Customer-centricity is the Top Strategic Initiative for 47% of...

3 Dec 2017

Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 04, 2017

To prepare for today’s new retail model, retailers need to:

According to a new report from BRP, retailers must accommodate customers who “pre-shop” for merchandise online before they ever enter a store, want one-day or even same-day delivery, and expect “more” from their shopping experience – more personalization, a larger assortment, a more fulfilling experience and non-stop entertainment. Customer-led demand is driving retialers to transform their busness to be more customer-centric.

“Customers use technology daily to enable and control their shopping journey,” said Gene Bornac, senior vice president at BRP. “Now it is up to retailers to play catch up with their organization, processes and technology to deliver the right products for the right price in the right place.”

For retailers, it is imperative to take a customer-centric viewpoint. To innovate the customer experience, they must transform their disparate systems, processes and organization into one cohesive environment with the ability to offer customers a seamless shopping environment across any channel and the capability to deliver merchandise immediately - wherever it is needed. It is time to prepare for the future of retail – it is here – whether we are ready or not.

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The 2017 Merchandise Planning Survey platinum sponsor is TXT Retail and the gold sponsors are Enspire Commerce, JustEnough, Logility, NCR, and Retalon.

Within this challenging environment, BRP conducted its 2017 Merchandise Planning Benchmark Survey to explore the current state of retail planning and to identify and understand retailers’ priorities as they strive to meet the needs and demands of today’s consumers.

Align the organization

About BRP
BRP is an innovative retail management consulting firm dedicated to providing superior service and enduring value to our clients. BRP combines its consultants' deep retail business knowledge and cross-functional capabilities to deliver superior design and implementation of strategy, technology, and process solutions. The firm's unique combination of industry focus, knowledge-based approach, and rapid, end-to-end solution deployment helps clients to achieve their business potential. BRP’s consulting services include:

Integrate planning processes

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To download the complete 2017 Merchandise Planning Survey, visit: https://brpconsulting.com/2017-merchandise-planning-survey/.

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