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NFR: The Near Future of Retail
NFR: The Near Future of Retail
The TL;DR on NFR
Neil Redding
May 20, 2019
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What the Metaverse Means for Retail, Part 2
What the Metaverse Means for Retail, Part 2
The Time is Now to Prepare for the Coming Immersive Reality
Tony Parisi
Mar 29, 2022
NFTs Aren’t Just For PFPs
NFTs Aren’t Just For PFPs
Neil Redding
Jan 19, 2022
What The Metaverse Means for Retail
What The Metaverse Means for Retail
Part 1: A Useful Model For The Convergence
Neil Redding
Nov 17, 2021
Four Myths About AR Advertising
Four Myths About AR Advertising
It’s not a fad — it’s here to stay. Here’s why.
Tony Parisi
May 17, 2021
2030: After the Grocery Store
2030: After the Grocery Store
or, The Store of the Future is Not a Store
Neil Redding
Mar 30, 2021
The Transformation of Retail
The Transformation of Retail
A new white paper from Redding Futures and Icreon
Neil Redding
Mar 22, 2021
The End of Distance.
The End of Distance.
As we emerge from physical separation, we rediscover the nourishing power of presence — now available digitally.
Neil Redding
Feb 24, 2021
The Future of Advertising and Commerce Lies With AR and VR
The Future of Advertising and Commerce Lies With AR and VR
2020 brought surprisingly high demand from brands for AR and VR experiences that entertain while they enable immersive commerce.
Raffaella Camera
Jan 12, 2021
Five Approaches to Engaging Retail Experiences
Five Approaches to Engaging Retail Experiences
The physical store must richly reward shoppers’ physical presence.
James Patten
Dec 18, 2020
The in-store experience, now on your phone
The in-store experience, now on your phone
Retailers can now bring the full-sensory richness of their in-store experience to customers’ phones using augmented reality.
Cosmo Kramer
Sep 10, 2020
NFR Live : Crisis + Commerce = Connection
NFR Live : Crisis + Commerce = Connection
A Timely and Critical Conversation With Experts Across Retail
Neil Redding
Jun 26, 2020
COVID + Commerce
COVID + Commerce
A 3-part series on Retail in the New Era
Neil Redding
May 21, 2020
NFR is Live!
NFR is Live!
Watch the Inaugural Episode of our Virtual Event Series Now
Tony Parisi
May 19, 2020
NFR Live + Beyond
NFR Live + Beyond
Neil and Tony — real time and virtually present
Neil Redding
May 12, 2020
Creating Digital Twins for 3D Commerce
Creating Digital Twins for 3D Commerce
3D and AR are proven to increase conversion rates, but how do you get started and do it at scale?
Ashley Crowder
Mar 15, 2020
Advertising: Mobile AR’s Juggernaut
Advertising: Mobile AR’s Juggernaut
From upper funnel to purchase, brands are increasingly turning to augmented reality to market their products and services online
Tony Parisi
Mar 2, 2020
How to design for mobile AR
How to design for mobile AR
Now is the time to jump in — join the early majority, learn from and build on these successes. Here’s how to design great mobile AR.
TANK & BEAR
Jan 14, 2020
Augmented Reality Experiences Will Save Brick and Mortar Retail
Augmented Reality Experiences Will Save Brick and Mortar Retail
5 Ways AR is making retail more experiential and drawing crowds to the store
Tom Emrich
Dec 2, 2019
Guess what? 3D commerce is everywhere you shop
Guess what? 3D commerce is everywhere you shop
From the digital-physical convergence of customer experience to an upheaval in the commercial real estate market, 3D commerce is showing…
Beck Besecker
Oct 15, 2019
Why Retailers Should Jump on WebAR
Why Retailers Should Jump on WebAR
WebAR provides a way to play, test and iterate on AR concepts today with low risk. This is why retailers should be using it right now!
Gwan Yip
Sep 26, 2019
3D Transformation of Your Online Retail Catalog: Where to Start?
3D Transformation of Your Online Retail Catalog: Where to Start?
It was a long time in coming, but the technology has arrived: Those who keep up with online retail technologies are discovering the…
CGTrader
Jul 30, 2019
The Virtual Product Catalog
The Virtual Product Catalog
Real-time 3D could alleviate the real pain that comes with creating and delivering e-commerce content . Here’s a look at what some of the…
Tony Parisi
Jul 23, 2019
Conversational AI—but IRL
Conversational AI—but IRL
Bots may seem like pure digital tools, but they belong in the physical world, too.
Alison Greenberg
Jun 11, 2019
What’s in store (for the store)
What’s in store (for the store)
The near future of retail will feature physical stores that are much more enjoyable to be in, while also being way more efficient at being…
Neil Redding
Jun 10, 2019
How Virtual Reality Can Help Retailers And Retail Workers
How Virtual Reality Can Help Retailers And Retail Workers
As other pieces on this site outline, the near future of retail is certainly going to be exciting. But even in the present, there are…
Cortney Harding
Jun 7, 2019
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