Laura

Storyteller. Optimist. Bookworm. PR by day, TV binge-watching by night. Living the New England dream. My tweets are my own.

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

I rounded up some key themes for this year's retail industry holiday season for the @MatterComm blog. Check it out!

[Matter @MatterComm]

Check out the first edition of #RetailTherapy🛍️, where our team of retail technology pros share industry trends and predictions straight from those who know best — our clients: https://t.co/F7IAg8vfuD

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

New holiday traffic predictions from @Sensormatic. While there is a predicted drop in traffic for the holidays - we've made up a lot of ground from the -82% YoY in April. #SensormaticHolidays2020

[Lauren Thomas @laurenthomas]

Ho ho hmm...Retail traffic is forecast to drop 22-25% y-o-y during the holidays, per new ShopperTrak data.

"Black Friday in the past was so big, it was typically double the traffic of Super Saturday...It's not going to be that way this year." 🎄

https://t.co/uRgv9mpbxH

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

In response to the growing needs of our clients, @MatterComm has established an integrated line of offerings to support internal communications programs. Learn more: https://t.co/JNMnxzdISo #PublicRelations

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

Check this out - @laurenthomas @tgarcianyc @ADInnocenzio - trying to save small retail

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

Looking to support your favorite #smallbiz during the COVID-19 crisis? Check out this amazing collective that’s donating its services & tech to help businesses get online & setup local/national delivery – at no cost & with no strings attached. #ShopSmall #KeepSmallStrong

[Keep Small Strong @keepsmallstrong]

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. And they need help now. Click to see how you can lend a hand: https://t.co/9M4Gq29dsy #keepsmallstrong #COVID19

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

"Businesses are left to change their supply network modeling as often as weekly instead of semi-annually or annually, says Fred Baumann, global group vice president at @JDASoftware" #Tariffs #Retail

[Anne D'Innocenzio @ADInnocenzio]

Retailers wrestle with a volatile trade policy with China https://t.co/LE4GLIdz8u my story

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

@laurenthomasx3 Oh No! Hope everything is ok.

[Anne Riley Moffat @A_Riley17]

Today’s impatient customers can cool their jets: Within two years, 3/4 of retail CEOs plan to offer in-store pickup, third-party delivery or ship-from-store capabilities, according to a survey of 221 executives by @JDASoftware presented on the sidelines of #NRF2019

[Khadeeja Safdar @khadeeja_safdar]

And WSJ’s 2018 holiday shopping coverage begins.... w/ ⁦@SuzanneKapner⁩ https://t.co/IWFEZIgdI6

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

@laurenthomasx3 @thesheetztweetz Congrats Lauren - very cool & very true. :)

[Ryan Nolan @rpnolan21]

Nice work by @johnsoncontrols @ShopperTrak @TycoRetailNews #BrianField on @Varneyco discussing projected holiday traffic. “Retailers are finding the intersection between bricks & clicks.” #TycoRetailSolutions

[Lauren Thomas @laurenthomas]

The 10 busiest shopping days of the holiday season altogether are expected to account for almost 45 percent of this year's holiday traffic, according to ⁦@ShopperTrak⁩ https://t.co/VqEC2xV0ku

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

Why Retail Shoppers Still Prefer Brick and Mortar via @Cheddar https://t.co/vj6Iz2G2mE #JDASurvey @JDASoftware [Client]

[Blue Yonder @BlueYonder]

The age-old truth still stands: “the customer is king.” If you haven’t accepted that yet, you’re behind the times. Learn more from our 2018 JDA Global Consumer Survey here: https://t.co/okqyuXccYY #JDASurvey

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

Together with @JDASoftware and @GirishRishiJDA we'll empower more customers to digitally transform their supply chain operations, enabling smarter business decision making and faster growth.

[Blue Yonder @BlueYonder]

#Amazon’s tech glitches hurt where it counts: its wallet. Check out our new #JDASurvey which reveals this and other #consumer shopper trends over the two-day flash sale #AmazonPrimeDay https://t.co/odSjjRWY2v

[Laura @Laura_Peck]

Mission should you accept it: try to find the 12th. Now try to find the 15th(s) & 16th(s). @Paper_source you make my favorite products, but may have to go back to school in September 2018. 😂 #fail

[Blue Yonder @BlueYonder]

Battling the #AmazonEffect, #Manufacturers Embrace the Role of Retailer, Says New #JDASurvey: https://t.co/TwqkHSKAIY

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I are so inspired by all the young people who made today’s marches happen. Keep at it. You’re leading us forward. Nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change.