The following summary and its attached report are the eleventh in ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13, May…
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COVID-19 Trends by State: May 28 Update
The following summary and its attached report are the seventh of an ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The first report can be found here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here, and…
Don’t Miss Your Future – Four Blind Spots that Retailers Need to Recognize
Since Marc Andreessen’s prediction in 2013 that “…retail guys are going out of business and ecommerce will become the place everyone buys…,”1 there has been a cascade of opinions and predictions about the digital disruption of retail. Hindsight teaches us that digital disruption is about more than technology. In spite of the dire predictions, incumbent…
How Net Neutrality Affects Your E-commerce Business
What is Net Neutrality? Imagine that the websites you access most often suddenly begin to charge subscription fees. Some of these fees you may opt into— online news subscriptions, video streaming, etc. Other fees you may not even notice you are paying— the shoes you want become more expensive as Nike is coerced to pay…
Surviving the Next Retail Tech Revolution
How to Avoid Being a Casualty of the Digital Revolution Many retailers looking to differentiate their brand will tackle the risk of becoming early adopters of new in-store technology. Other retailers will play the more cautious angle of waiting to implement new in-store technology until the difficulties associated with launch are ironed out. Regardless of…