Our final interview from the NRF Big Show features Loren Padelford from Shopify Plus. Using his significant expertise as a canvas, we explore the importance of channel selling and the future for brands looking to invest in software solutions to solve unique retail problems.

In our second interview from the NRF Big Show, we discuss the omnichannel experience and the future of retail with industry thought leader - Simon Rodrigue.

Coming to you direct from the NRF Big Show, we chat with the founder of the Retail Innovation Lounge, Anne Marie Stephen, quizzing her on what we can expect from the intersection of innovation and retail in the future.

The use cases for wearable technology in retail is discussed at length in our Data Dive segment. We also take a step back to dissect the holidays from a high level, focusing on the trends that will be important for 2017.

The ‘M’ (Mall) word is discussed in length as we talk about how mall owners, brands and retailers are adapting to the changing world of retail while in our Data Dive we look at a big name in cosmetics snapping up another startup to enhance their AI capabilities.

Everybody is a winner this week as we congratulate Retail for a strong September. We also discuss Ripple Metrics and their innovative solution to measuring in-store customer traffic along with the future of established cosmetics companies being disrupted by indie beauty brands.

Following the news of another high profile retail Bankruptcy at Toys 'R' Us, we highlight the struggling retailer as our weekly loser as well as exploring the intriguing trend of beacon technology at Target and the connected warehouse in our Retail Roadmap segment.

On this week's episode of Retail Ramblings, we discuss the ramifications of Hurricane Irma for the retail industry and take a look at how experience-related purchases are going to shape the 2017 holiday season.

A familiar face in Sears returns as our loser this week while Cloverleaf innovates on a stale store concept and Covergirl shows us how a strong brand translates to success in Health, Beauty and Cosmetics.

This week on Retail Ramblings, we take a look at the repercussions of a brand new industry report on consumer preferences in the home improvement industry, as well as the concept of ‘Community-Driven Beauty’ and what this means for Beauty retailers and brands.