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Article How Home Depot is Building the Future of Retail with AI, Google, VR
January 10, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
Prat Vemana, VP of Online at Home Depot, explains how the $95 billion retailer is testing technology to make in-store and online shopping seamless for customers.
Article Setting Up the Innovation ‘Shop’: Ex-Starbucks VP Shares Her Advice
October 10, 2017 | By Rachel Antalek, Contributing Columnist and Former VP of Concept Innovation at Starbucks
Former Darden Restaurants and Starbucks exec Rachel Antalek says getting started was the hardest part of responding to the instruction to “set up a disruptive innovation team.”
Article How Retailers Can Position Themselves for the Future
September 25, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Pano Anthos of the retail accelerator XRC Labs discusses five roles that the store can play in the future — and the importance of new trends in the industry.
Article Dunkin’: How a Business ‘Built on Ritual’ is Getting More Digital
September 13, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Chief Digital Officer Scott Hudler discusses kiosks, intelligent virtual assistants, delivery, and driving app downloads…
Article Former Crate & Barrel CEO on Innovation
August 26, 2017
Former Crate & Barrel CEO Sascha Bopp talks about the CEO’s mindset when it comes to experiments and how to “bring down the hurdle” for trying new things.
Article Staples CEO on Innovation
August 26, 2017
“There are a lot of great ideas out there,” says Shira Goodman. “But as a company, we need to focus on a few to get scale, and then utilize the advantages of that scale.”
Article Former Lululemon Strategy Manager on Retail Disruption
July 3, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
“[A]s a more established brand, there are a lot of headwinds out there,” Lindsay Angelo says. “[T]hink about how you can take advantage of that turbulence internally.”
Article How Reebok is Thinking Outside the Mold
June 1, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Bill McInnis of Reebok says the company wanted “a lot more speed, a lot more local, and a lot more custom.” This inspired initiatives like the "Liquid Factory" and "Cotton + Corn."
On Demand Live Call Staples CTO on Chatbots, Talent, and a Smarter Easy Button
May 2, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Faisal Masud, Staples’ Chief Technology Officer, shares how the company approaches digital innovation. Topics of discussion include chatbots, recruiting tech talent, and shifts in retail.
On Demand Live Call Creating Iconic Advantage: Soon Yu Talks Innovation at VF Corp
April 24, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
Creating an iconic brand requires more than great design. Find out what makes a brand iconic from Soon Yu the former Global VP of Innovation at VF Corporation.
Article Retail Accelerator XRC Labs: Startups and Industry Shifts
April 12, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
In kicking off XRC’s 2017 demo day, Managing Director Pano Anthos discussed some of the trends he is seeing in the retail space, and what retailers must do to stay relevant.
Article Creating an Place for Innovators at India’s Reliance Industries
March 22, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Sushil Borde, VP of Innovation at Reliance, discusses how the company is working to institutionalize innovation and the five tenets that guide innovation at Reliance.
On Demand Live Call Why Groupe Galeries Lafayette Launched an Accelerator Program
February 6, 2017
Galeries Lafayette’s Plug & Play startup accelerator, launched in 2016. The program seeks to attract the best fashion and retail-oriented startups from around the world. Find out more…
Article Inside Target’s Food + Future coLab
January 3, 2017 | By Scott Kirsner
The idea behind the creation of the coLAB is that “we know less about our food than we ever have at any other time in history. We want to do something about it.”
On Demand Live Call How the Creative and Business Sides Can Get Along
December 20, 2016
American Greetings’ Carol Miller describes how the company creates meaningful connections with family and friends, bridging creativity and the business side of greeting cards.
Article How Macy’s Could Set Itself Up For Success, Not Just Survival
October 21, 2016 | By Mark Nitkey, Contributing Columnist and Former SVP of Innovation, Ahold
Macy’s should “go small or go home.” Mark Nitkey, formerly of Apple, Victoria’s Secret, and Ahold, explains how Macy’s should approach innovation in the Age of Amazon.
Article Former JC Penney CEO on Apple Stores, SoulCycle & Approaching Digital Commerce
September 14, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Johnson discusses blending digital convenience with the offline experience, launching the Apple Store concept while working for Steve Jobs, and his time as CEO of JC Penney.
Article How Lululemon Brings Designers Closer to Customers
September 2, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
At a new "lab" store in Manhattan's Noho neighborhood, customers are just a few steps away from the designers who work in the back half of the space.
On Demand Live Call Joe Pine on How To Create Experiences in Retail
August 30, 2016
We spoke with Joe Pine about how social media and virtual reality are changing the nature of experiences; Uber, Hilton, and Capital One; and more.
Article Sherwin-Williams on Using Open Innovation to Create Breakthroughs
August 8, 2016 | By Molly K. McLaughlin
Victoria Scarborough of Sherwin-Williams’ Global External Innovation Team, defines her mission as identifying outside “technology that would move the innovation needle.”