Worldwide Retail Industry 2010 Top 10 Predictions

Worldwide Retail Industry 2010 Top 10 Predictions published by IDC Retail Insights in December, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 17 and the price starts from US $ 4500.

Introduction

Abstract

This IDC Retail Insights report presents the annual top 10 predictions.

Bob Parker, VP of Research, said, “2010 begins with some optimism that recovery is on the way but also with an acknowledgement that the industry has been permanently changed. It will be imperative for retail IT organizations to cut traditional infrastructure and back-office spending by at least 20% over five years to free up funds for investing in more sophisticated customer experiences.”

Table of Contents

• Predictions
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
  • A Difficult Year Indeed
  • An Interesting Year Ahead
    • The IT Spending Outlook
• Future Outlook
  • Prediction #1: Retailers Will Seek Growth Strategies Based on "Same Shopper" Sales and First-Time Buyers
  • Prediction #2: Retailers Will Launch Aggressive Technology Investment Programs to Support New Business Models While Reducing Traditional IT Costs
  • Prediction #3: Retailers Will Extract More Value from Their Supply Chains, Responding Adeptly to Customer, Supplier, and Regulatory Influences
  • Prediction #4: The Devil Is in the Details — Retailers Will Find Heaven Where Information Informs Intelligent Automation
  • Prediction #5: Retailers Will Focus on Customer Experience Solutions Convergence
  • Prediction #6: Retailers Will Drive Mobile Consumer Interaction — Entering the Open Shopping Era
  • Prediction #7: Retailers Will Focus on Building Customer Intimacy and Loyalty While Improving Brand Performance
  • Prediction #8: Retail Investments in Demand Intelligence and BI Are Driven by a Need to Lower Inventory Costs and Be More Customer Centric
  • Prediction #9: Retailers Will Build Sustainable Lean Retail Enterprises
  • Prediction #10: Traditional Retailers Are on the Titanic; the Approaching Iceberg Is Online Social Commerce
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis
• Table: Worldwide Retail Industry External IT Spending by Segment, 2009 and 2010 ($M)
• Table: Worldwide Retail Industry External IT Spending by Technology, 2009 and 2010 ($M)
• Table: Worldwide Retail Industry External IT Spending by Region, 2009 and 2010 ($M)

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