Abstract
This Global Retail Insights report presents a comprehensive view of the IT
trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the U.S. retail industry
in 2008. From reporting on the general health of the industry, zeroing in on
the fastest-growing geographic segments and top technology buyers, to key IT
budget and industry metrics, this guide gives retailers and vendors a
bird' s-eye view of everything they need to know to build a go-to-market plan
for the coming year. With its unique blend of key historical data and top
predictions for 2008, this document is an essential tool for sales territory
planning, resource allocation, and vertical market strategy refinement.
"Despite a shaky economy and uncertain consumer spending expectations,
retailers will continue to make significant information technology investments
in 2008 to improve bottom-line growth and foster long-term success.
Differentiation and improved customer service will drive in-store investments.
The need to understand and serve customers more efficiently and profitably will
drive demand planning, price optimization, business intelligence, and supply
chain visibility implementations. Retailers will make careful strategic
investments to stay competitive and position themselves for growth," says
Leslie Hand, research director of Supply Chain and Demand Planning at Global
Retail Insights.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Global Retail Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Situation Overview
- Industry Health and Outlook for 2008
- Industry Shape and Size
- Industry Indicators and Key Business Metrics
- Figure: U.S. IT Spending Opportunity by Industry
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry Health and Outlook for 2008: Industry Indicators and Key Metrics, 2Q07 and 3Q07
- Figure: U.S. Economic Indicators, January 2006-November 2007
- Figure: Retail Industry Revenue Index, 1Q02-3Q07
- Figure: Retail Industry Median and Average Net Profit Margins, 1Q02-3Q07
- Figure: Retail Trade Industry Total Inventory Index, 1Q02-3Q07
- Future Outlook
- Business Initiatives That Will Drive IT Investments in 2008
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Top Critical Business Initiatives, 2007
- 2008 IT Investment Priorities for the Retail Industry
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry IT Spending by Segment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry IT Budget Share by Segment, 2008
- 2008 Software Investment Priorities for the Retail Industry
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry Software Spending by Segment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Top Application Investment Plans, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Emerging Technology Investment Plans, 2008
- 2008 Infrastructure Investment Priorities for the Retail Industry
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry Hardware Spending by Segment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Retail industry Storage Installation Share by Segment, 2007
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry Storage Systems Spending by Environment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry Server Spending by Platform, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Server Installation Share by Platform, 2007
- 2008 Communications Investment Priorities for the Retail Industry
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Communications Technology Investment Plans, 2008
- 2008 Services Investment Priorities for the Retail Industry
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry Services Spending by Segment, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Business Process Outsourcing Investment Plans, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry Sourcing Preferences for Business Process Outsourcing
- Essential Guidance
- Going to Market in the Retail Industry
- Table: Issues Facing Key Decision Makers in the Retail Industry
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 Vendors, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 Vendors, 2008
- Table: U.S. Retail Industry IT Spending for the Top 5 States, 2008
- Figure: U.S. Retail Industry IT Spending Growth for the Top 5 States, 2008
- Competing Effectively in the Retail Industry
- Table: Worldwide Revenue for the Top 5 IT Vendors, 2006
- Table: Worldwide Revenue for the Top 5 Software Vendors, 2006
- Table: U.S. Revenue for the Top 5 Services Vendors, 2006
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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