helpdesk is critical. Inefficient helpdesk services can negatively impact customer satisfaction, which in turn will be detrimental to your continued success. Whether you provide helpdesk services to your clientele or needRead more

5 Key Omnichannel Retail Strategies New Start-ups Need to Consider We are currently living in an age where online interconnectivity has provided new start-ups with unprecedented opportunities to reach their target markets. As such, omnichannel retail strategies are increasingly becoming the norm for most businesses. While launching a start-up is still an enormously challenging pursuit,Read more

Overview: We are well into the holiday rush and a few things have already become apparent about consumer shopping patterns. First, is that Black Friday doesn’t have the pull it once did for brick and mortar retailers. CNN reports a decrease in Black Friday foot traffic of less than 1 percent, compared to a 16.9Read more

The New Advantage2Retail: Services & Solutions for Retailers & Distributors With the launch of our new website a few weeks, we decided to create a new video to reflect the changes to the A2R website, and within A2R itself. Today’s customer has forced an evolution on the retail world, and the lines between online andRead more

Click and Collect: The In-Store Fulfillment Challenge Introduction: With E-Commerce on a steady rise, ever-connected and price-conscious consumers turn to the option of buying online, and picking up in-store; otherwise known as BOPIS or Click and Collect. In-Store fulfillment tools are a way to both improve the conversion rate of your E-Commerce site, and also boostRead more

Discover the Difference: At A2R, we’ve made a career out of helping Retailers and Distributors optimize their business processes and technology. Our role is a simple one: Make the best out of what you have, and suggest pieces of technology or changes in process that will eliminate inefficiencies or boost productivity, but always keeping ourRead more

Omni-Channel Customer’s: Trends And Cost Effective Strategies Retailing is no longer just about having the right products at the right price. Nowadays, the customer shopping experience plays an increasing important role in the retailer’s performance and success. Omni-channel customer’s are more technology savvy and have learned to leverage it as part of their shopping process.Read more