The retailers that will move ahead of the pack in the coming year are those that can deliver a consistent, clear, clean, simplified, and seamless message across all channels.

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“Convergence and diversification stand out as themes that
retailers are anticipated to embrace as they look to innovate,
differentiate and grow in an increasingly competitive market.
- Alison Kenney Paul, Vice Chairman at U.S. Retail and Distribution leader, Deloitte LLP
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The retailers that will move ahead of the pack in the coming year are those that can
deliver a consistent, clear, clean, simplified, and seamless message across all channels.
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that will transform their business over the next five years
By 2017, near l y
1.5 bnconsumers
w i l l c o m b i n e
t o c o n t r i b u t e
i n e - c o m m e r c e
revenues globally
trillion
$2.4
retailers say shopper
insights are critical to their
business performance
%
A retailer using data
to its fullest could increase its
operating margin by more than %
of companies across the
retail supply chain35%will expand warehouses and distribution centres over the next five years
of industry leaders cite supply chain
sustainability as central to operational
efficiency and brand loyalty58%
In 2018, worldwide
retail sales will
increase by 5.5% to reach
28.3trillion
The estimated growth rate of the
Asia Pacific region
is forecasted to increase by nearly 7%
in 2016, which in turn works out to a
retail sales value of approximately
$12trillion
Sources:
http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsenglobal/apac/docs/reports/2014/Nielsen-ASEAN2015.pdf
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http://www.bloomberg.com/content-service/resources/retailinfo/
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http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Retail-Sales-Worldwide-Will-Top-22-Trillion-This-Year/1011765#sthash.iWjHy2Sf.dpuf
http://www.statista.com/statistics/232347/forecast-of-global-retail-sales-growth/
Retailers looking into the future can be sure that no matter what trends and
technologies are coming, an omni-channel strategy that is propelled by data and
streamlined by automation will lead the way. Keep an open mind about innovations in
omni-channel technologies in the future.
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