Ulf Tillander

Ulf is the former Global Industry Director for Retail at IFS.

| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Research, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain
In 2018 retailers will look to innovative store concepts, Blockchain and supply chain transformation
In 2018 retailers will look to innovative store concepts, Blockchain and supply chain transformation

Digital is everywhere in retail today. The threat from more agile, internet-based companies continues to drive traditional players to try innovative…

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Is unified commerce putting the customer experience back on center stage as it should be?
Is unified commerce putting the customer experience back on center stage as it should be?

In these days of fake news, there is a tendency to dramatize the fact that change is constant and occurs…

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How to support your evolving omni-channel strategy with RFID and ERP
How to support your evolving omni-channel strategy with RFID and ERP

RFID technology has risen to become a valuable element in better performing supply chain management, ensuring that the right products…

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ERP: the building block that drives personalization
expérience utilisateur

An omni-channel transaction may be triggered on a smart screen, but delivering on it depends on end-to-end goods visibility, planning…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Events, Research, Retail, Strategy
Key takeaways from NRF 2017: Transparency, the unique customer experience and the merging of the physical and digital world
Key takeaways from the NRF Big Show 2017

Returning home from my third NRF Big Show 2017, I feel a sense of urgency for continued evolution (rather than…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain
Brave new world of retail: sustain and entertain in 2017
This will be the year of retailtainment.

2017 will be a fantastic year for retailers to experiment by trying out new ideas. There’s only one thing they…

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Omni-channel: A question of “How?”
Omni-channel: A question of “How?”

For retailers, being able to deliver, and keep delivering, is at the heart of omni-channel success. But delivering has never…

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IFS World Conference 2016 from a wholesale and retail perspective

Over 1,200 people from 50 countries joined us in Gothenburg, Sweden for IFS World Conference 2016. After yet another successful…

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Sustainability within Retail, something for you to consider? Definitely!

Sustainability is one of the major trends facing retailers in a consumer-driven marketplace. As mentioned by Marian Salzman at NRF,…

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Retail industry — a change would do you good

IFS recently carried out a global survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in 12 countries. The survey aimed…

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3 key learnings from NRF: new retail concepts demand technology change

Recently back from NRF – Retail’s Big Show 2016 – I have had some time to digest my impressions. What…

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Meet with IFS at NRF 2016

The retail year of 2016 is kicking off with a bang as the industry’s biggest fair, NRF, hosted in New…

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