Retail
OnDemand – Analyst Recap of NRF 2025
In this webinarJeff RosterofThird Eye AdvisoryandLee Holman, Jerry Sheldon and Greg BuzekfromIHL Groupprovide a brief holiday and economy update, then discuss Agentic AI, IoT, Loss Prevention, RFID, Computer Vision, Self-Checkout,…
Why Your Retail Store’s Signage Is Secretly Sabotaging Your Sales (And How to Fix It)
The Hidden Sales Killer Lurking in Plain Sight You've spent thousands on inventory and marketing, but your store's signage could be silently driving customers away—here's why. Poor signage doesn't just…
OnDemand – Holiday Sales Update – Intelligent Commerce
In this research we discussed current holiday sales and then covered the transformative trends in retail, focusing on the results from integrating AI, machine learning, and composable commerce to boost…
OnDemand – Feeding the Future
Feeding the Future The transformation of the grocery industry is no longer a future concept; it is happening now. With the convergence of technology, data, and the evolving needs of…
OnDemand – Fixing Inventory Distortion – Are We There Yet
IHL has been tracking retail inventory distortion and the true cost of retail out-of-stocks and overstocks for 18 years. Inventory distortion worldwide is a critical issue that continues to plague…
OnDemand – Rethinking Self-Checkout: Can New Computer Vision Tech Reduce Shrink?
As retailers struggle to identify new technologies that will help combat the ever-increasing rates of consumer theft and shrink, many have turned to or are considering computer vision as a…
OnDemand – Retail’s Hidden Advantage
As sales growth slows and a true new normal takes hold, operational excellence is all the more critical for retailers to increase sales and improve performance. IHL data shows massive…
Austria – Switzerland POS Terminal Market – 2024
Austria and Switzerland have seen significant developments in their retail point-of-sale (POS) terminal landscapes. A small handful of major players dominate Austria's retail sector. These players are at the forefront…
Australia – New Zealand POS Terminal Market – 2024
Collectively, Australia and New Zealand have 9.2 people per square mile, which makes them the least densely populated industrialized countries on earth. This is mainly due to the immense sparsely…
Brazil POS Terminal Market – 2024
Overall, Brazil's retail economy is a large, sophisticated, and dynamic market, with significant growth potential in the country's interior regions. Currently, the Southeast region, which includes the states of São…