The star studded Retail’s Big Show just finished up this week with celebrity speakers; Richard Branson, Kobe Bryant, and other leaders in retail and technology Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, headlining the convention.  Research is finding that consumers across all age groups are now more willing to spend money on experiences than material things. New solutions from leading technology companies were introduced in the lineup to spearhead the big challenges facing the retail industry in the era of ecommerce.

Here are a few highlights of the big tech announcements from the 2017 National Retail Federation Big Show addressing the biggest trend affecting retail today: online shopping. Some are in fear of the changes that ecommerce will bring, while others are embracing it to get ahead of the curve. See these innovative ways retail brands are adapting to the changes that ecommerce is bringing to the industry.

Azoya, an integrated turnkey e-commerce solution provider, which will help U.S. retailers and manufacturers break into the Chinese market with less risk through fully-managed cross-border e-commerce launched at the show.

Oracle Retail 16 is a major departure for Oracle loaded with cloud services, mobile capabilities, and converged commerce functions.

Microsoft showcased several new digital innovations from retail customers. Regional grocery chain Macey’s is using the SKIP app built on Azure for checkout line-free shopping and tailored promotional offers to compete with the convenience of online shopping.

Panasonic showcased two new Toughpad tablets, the FZ-A2 Fully Rugged 10.1” Android tablet and the FZ-Q2 2-in-1, the latest additions to its Toughbook family. Both solutions provide the flexibility for applications ranging from warehouse operations management to line-busting customer service to retail kiosks.

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