Podcast: Why mobile is vital to the future of retail

In the latest GigaOM Research podcast, analysts Phil Hendrix and Doug Stephens discuss retail’s future in a mobile-first world: what’s broken, and how mobility, apps, and data can lead the way to change.

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Host: Adam Lesser
Speakers: Dr. Phil Hendrix and Doug Stephens

  • Showrooming as a problem for retailers
  • Amazon’s impact: distribution versus the retail experience
  • Consumer survey on online and bricks-and-mortar shopping
  • Big data and the retail experience
  • Promising mobile apps and platforms for mobile shopping
  • Internet Sales Tax

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