Retail Trends

3 min read When  we talk to retailers about what its top of their “wish list”,  real-time inventory visibility is one of the things they most often mention. Without it, it’s not possible

3 min read Fashion has increasingly come under fire over its environmental impact, including carbon footprint and textile waste. The pressure for fashion retailers to do something about it has also increased. Last week, the Environmental Audit Committee

2 min read Mobile payments are gaining traction around the world using different technologies, and retailers will increasingly want to offer the latest payment options. But what is the best way to do

2 min read Consumers often assume that the more choice, the better. Having “hyperchoice” at the click of a mouse is seen as one of the big advantages of shopping online over shopping

3 min read Brick-and-mortar retailers must feel they are having to run as fast as they can just to stand still. According to the Retail Bay Report 2018, between 2012 and 2017, the

2 min read Predicting demand for products and optimizing inventory have never been simple tasks for retailers. But they have become much tougher in today’s omnichannel era, characterizedy by more frequent product introductions

2 min read Shoppers usually walk into the store with some idea of what they need. So why do they often walk out of the store empty-handed? According to recent research published on

2 min read The mobile point of sale (mPOS) is fast becoming an indispensible tool in retail today.  A recent study by research firm IHL shows that US retailers using mPOS technologies achieved

2 min read We read a lot about the Retail Apocalypse but it is clear to Openbravo that physical stores are never going to disappear. Indeed, they will play an essential role in

3 min read Irrespective of the sector you are in, it is clear retailing has become a lot more  complex than it was a few years ago. Openbravo believes that a single cloud-based