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March 29, 2024
AI in Visual Merchandising
Learn how to streamline collaboration, gain data insights, and unlock efficiency with a single merchandising solution.
Adopt AI to Adapt: Visual Merchandising Edition
Visual merchandisers remain a crucial part of the customer experience to drive sales, even with the influx of AI. However, they need to adapt to stay ahead of the curve. AI is emerging as a powerful tool, especially when adopted as a lever to get ahead. It revolutionizes visual merchandising and drives efficiency across the […]
The ROI of AI for Visual Merchandisers
For visual merchandisers, AI is a necessary tool to become more strategic. This means spending less time doing manual, operational work and more time being able to make calculated design decisions that will drive revenue by better connecting customers to the brand, helping store teams execute faster, and increasing overall sales. This does not mean […]
March 15, 2024
AI Use Cases for Visual Merchandisers
Visual merchandisers want to find the right AI solution, they really do. AI was once a smaller topic of conversation, but then rapidly gained momentum over the last few years. At One Door, we talk to visual merchandisers from several retail sectors struggling to understand how to synthesize their needs, especially when it comes to […]
March 1, 2024
AI Can’t Replace Human Creativity
We’re all thinking, is AI coming for my job? Short answer: No! You still need a human to drive results. It’s becoming exceptionally difficult for visual merchandisers to keep up with the constantly changing expectations of merchandising teams, from being expert communicators, project managers, and analysts, all while finding the right tools to succeed. We […]
February 16, 2024
Luxury Brands Thrive on Flawless Execution
Visual merchandisers need a streamlined process in place to ensure their displays make an impact when it comes to up-scale merchandising. Luxury brands have no choice but to deliver an amazing in-store experience to make a sale. This poses a greater challenge for visual merchandisers who need help to push their plans to luxury stores […]
February 2, 2024
What Does AI Mean in the Retail Space?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a trendy term, promising innovation and efficiency across industries. In the retail space, where consumer behavior, market trends, and e-commerce are constantly changing, the discussion around AI is more relevant than ever. Visual merchandisers are eager to embrace the latest technology but often encounter AI solutions primarily tailored for online […]
January 9, 2024
Consolidating Visual Merchandising
Learn how to streamline collaboration, gain data insights, and unlock efficiency with a single merchandising solution.
December 29, 2023
Visual Merchandisers Deserve a Seat at the Table
Hint: It’s by adopting retail technology. Visual merchandisers are the unsung heroes responsible for crafting the in-store experience that captures customers’ hearts. However, despite their best efforts, getting their innovative ideas heard by HQ execs can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. The key to becoming an integral contributing partner in merchandising planning is transparent […]
December 22, 2023
Executing on Localization with Retail Technology
Effortlessly create store-specific plans through automated localization with the help of retail technology.
Leveraging Retail Technology
Create and promote operational efficiency and attain growth through the strategic implementation of retail technology.
December 15, 2023
Are you Leaving Revenue on the Shelf?
Every square foot of shelf space and every display has the potential to make or break sales. In order to do this, visual merchandisers need to ensure their displays are executed correctly. However, visual merchandisers find it incredibly challenging to monitor store compliance, having to sort through countless photos or pay for costly audits. According […]
Tags: Compliance, Visual Merchandising
December 1, 2023
Bridging Stakeholder’s Transparency Gap
The need for clear communication, collaboration, and efficient data sharing between visual merchandising, space, and store teams is more crucial than ever. Especially with the holiday season approaching, plans are being rolled out to stores incredibly quickly. Every team needs to not only understand what’s expected from them through clear communication efforts but also need […]
Tags: Visual Merchandising
November 13, 2023
One Door Introduces Image IQ™ to Improve Visual Merchandising Results
November 13, 2023 – RetailWire BOSTON, MA – (November 13, 2023) – One Door, a leading provider of visual merchandising software for retailers, today announced Image IQ™, a new, patented, computer vision capability that delivers better visual merchandising results across store-based retail. With the click of a camera, Image IQ™ evaluates the quality of visual […]
Product Spotlight: Image IQ™
The AI-powered compliance solution for visual merchandisers Visual merchandisers need to ensure that their displays are always compliant with brand standards and planograms, while also being conscious of time and money. This challenge can be difficult to overcome, especially for visual merchandisers who manage multiple stores or have large product catalogs. With One Door’s Image […]
November 10, 2023
The Importance of Transparent Data
In the visual merchandising world, achieving the perfect balance between headquarters executives, visual merchandisers, and store associates is a very challenging task. And while data plays a pivotal role in many business decisions, it’s hard to get every stakeholder on the same page, especially when it comes to delivering accurate data. In this blog post, […]
Tags: Visual Merchandising
October 27, 2023
Team Work Makes the Retail Dream Work
The synergy between HQ executives, visual merchandisers, and store operations is essential. Visual merchandisers are the center of this retail ecosystem and have to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. However, they face the daunting challenge of balancing the demands of HQ, crafting the in-store experience that drives sales, effectively communicating plans, and monitoring […]
October 25, 2023
Pet Food Express Selects One Door To Optimize In-Store Merchandising
One Door announces multi-year partnership with Pet Food Express to create and communicate localized merchandising plans across their growing store network.
October 13, 2023
Revolutionary Digitization for Localization
Staying ahead of consumer expectations is essential for retail success. According to the global news outlet Pymnts, A renowned beauty and cosmetics retailer, Ulta beauty, has managed to not only keep up but thrive in the face of digital transformation and changing customer preferences. According to their recent statistics, Ulta reveals that over 75% of […]
Tags: Digital Merchandising, localization, Visual Merchandising
September 29, 2023
Retail Localization at a Global Scale
While retail brands operate globally, visual merchandisers must focus on local operations to foster business growth. A significant challenge for retailers involves adapting global visual merchandising strategies to local markets, ensuring brand consistency and efficiency. This requires effectively managing the workload across numerous stores in different regions, a task made easier with the right tools. […]
Tags: localization, Visual Merchandising
September 15, 2023
Just a Brick and Mortar Store Living in a Digital World
Omnichannel retail is a powerful strategy for retailers to combine what customers see online with how they experience shopping in-store. Omnichannel retailing is all about creating a unified and cohesive shopping journey across online, mobile, and brick-and-mortar stores. It’s important to recognize that a majority of shoppers often switch between digital and physical marketing during […]
September 1, 2023
Is your Planogram Stuck in the 1970s?
Visual merchandising has always had the same goal: strategically promote products, drive revenue, and create a unique store experience. However, the role and execution have drastically changed in the last 50 years. Visual merchandisers need to adapt to the always-changing consumer behaviors, technological advancements, and the need for more immersive shopping experiences. If you’re not […]
August 18, 2023
Shaping Store Displays from Customer Analytics
Understanding the unique preferences and behaviors of local customers is crucial for creating impactful visual merchandising strategies. There is no one-size-fits-all merchandising. Data-driven insights have emerged as a game-changer, empowering visual merchandisers to gain a deeper understanding of local markets. It enables them to design effective localized campaigns without any guesswork of effectiveness. In this […]
August 11, 2023
From Culture to Commerce: Creating Local Strategies with One Workflow
Recognizing and embracing diversity through localized nuances is essential for retail stores to thrive, especially in such a globalized industry. For visual merchandisers, understanding and incorporating local culture into their strategies can make a significant impact on customer experience, loyalty, and revenue. The importance of culture in visual merchandising and how retail technology solutions, including […]
Tags: localization, Visual Merchandising
July 28, 2023
No, AI is not Taking over Visual Merchandising Jobs
Delivering personalized experiences to customers has become essential for driving revenue and creating a lasting impact. With advancements in artificial intelligence and visual merchandising technology, retailers now have the tools to empower their visual merchandisers in delivering targeted and relevant experiences to local customers. A visual merchandiser’s goal is to make an impression that lasts […]
Using the Power of Presentation to be Customers’ Number One Choice
Customers have countless options in choosing where they want to shop. That’s where the power of personalization comes into play, and visual merchandisers have the ability to make lasting impressions on customers to drive sales and increase brand loyalty. Retail technology is transforming the way visual merchandisers create these experiences. With the help of tools […]
Tags: retail technology
June 22, 2023
The Retail Tech Stack Needed for Success
The retail industry is constantly evolving, and technology is at the forefront of this innovation. From mobile apps like Shopkick and Ibotta to visual merchandising platforms like One Door, retailers are leveraging technology to create more engaging and personalized experiences for their customers. This helps drive customer loyalty and easy in-store wayfinding to increase sales […]
Tags: retail technology
Leveraging Retail Technology Tools to Optimize Sustainability in Visual Merchandising
Sustainability in both environmental and operational efficiency has become a key factor for retailers to consider in their day to practice. The main driver for visual merchandisers are creating environmentally friendly stores, but also driving customers to feel good about their shopping experience. Visual merchandisers, in particular, face unique challenges when implementing sustainable practices. They […]
June 21, 2023
Leveraging Retail Analytics to Better Understand Customer Behavior
In the dynamic world of retail, staying ahead of the competition requires more than just intuition and experience. As a visual merchandiser, you play a crucial role in creating captivating in-store experiences in order to drive sales. Retail analytics plays an integral role in revolutionizing how visual merchandisers steer their decisions regarding planning for the […]
Tags: retail analytics
June 13, 2023
The Power of Visual Merchandising Software for In-Store Compliance
In-store compliance has a powerful impact on sales. It is one of the most effective ways to make for a meaningful customer experience and impactful revenue driver. However, it can be incredibly challenging for visual merchandisers to establish efficient processes to gain insight into what actually goes on their store floors every time their planograms […]
Tags: Visual Merchandising
June 6, 2023
Is Brand Building the Path to Retail Success?
In today’s fiercely competitive retail landscape, brand building has emerged as a critical strategy for retailers aiming to establish themselves as industry leaders. In a recently published article, Coresight Research, a global data-driven research and advisory organization in the retail industry, highlights the significance of focusing on brand building to excel in the retail space. […]
December 23, 2022
Coresight Research: Unveiling Hidden Gaps and Inefficiencies
Survey conducted by Coresight Research identifies biggest challenges retailers face in 2023 and where investments are being made to improve
Two-Thirds of Retailers Lose 10% of Total Sales or More Due to Ineffective Merchandising Execution, Coresight Research Finds
Survey conducted by Coresight Research identifies biggest challenges retailers face in 2024 and where investments are being made to improve
October 26, 2022
Visual Merchandising for Modern Retailers
How brand storytelling Is enabled by modern merchandising.
Tags: Visual Merchandising, webinar
Reframing the Store Experience
Hear from key industry experts on how the right store design, retail technologies and team culture are essential to turning store experiences into a competitive advantage.
Tags: store experiences, webinar
Modernize the In-Store Process
Greatly improve planning efficiency, streamline in-store execution, and gain real-time insights into merchandising accuracy and performance to deliver better customer experiences in every store.
A CxO Perspective on the Role of the Shelf
Learn how to overcome retail challenges and create superior experiences at the shelf for everyone.
Tags: retail challenges, webinar
Retail as a Critical Element of Telecom and Media Success
4 Opportunities for Telecom and Media companies to create great retail experiences.
Make The Most Out of Your Assortments
Create localized planograms to optimize inventory and ensure accurate product placement on every shelf.
Tags: localized planograms, video
October 25, 2022
Introducing Planogram Connector
Import existing planograms to target and localize your merchandising based on layout and segmentation and augment with POP.
See What’s Really Happening in Your Stores
Simplify in-store execution and improve compliance
Tags: Compliance, Execution, video
September 27, 2022
A single pane of glass for in-store teams
September 27, 2022
In our press release last week announcing our relationship with Movista we talked about a “single pane of glass” for store teams. Here’s a little more about what we mean.Today, roughly 50% of all planned labor in a store is related to merchandising and promotions. This is ‘knowledge work’, and doing it right means that team members generally have to pull…
September 19, 2022
One Door and Movista Partner to Deliver a ‘Single Pane of Glass’ for In-Store Teams
Companies form a first of its kind partnership to better serve retailers, manufacturers, and distributors Boston, Mass. and Bentonville, Ark., September 19, 2022 — One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, and Movista Inc., a leading provider of mobile-first and cloud-based retail execution and workforce management platform, today announced a strategic […]
August 17, 2022
One Door Store Gallery solution sheet
With Store Gallery, it’s easier for Corporate Merchandising Teams, Visual Merchandisers, and Store Planners to ensure that their stores are executed right. Using image recognition and artificial intelligence, Store Gallery’s Computer Vision automatically flags bad compliance photos for you, helping you to review compliance photos faster and giving you the time to focus on the […]
Tags: Compliance, Store Gallery
August 16, 2022
One Door Smart Containers solution sheet
Our platform’s Smart Containers combine powerful business rules with a guided user experience so that you can create a single planogram with multiple, automatically localized outcomes. Give stores planograms with dynamically localized product assortments or signage with just a few clicks and eliminate hours of repetitive planogramming. Make localized merchandising a reality without working overtime.
Tags: Smart Containers
August 15, 2022
One Door Store Explorer solution sheet
Store Explorer is your store data search engine, providing instant and accurate answers to virtually any question about what is currently in your stores. The time-consuming and error-prone work of data mining is now automatic, and gives you confidence in the data behind your strategic merchandising decisions.
Tags: Analytics, Store Explorer
August 14, 2022
Planogram Connector solution sheet
Planogram Connector allows visual merchandising teams to take advantage of Our platform’s unique localization, collaboration, and store communication capabilities while continuing to planogram in Blue Yonder’s CKB.
July 18, 2022
One Door Merchandising Assistant solution sheet
Our platform includes a mobile-optimized merchandising assistant for in-store execution, software that empowers associates to be an active partner in the merchandising process while saving you up to 10 – 20% labor hours a week per store. Help stores get their initial merchandising set right the first time, every time, maximizing
Tags: Merchandising Assistant, Real-time Communication, Technology
July 17, 2022
Romancing the in-store experience
July 10, 2022
With the pandemic finally waning, consumers are flocking back to brick-and-mortar stores, at higher rates than analysts predicted. While eCommerce sales remain strong, it’s clear that customers crave the advantages of the in-store experience: the chance to see, feel and try on products, personal assistance from knowledgeable salespeople, and an aesthetically pleasing store…
Tags: In-store Experience, Luxury Brands, Visual Merchandising
July 1, 2022
Bring Your Vision to Life on Every Shelf, in Every Store
With a crystal-clear view of what’s happening in stores, you can bring high-performing promotions to life.
Tags: Floor Planning, Merchandising Assistant, Space Planning, Visual Merchandising
Visual Merchandising Survey
How prepared are you to increase agility and support localization of visual merchandising and space planning? Learn the 5 key process gaps that limit merchandising confidence and how to fix them.
Tags: Merchandising Agility, Space Planning, Technology, Visual Merchandising
Introducing the Planogram Connector
Learn how to automatically convert planograms into step-by-step, interactive, store guides delivered to a mobile device.
Tags: Compliance, In-store Experience, Planograms
3-Ways to Eliminate Merchandising Guesswork
Provide store teams with a mobile-first interactive experience that guides them through the tasks step-by-step and provides you with real-time visibility into accuracy of the work being performed.
Tags: Execution, Merchandising Assistant, Planograms, Space Planning
3-Ways to Dial Up Engagement & Accuracy
There is a better way to communicate with store teams and ensure the right work is being done. With real-time communication and collaboration between HQ and store teams, you can achieve next-level results.
Tags: Compliance, Merchandising Assistant, Real-time Communication
Introducing the interactive planogram
You may have the tools and processes to create assortments and space plans that will achieve your sales goals but if store teams find your planograms difficult to follow, the result is poor execution, low compliance, and lost sales.
Tags: Blue Yonder, Dynamic Digital Planograms, Execution, Planograms
Bridging the Execution Gap to Increase Revenues
Optimizing merchandising execution has never been more critical. Learn the key shortcomings in existing implementations that must be addressed for retailers to maximize sales conversion, improve partner relationships, and deliver a superior shopper experience.
Tags: Compliance, Coresight, Execution
Modern Grocery: Driving Customer Loyalty and Revenue
CEO, Tom Erskine, joins Grocery Insight CEO Steve Dresser and RETHINK Retail host Paula Macaggi for an exclusive panel discussion on the modern grocery store.
Tags: Grocery Merchandising, Merchandising Agility, RETHINK Retail
3 Actions Retailers Must Take to Optimize Merchandising in a Post-ish COVID World
The three most important actions retailers must take to drive real-time insights and centralized communication in their merchandising execution.
Tags: COVID-19, Merchandising Agility
Merchandising with X-Ray Vision
Developing extraordinary in-store experiences, merchandising resets, refreshes and brand promotions can take months of planning to perfect each detail. Once in the field, stores have only hours to execute or risk missing supplier obligations and sales targets.
Tags: Analytics, Compliance
Translating AI into Localized Planograms
Eliminate hours of repetitive planogramming and make localized merchandising a reality without working overtime.
Tags: localization, Planograms, Smart Containers, Space Planning
June 17, 2022
3-Ways One Door Meets the Retail Challenges of COVID-19
Whether you’re a big box retailer, grocery chain or specialty store, you’ve got to keep your customers and employees safe, stay ahead of changing product demands, and adapt to new forms of buying and selling.
Tags: COVID-19, Merchandising Agility
Paper Planograms Are a Thing of the Past
The past is gone, start living in the present. Plan, execute, and analyze your visual merchandising in an intuitive cloud-based platform.
Tags: Dynamic Digital Planograms, Planograms, Retire The Paper Planogram
Coresight Research: 3 Actions Retailers Must Take in 2022
Having a performance- and result-oriented approach to investment can help retailers scale their merchandising solutions in a time when competition is abundant but time to action is scarce.
May 31, 2022
Omnichannel shoppers and store fulfillment put new pressure on aging space planning systems
June 01, 2022
NOW is the retail renaissance in Space Planning. And just like the renaissance of the 14th century revolutionized science and art… There will be a tremendous difference between the before and after for the science and the art of space planning. Flora Delaney, President of Delaney Consulting says her phone has been ringing off the hook since…
March 25, 2022
3-Ways to simplify In-Store Merchandising
Simplify merchandising instructions for store teams, using modern capabilities like cloud, mobile, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Tags: Floor Planning, Merchandising Assistant, Space Planning, Visual Merchandising
March 2, 2022
Thriving in the Face of Change: 3 Big Takeaways for Retailers
March 10, 2022
If you’re a retailer, you know that the role of the physical store has changed more in the past two years than it did over the previous fifteen. While the major upheavals of the pandemic may be winding down, the pace of change in retail is likely to keep accelerating. At last month’s NRF conference, One Door sat down with three retail thought leaders to talk about what kind of changes retailers…
February 17, 2022
Blue Yonder selects One Door for a 2021 partner leadership award
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Feb. 15, 2022 – Driving transformational digital supply chain strategies for customers is a key role of Blue Yonder’s partners. That’s why Blue Yonder is proud to announce the winners of its 2021 Partner Leadership Awards, which recognize exceptional partner success over the course of the past year. The award-winning partners worked […]
February 16, 2022
The double role of the shelf: what it means for your stores and space management systems
February 16, 2022
The shelf isn’t what it used to be. You can probably guess why: the pandemic, professional shoppers, supply chain, changing shopping habits, new shopper expectations, the great resignation—all the buzzwords. The question is, what is the new role of the shelf, and how does it affect…
Tags: Space Management
December 21, 2021
3 Actions retailers must take to improve merchandising agility in 2022
December 21, 2021
Shoppers have returned to brick-and-mortar stores, but the competition with eCommerce is still fierce. More than ever, retailers need to make sure they’re delivering an exceptional shopping experience, both for customers browsing the aisles and for those picking up in store after ordering online (BOPIS). To do it, they need to….
Tags: Coresight Research, In-store Experience, Merchandising Agility, supply chain
October 13, 2021
As stores evolve, visual merchandising needs a refresh.
October 13, 2021
Retail is merchandising. No matter the medium, the blend of art and science that is uniquely crafted for every individual brand has always been at the heart of great retailing. How much art vs how much of science has always been driven by brand purpose, who you are and what you sell. These made up the core elements of your store and defined the principles by how your team sells. Up until…
Tags: localization, Visual Merchandising
September 1, 2021
Are you giving your merchandising software the “care and feeding” it needs to pay off?
September 02, 2021
Data from recent research shows that most retailers have merchandising software. And yet the upheavals caused by the pandemic, from supply chain disruptions to labor cost issues to skyrocketing online buying and new shopping patterns like BOPIS and curbside…
Tags: Execution, Space Planning, Supply Chains, Technology
July 7, 2021
The dog ate my planogram: why old school merchandising doesn’t work for specialty goods
July 07, 2021
When it comes to specialty goods, whether it’s pet supplies, baby products, sporting goods, housewares or beyond, understanding your customers is critical. They’re looking to you for products that fulfill specialized needs that reflect their passions …
Tags: localization, Planograms, Real-time Communication, Specialty Retailers
June 18, 2021
Why well-executed merchandising is priceless for luxury brands
May 18, 2021
Imagine this: A consumer sees a high-end designer leather bag on the arm of her favorite Instagram celebrity and falls in love. She does some online research, then heads to the brand’s retail location, looking forward to a premium shopping experience. But when she gets there, the store feels cluttered and she wonders for …
Tags: Execution, localization, Luxury Brands, Real-time Communication
April 27, 2021
Why its time to retire the paper planogram
April 27, 2021
Planograms have been the standard approach to planning merchandising for decades. But as more and more retailers are discovering, planograms just aren’t up to the realities of merchandising today: more frequent store resets and promotions, store teams stretched thin, and HQ investments in big data tools to drive…
Tags: Planograms, Retire The Paper Planogram, Space Planning
April 20, 2021
WOOLWORTHS GROUP SELECTS ONE DOOR TO IMPROVE THE STORE TEAM EXPERIENCE
Australia’s largest retailer will use Merchandising™ Cloud to simplify work in stores BOSTON – (April 20, 2021) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced a new multi-year agreement with the Woolworths Group. Woolworths will implement One Door’s
January 5, 2021
With cloud and mobile, retailers can finally see what’s happening on every shelf
January 05, 2021
If you want to understand just how outdated many of today’s merchandising execution tools and processes are, consider this: the planogram was invented by Kmart in 1970 and remains the industry standard for communicating product plans to stores.Now consider how much merchandising has changed in the last 50…
Tags: Execution, Real-time Communication
November 12, 2020
Access to Measurable and Actionable Merchandising Compliance Reporting Is Imperative for Nearly Half of Retailers, Coresight Research Finds
New survey in partnership with One Door reveals potential in-store execution gains and pain points BOSTON – (November 12, 2020) – One Door, Inc., a leading retail merchandising execution platform that helps retailers plan, execute and analyze
November 2, 2020
Putting the “visual” back in visual merchandising – VI: curation and the bridge between digital and brick-and-mortar
November 3, 2020
For Part VI of our discussion, “Putting the ‘Visual’ Back in Visual Merchandising,” we continue chatting with Michael Abata. Michael is a thought leader and cultural and consumer futurist…
Tags: In-store Experience, localization, Visual Merchandising
October 16, 2020
Putting the “visual” back in visual merchandising – V: a consumer futurist’s take on virtual reality and the speed of change in retail today
October 15 2020
In our press release last week announcing our relationship with Movista we talked about a “single pane of glass” for store teams. Here’s a little more about what we mean.Today, roughly…
Tags: In-store Experience, localization, Merchandising Agility, Visual Merchandising
October 15, 2020
Merchandising Strategies for the New Normal
October 14, 2020
The following is a recap of the One Door’s on-demand webinar: Merchandising Strategies for the “New Normal” available here.
This has been one of the most disruptive years for retail in living memory. COVID-19 has fundamentally changed consumer behaviors and has forced retailers to respond rapidly to today’s market while adapting new merchandising…
September 11, 2020
4 Ways COVID-19 will change grocery merchandising
September 11, 2020
Grocers have adapted with lightning speed to the new challenges of the pandemic. Supply chain upheaval, new fulfillment models, social distancing requirements and compliance issues are just a few of the obstacles that have emerged since March. Out of the public eye, visual merchandising and space planning processes were significantly…
Tags: COVID-19, Execution, Grocery Merchandising, Space Planning
July 21, 2020
Eyemart Express Selects One Door to Streamline Visual Merchandising
National retailer will deploy Our platform to improve brand consistency across all stores BOSTON – (July 22, 2020) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced a new agreement with national eyewear retailer, Eyemart Express. Eyemart Express will implement One Door’s Our platform platform to create and execute merchandising […]
July 14, 2020
One Door Names Jen Loesch to Board of Directors
Retail industry veteran brings extensive merchandising experience to the company BOSTON – (July 14, 2020) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced that it has appointed Jen Loesch, CEO of Minnesota-based BreathableBaby, to its board of directors. A retail industry veteran, Loesch brings over 20 years of experience […]
June 30, 2020
One Door Releases Computer Vision Capability for Our platform
New feature introduces artificial intelligence and image recognition for retail merchandising execution and compliance BOSTON – (June 25, 2020) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced an innovative enhancement to its Our platform™ platform: computer vision capabilities for its Store Gallery feature. When a new product or promotion […]
June 25, 2020
Putting the “Visual” Back in Visual Merchandising – IV: taking Walgreens into the future with technology
June 24, 2020
For Part IV of our discussion, “Putting the ‘Visual’ Back in Visual Merchandising,” we are chatting with Tracy Allen. Tracy is the Sr. Director of Space Management for Walgreens…
Tags: Grocery Merchandising, Technology, Visual Merchandising, Walgreens
April 29, 2020
Putting the “Visual” Back in Visual Merchandising – III: applying tech solutions to specialty retails
April 29, 2020
For Part III of our discussion, “Putting the ‘Visual’ Back in Visual Merchandising,” we are chatting with Anthony Perrotta. Anthony has worked with specialty brands, including J. Jill and Alex & Ani and is currently with…
April 8, 2020
7 Things to consider when it’s time to reopen stores
April 07, 2020
How do retailers bring their stores back online after being closed for weeks or months? How does HQ bring their field teams up to speed quickly with the latest promotions, floorsets and marketing campaigns? Most importantly, how does HQ ensure that store teams feel supported, safe and cared for? Working across different types of retail…
Tags: Analytics, COVID-19, Real-time Communication
March 31, 2020
Putting the “visual” back in visual merchandising – II: the power of visual merchandising
March 31, 2020
For Part II of our discussion, “Putting the ‘Visual’ Back in Visual Merchandising” we are chatting with Kristin Lauer. Kristin is a seasoned expert in visual merchandising with over 25 years of experience. She began her career at Filene’s, Bloomingdale’s and Barneys – where she worked under design icon Simon Doonan – and later opened her own studio, Blue Potato …
March 13, 2020
Putting the “Visual” Back in Visual Merchandising
March 12, 2020
After participating in One Door’s Big Ideas Session at NRF this past January, I walked off stage thinking about all of the technology (heat maps, display engagement stats, traffic counters etc.) that retailers are using to plan in-store merchandising, but I recognized a gap in the process. Retailers aren’t using technology to help today’s retail associates execute planograms….
March 9, 2020
Space planning and visual merchandising – how AI, cloud, and mobile are changing the game
March 09, 2020
When we talk to retailers around the world, one thing is clear: everybody thinks they’re behind when it comes to planogram automation and merchandising execution. At NRF 2020, we set out to discover how space planning and merchandising are evolving with new….
Tags: NRF, Space Planning, Technology, Visual Merchandising
February 24, 2020
One Door Joins Emerging Technology Session with Blue Yonder at 2020 CMA + SIMA Annual Conference in Dallas
DALLAS – (Feb. 24, 2020) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced its Emerging Technology joint presentation with Blue Yonder, Inc. (formerly JDA Software) at the 2020 Category Management Association & Shopper Insights Management
February 21, 2020
Turn your retail store associates Into merchandising rockstars
February 21, 2020
In a perfect world, every shelf in your store would be merchandised flawlessly and your team of sales associates would spend their workday interacting with customers and selling products. But in today’s fast-paced retail climate, chances are that your team is losing several hours a day on unnecessary tasks like fixing mistakes on resets….
Tags: Analytics, Execution, In-store Experience, Technology
January 18, 2020
Simplify visual merchandising for better in-store execution and compliance
January 18, 2020
When store teams lack clear, interactive, step-by-step instructions on how to set fixtures and displays, compliance suffers. And when compliance suffers, sales are lost, and labor hours are wasted. In fact, retailers report an average of 40+ hours per week of lost time spent merchandising that could be better invested in serving customers….
Tags: Compliance, Execution, Visual Merchandising
January 9, 2020
One Door to Showcase Innovation in Visual Merchandising and Space Planning at NRF 2020
Software provider gives retailers the tools they need to simplify work for store teams NEW YORK CITY – (Jan. 9, 2020) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced its full lineup of activities for NRF 2020, which will be held at the Javits Center in New York City […]
December 19, 2019
One Door and JDA Software Partner to Simplify Work for Stores
Integration of platforms transforms planograms into step-by-step instructions and gives retailers “x-ray vision” into stores BOSTON – (Dec. 19, 2019) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced a signed partnership agreement with JDA Software, Inc. Together, JDA and One Door will integrate JDA’s category management and space planning […]
December 11, 2019
Gartner’s 3 critical ways space planning software must change
December 11, 2019
When research firm Gartner published its market guide on space planning this year, it made one thing clear: retailers who put off digital transformation of their space planning processes risk losing sales. After all, stores face increasingly tough competition from online shopping which offers unlimited options, personalized customer journeys, and represented more than half of all retail growth in 2018. “Left unchecked…
Tags: Gartner, Space Planning, Technology
December 9, 2019
Space management automation to the rescue
December 09, 2019
As a space planner, your goal is to get the right product in the right store at the right time. Maximizing every square foot of retail space with localized assortments is your mantra. Finding that perfect formula for how space is allocated – from category management to shelf space efficiency – is your jam. Today’s advanced data aggregation tools and space analytics are helping you understand your customers’ shopping…
Tags: Analytics, Compliance, Space Planning
October 30, 2019
Create killer retail promotions with our platform
October 30, 2019
Today’s consumers expect retailers to keep up with their constantly changing interests. As a visual merchandiser this means you’re faced with the big challenge of better understanding your customers, and then quickly creating highly targeted promotions that speak directly to them.One Door’s Our platform platform is the end-to-end visual merchandising software solution that helps…
August 9, 2019
4 user experience superpowers that are transforming visual merchandising software
August 09, 2019
As a consumer, when I ask for “seafood restaurants near me,” there are four key capabilities that make the response so useful, and I call these “User Experience Superpowers.” These applications know me and the context of my situation (where I am, etc.). They consolidate and organize…
June 18, 2019
One Door Launches Season One of “Off the Shelf”, Filmed at SHOWFIELDS
New short-format video series celebrates visual merchandising and the creation of great retail experiences BOSTON – (June 18, 2019) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today launched “Off the Shelf”, a new video and content series showcasing retailers who are re-writing the rules of merchandising. Season one features one […]
June 9, 2019
The farmer’s dog
June 09, 2019
Whether you’re a dog person or not, you can’t help but be enthralled by the story of The Farmer’s Dog. In the midst of direct-to-consumer food brands having an early-onset existential crisis, this brand has outperformed expectations every step of the way. The idea is a simple one, but I’ll let them describe it in their own words…
Mother dirt
June 09, 2019
Like the adage goes, if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere, and so too is that true in retail. Its breadth of personalities and customer types across its many neighborhoods make it the ultimate playground for trying new things in retail. It has, therefore, become the home of digitally native brands entering the physical space for the first time…
Tags: Mother Dirt, Visual Merchandising
City row
June 09, 2019
City Row is a craftily designed rowing machine that is even suitable for tight spaces like New York City apartments. Although they have already created a strong brand and a good following, they wanted to look to physical retail to expand their customer base. They ran towards the challenge that a lot of digitally native brands face, which is how to enter physical retail in their own unique way…
May 16, 2019
Telstra Selects One Door to Transform Visual Merchandising
Australia’s largest telecommunications company will utilize One Door’s cloud-based application to improve merchandising confidence in store BOSTON – (April 17, 2019) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced a multi-year agreement with Telstra,
One Door Survey Uncovers Five Key Gaps Limiting Visual Merchandising Confidence
New survey report highlights impact digital transformation has on visual merchandising and space planning BOSTON – (May 16, 2019) – One Door, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, released Wednesday the results of its third annual visual merchandising survey, “Digital Transformation in Visual Merchandising and Space Planning – Job Done?”. Conducted in […]
Ready for a digital merchandising transformation?
May 16, 2019
You made it through the holiday, you reported Q1 results, and now it’s time to turn your attention to how you are going to keep transforming your business in 2019. If you need to get more out of your stores this year, one area you are probably evaluating is your merchandising technology stack. You need to become more agile…
Tags: Digital Merchandising, Planograms, Visual Merchandising
May 15, 2019
How should visual merchandisers measure success?
May 15, 2019
Sales don’t just happen by accident. They are orchestrated in the myriad details that define a customer’s experience, from window displays to promotional signage to localized product assortments. So, how do you know if you’ve done it right…
Tags: Analytics, In-store Experience, localization, Visual Merchandising
April 17, 2019
One Door’s Our platform featured in “Better Merchandising, Better Sales” article about Best Buy in March issue of STORES magazine.
One Door Continues to Simplify Visual Merchandising Communication and Collaboration
New software release streamlines work for visual merchandisers, space planners and store teams BOSTON – (April 17, 2019) – One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, announced on Wednesday the latest release of its Our platform application. The new release underscores
March 8, 2019
A deeper look at how Best Buy is listening to store teams and innovating
March 08, 2019
By now you’ve likely seen the reports that Best Buy had a great 2018. In addition to strong financial results, on their earnings conference call they highlighted better than average industry associate engagement…
Tags: Best Buy, NRF, Store Engagement
March 7, 2019
Oracle and One Door Collaborate to Deliver Compelling In-Store Retail Experiences
National Retail Federation Retail’s Big Show – January 14, 2019 – Oracle Retail and One Doorâ„¢, a leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced they are collaborating to help retailers improve their in-store merchandising. By integrating the artificial-intelligence infused Oracle Retail
February 9, 2019
Mobile Technologies Inc. and One Door, Partner to Streamline Merchandising Compliance Measurement
Combination of store IoT and cloud-based visual merchandising will provide new real-time visibility and analytic power. NEW YORK (PRWEB) JANUARY 14, 2019 – Mobile Technologies Inc. (MTI), a global leader in consumer electronics retail security and One Doorâ„¢ Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising
January 13, 2019
NRF, Best Buy, and the new digital merchandising playbook
January 13, 2019
Having been to more Trade Shows than I care to admit I’ve learned you can tell a lot about an industry by show attendance, and shows are busiest when the game is changing fastest. Enterprise computing is a massive industry but COMDEX is gone. The US mobile market is massive but CTIA is gone. The players stop going, once…
Tags: Best Buy, Digital Merchandising, NRF
December 19, 2018
One Door to Host ‘Big Ideas’ Session with Best Buy at NRF’s Big Show 2019
NEW YORK CITY – (Dec. 13, 2018) – One Door, the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today announced it will be exhibiting at National Retail Federation (NRF) Retail’s Big Show Jan. 13-15, 2019. During the show, the company will showcase digital tools that are
November 27, 2018
One Door Introduces Planogram Connector for Our platform
New feature helps visual merchandisers and space planners transform static planograms into mobile, interactive store guides BOSTON – (October 2, 2018) – One Door,the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, today introduced Planogram Connector for its Our platform application. With this new feature, visual merchandisers and retail space planners can seamlessly incorporate data from […]
November 26, 2018
One Door Introduces Store Explorer for Our platform
Search feature allows visual merchandisers to get critical answers in real-time BOSTON – (July 10, 2018) – One Door, the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software for retail, today introduced Store Explorer, a first-of-its-kind merchandising search engine for retail stores. A standard feature in the latest version of the company’s Our platform application, Store […]
November 25, 2018
One Door’s annual merchandising report now available
November 25, 2018
Five key findings from One Door’s survey of 250 retailers. According to the 2018 survey, Retail Winners excel in five key areas of merchandising execution. But how well is it used in the retail industry today? Download the 2018 Survey Report to find out…
October 3, 2018
Retail Dive: One Door connects legacy planograms to cloud data
There’s a missing link in the planning process for brick-and-mortar stores that One Door says its updated cloud merchandising solution fills…
July 21, 2018
RIS: Try or Die: 3 Ways Retailers Need to Experiment to Compete
July 21, 2018
Today’s retailers need to experiment with their physical space and how they sell if they want to capture sales and build strong customer relationships for the future…
April 18, 2018
One Door Names Care.com Leader as Vice President of People and Culture
Al Zink joins team to evolve company culture and scale employee programs BOSTON – (April 18, 2018) – One Door, the leading provider of cloud-based merchandising software for retail, welcomes former Care.com leader Al Zink as Vice President of People and Culture. With over 30 years of experience building human resources teams for global enterprises, […]
January 16, 2018
One Door Merchandising Research Reveals Five Areas Where Retail Winners Excel
New Survey of 250 Retailers Measures Merchandising Quality and Impact on Sales BOSTON (Jan. 15, 2018) One Door, the leading provider of cloud-based merchandising software for retail, today released the results of its annual merchandising survey at NRF 2018. This survey of 250 retailers, conducted with a third-party
July 5, 2017
Amazon makes a bet on brick-and-mortar
By Tom Erskine, CMO and SVP, Product, One Door June has been a busy month for Jeff Bezos. In its ongoing quest to offer one-stop shopping, Amazon announced its acquisition of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. Brick-and-mortar is not entirely new to Amazon – the retail giant began experimenting with physical locations
June 20, 2017
Goodbye traditional grocery; Amazon bought Whole Foods
We can officially stop talking about how e-commerce is going to eat the world.