Future Retail Newsletter #106

Stores start taking customers’ temperatures, 7 lessons for supermarket chains during COVID-19, and how the coronavirus can help advance innovation in retail.

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outform.com OUTFORM // iDISPLAY New Gen 10″ Tablet Update The iDISPLAY Tablet 10.1” is the affordable point of entry into the world of interactive retail experiences, now in 4G with upgraded storage, and Android support. Read More retaildive.com RETAIL // COVID-19: The Ultimate Stress Test For Retailers Pandemics are an extreme version of business disruption. The new coronavirus strain is the latest reminder that companies need to plan and prepare for the unexpected in order to be resilient and flexible as a course of doing business. Read More wwd.com RETAIL // Tech’s Latest Trend: Saving Retail Facebook, eBay, Amazon and more launch programs, grants and other initiatives to help retailers pivot in the face of the coronavirus. Read More glossy.co RETAIL // The Fate Of Retail Tech Incubators In a fashion world rocked by coronavirus, where everyone is looking for ways to cut costs, incubators’ future is in jeopardy. They often aren’t money makers themselves, and when retailers look for things to cut, they’re among the first to go. Read More psfk.com TECH // How Will COVID-19 Advance Innovation In Retail Tech? We are still in the early innings of the adoption curve, but if 28 days is the amount of time it takes to form new habits, then retail will need to start planning for how to deliver on a new set of norms and expectations. Read More nytimes.com CONSUMER INSIGHTS // How the Virus Transformed The Way Americans Spend Their Money Airlines and movie theaters are hurting. Grocery stores and streaming services are raking it in. How people spend determines which companies survive, and who has a job. Read More cnn.com TRENDS // Stores Could Start Taking Customers’ Temperatures Stores are scrambling to protect their workers from coronavirus. Some have begun taking employees’ temperatures to keep sick workers home. But that doesn’t keep employees safe from sick customers. Read More nonperele.com TRENDS // How Covid-19 Could Change Fashion And Retail Nobody really knows what the world will look like on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. The only certainty is that it’s bound to be different. Read More marumatchbox.com CX // 7 Key Lessons For Supermarket Chains in the Time of COVID-19 Supermarkets that provide remarkable customer experience and treat their employees with understanding during the time of COVID-19 will win far beyond the end of the pandemic. Read More outform.typeform.com OUTFORM // Newsletter Survey How are we doing? Please take a moment to provide your feedback on our Future Retail Newsletter. Read More outform.com OUTFORM // Get More Innovation News Check out previous editions of the Future Retail Newsletter for even more on tech, innovation, design, and retail. Read More