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Digitally native retailers start life with a lot of advantages and get a lot of love from industry watchers. But legacy retailers don’t have to throw up their hands. They can play the digital transformation game and gain equal footing with the upstarts. Ulta Beauty Independent Director Cathy Halligan talks about leveraging tech partners as a competitive advantage.

Online checkout is the moment of truth. You’ve guided your customer nearly all the way through the buying process. Just one more step. But too often checkout comes with serious friction. These six ecommerce experts have some tips on how to eliminate the barriers to a smooth checkout.

Digitally native retailers, born on the internet and buoyed by fiercely loyal customers, have some advantages over legacy retailers. But the darlings of commerce face some challenges, too. Retail expert Cathy Halligan talks about the pros and cons in a brief video interview.

FitForCommerce studied the digital and omnichannel practices of 120 large retailers and ranked their performance. A number of the best in the bunch come from a segment that might surprise you: department stores. Yep.

The future of retail will require providing consumers with more choices in how to shop and buy. And it will call for leaders who can move fast while setting aside the kind of fears that add friction to the customer experience.

Technological advances and consumers’ strong embrace of online shopping means big changes for the automotive parts retail sector. Most signs look positive, but there are some reasons for concerns. Signifyd’s industry report takes a deep dive.

For retailers it was a sprint to achieve compliance with new data regulations under GDPR. Now comes the focus on the fine print: The business must be compliant, but so too must any vendors who access the customer data GDPR is meant to protect.