{"id":21340,"date":"2018-05-11T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/e-book-software-delivery-heartbeat-omnichannel-retail-experience\/"},"modified":"2018-05-11T12:29:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:29:02","slug":"e-book-software-delivery-heartbeat-omnichannel-retail-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/e-book-software-delivery-heartbeat-omnichannel-retail-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"New e-book: how retailers are using software to deliver better omnichannel experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div class=\"feature-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tasktop_omnichannel-retail-850x277.png\" alt=\"New e-book: how retailers are using software to deliver better omnichannel experiences\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\">&#x201C;Today the game is being played much more near mid-field &#x2013; that&#x2019;s where customers are. It is a false distinction to say it&#x2019;s retail vs. online because that&#x2019;s not the way customers think. They want this seamless, integrated experience across all channels. Customers don&#x2019;t think about channels. They just want to buy the product.&#x201D; &#x2013; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business2community.com\/consumer-marketing\/omni-channel-retail-mean-2018-02017255\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\">Terry Lundgren, former executive chairman and CEO, Macy&#x2019;s<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Terry Lundgren speaks, you listen. The recently retired executive chairman and CEO of Macy&#x2019;s has been on the frontline of the evolving retail industry for over a quarter of a century. There are few people with a better understanding of retail survival strategies.<\/p>\n<p>The Californian successfully spearheaded the preservation and prosperity of one of the oldest retail chains in the U.S. through a gauntlet of challenges, such as the 2008 recession, the decline of the high street, the meteoric rise of e-commerce, and a relentless spawning of new digital-native competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The proof is in the pudding; in 2017, <a href=\"http:\/\/wwd.com\/business-news\/business-features\/amazon-wal-mart-apple-biggest-e-commerce-retailers-10862796\/\">Macy&#x2019;s was ranked the 4<sup>th<\/sup> top U.S. retailer in online sales<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wwd.com\/business-news\/business-features\/amazon-wal-mart-apple-biggest-e-commerce-retailers-10862796\/\">generating over $4.6 billion via e-commerce channels<\/a> (behind Amazon, Apple and Walmart). Macy&#x2019;s success is not surprising &#x2013; the company realized early on that the future of retail is&#xA0;not about online or offline, it&#x2019;s about delivering a product when a customer wants it. It&#x2019;s about a 24\/7, 360&#xB0; shopping experience.<\/p>\n<p>Software plays a vital role in providing that seamless experience. It&#x2019;s why Macy&#x2019;s took measures to improve and optimize its software delivery by integrating the teams that plan, build and deliver their applications. <strong>You can read more on how Macy&#x2019;s used tool integration to save up to 600 hours in manual work in just six months<\/strong>&#xA0;in the below case study:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/Macys-Integration-Case-Study_1.pdf\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"215\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tt-case-study-macys-535x215.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Traditional retail organizations are urgently looking to improve their software delivery to keep up with e-commerce juggernauts such as Macy&#x2019;s, Amazon, Ebay, Shopify, Walmart et al. They know that software is what gives them their competitive edge &#x2013; especially when it comes to supporting internal systems that underpin the complicated mechanics of an omnichannel approach that serves a global customer base.<\/p>\n<p>To improve the delivery speed, quality, reliability and flexibility of their software applications, they&#x2019;re reevaluating how they deliver software an enterprise-level. <a href=\"\/product-overview\">They&#x2019;re doing this by connecting their software delivery value streams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download our new e-book<\/strong> on the retail sector to learn more:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9560\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.tasktop.com\/Retail-eBook.html\"><img class=\"lazyload\" alt height=\"341\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/tasktop_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/screen-shot-2018-05-11-at-1.21.09-pm.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to download<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Want to know more about value streams, <a href=\"\/value-stream-management-in-software-delivery\">value stream management<\/a>, and how software delivery can underpin your omnichannel approach? <a href=\"\/contact-us\">Drop us a line<\/a> &#x2013; we&#x2019;d be delighted to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x201C;Today the game is being played much more near mid-field &#x2013; that&#x2019;s where customers are. It is a false distinction to say it&#x2019;s retail vs. online because that&#x2019;s not the way customers think. They want this seamless, integrated experience across all channels. Customers don&#x2019;t think about channels. 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