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Experts in Retail
Our retail heritage and experience means we understand what retailers are looking for, and we know how to bring them together with the right vendors at the right time.
Retail has proven its place as the leading sector for digital innovation – it’s the arena where the global technology megatrends of Mobility, Cloud, Big Data Analytics and Social converge first and fastest to ignite new business models, driven by ever-increasing expectations from the ‘new consumer’.
We know retail. Inside out and back to front. A thought-leading B2B technology agency, our client-list is second to none, including most of the global Top Ten IT brands. Our Retail in Detail™ methodology produces insight that helps shape customer-centric strategy and drives the creative campaigns that keep you at the leading-edge of a retail market where disruption is the new normal.
Retail in Detail for IT Vendors
It’s a good time to be an IT vendor in retail – with razor-thin margins pushing profits, multi-channel challenges stretching internal teams, and new business models flying in from every angle, retailers are under pressure to “disrupt or be disrupted.”
To do this, they need to match the latest trends in consumer behaviour and retail technology with the right suppliers – at the right time. In a fast-moving sector, we have the understanding of current retailer ‘wants’ and of the retail influencer network to help you move fastest of all.
We know exactly what you need, and have developed a range of solutions and offerings which include the following:
The Data Insight
Unique, compelling insight from the most current data on the top 300 retailers
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Retail’s Big Reset. A unique online event.
The last year has made the retail sector hungrier than ever for innovation, but it‘s also limited opportunities for retailers to meet technology suppliers face-to-face, and be exposed to fresh thinking. Innovating for the future has never been more important and the time to do it is now.
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Influence the Influencer
Identifying the REAL decision-makers: The lowdown on influencers – by retailer
Tell me moreRetail in Detail for Retailers
With the ‘new consumer’ in the driving seat and customer experience the arena in which 21st-Century retailers rise and fall, getting the technology right first time is critical.
We create the events, programs and thought-leadership to help you stay ahead of the pack. We understand retailer imperatives today, and with these in mind have developed a range of offerings and events to help you step up:
Retail’s Big Reset. A unique online event.
The last year has made the retail sector hungrier than ever for innovation, but it‘s also limited opportunities for retailers to meet technology suppliers face-to-face, and be exposed to fresh thinking. Innovating for the future has never been more important and the time to do it is now.
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Retail's Big Reset 2021 Event Summary
Read the summary from our recent Virtual NRF wrap-up event ‘Retail’s Big Reset’.
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Retail Tomorrow 2020 Highlight Gallery
See the photos from our recent retail conference, Retail Tomorrow 2020.
Tell me moreTeam of Retail Experts
At McDonald Butler Associates we live and breathe retail – it’s something we’re personally passionate about. Which is why the personal touch is so important to us. Our dynamic team of retail experts is headed by two personable individuals who love to inspire: Mike Butler, MD and co-founder of MBA, and Matt Bradley, Retail Director.
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