Retail Refined

  As is the case in many other industries, independent wine and spirit retailers in a post-COVID world are seeing a drop in sales and revenue. The reason? The shifting...

  On this episode of Retail Refined with host Melissa Gonzalez, Showfields CEO Tal Nathanel outlined how “the most interesting store in the world” is attempting to revolutionize retail. Showfields’ mission...

  Live selling has a new look, and retailers are finding new opportunities to connect with audiences. While live selling came to prominence through TVs with players like QVC, today’s...

Successful business leaders are always looking for the next way to cut costs, maximize profits, and run their company more efficiently. Brick-and-mortar retailers with a significant amount of ecommerce sales...

   Since 2013, Glass-Media has been helping retailers drive foot traffic and engagement with projection-based media. Now layering in QR codes, SMS triggers, gesture and voice, the company has established...

  With a need for retail that is less reliant on touch, creating immersive ways to test products has become stable stakes. Memomi sits at the forefront of augmented reality and...

The globalization of retail isn't slowing but rather shifting to online distribution channels. eShopWorld is key conduit for bringing brands and retailers into new markets in a seamless way,...

In a (bring your own device) retail world, the lines between the physical and digital worlds continue to merge thanks to the possibilities of computer vision. In this episode...

Computer vision and advanced algorithmic sensors have changed the possibilities of consumer facing technologies. From augmented reality to virtual reality, kinect technology to motion capture, host Melissa Gonzalez speaks...

This week Retail Refined looks into capturing customer intent and how brands and retailers will be positioned better than before post COVID. In this discussion, host Melissa Gonzalez dives into...

The Retail Refined podcast is designed to challenge the industry’s preconceived notions and sit down with retail’s biggest names to understand the brand strategies that will define the next...

In this episode, Melissa speaks with founder Spencer Hewett on how the possibilities of RFID are evolving with RADAR’s speed and accuracy around item-level analytics and autonomous checkout. With the...

Originally launched to support their brand-owned locations, 3DEN is now expanding their offerings to become an operator of spaces. With a simple check-in process, hear how their technology is...

The belief that necessity drives innovation has never been more prevalent than it is today. As the world is catapulted into new norms and expectations, we are seeing the baseline...

As the physical world becomes more digitally integrated, strategies around signage will become more comprehensive and sophisticated. Brands and retailers will need to uncover opportunities to interact in ways...

In a post-COVID world, sampling will be a new experience. The evolution will be solved by the digitization of vending led by a curated consumer journey. In this episode,...

With ShopShops, viewers can watch hosts, from experienced salespeople to fashion or beauty influencers, via a QVC-style live stream as they display clothes and accessories for up to several...

In this podcast, Melissa Gonzalez discusses the evolution of store design through data collection and statistical analytics with George Shaw, founder of Pathr. Via computer vision and AI, George...

In this episode, Melissa is joined by Trevor Sumner, CEO and founder of Perch, a leader in interactive product engagement marketing retail displays. From beauty to CPG to grocery,...

In this episode, we speak with Haniff Brown, Founder of Fit:Match to discuss how AI is helping consumers get exactly what they want. Much like netflix powers a recommendation...

In this episode we discuss how FutureProof is helping propel the industry forward when it comes to the acceleration of contactless and mobile payments in grocery, fashion and beyond....

With new norms emerging such as a new equilibrium in supply and demand and emerging family priorities, we are seeing an increased adoption of technologies that reposition how consumers...

First Insight approaches retail with a forward looking view to consumers via predictive analytics. Through their extensive longitudinal data they are formulating insights around how consumers are being reconditioned....

The future of payments will be more fluid than ever in tomorrow's "new norm." Customers are engaging with brands across channels with fewer pauses and will expect that fluidity...