Technology - Virtual Roundtable

The Future of Retail is Now. Are You Ready?

1st June 2022 | 11:00am - 12:30pm ET
How are you transforming your stores to remain competitive?

A Meet the Boss virtual roundtable in partnership with VMware

Facing increasingly unpredictable supply chains and shifting customer preferences, retailers are in a high-stakes challenge for survival and growth. You cannot afford to choose between maximizing your business today and building for the future; you need to do both. But how?

Retail IT spending will grow 9.10% to more than $178 billion this year, according to the Gartner IT Spending Forecast. To ensure future success, retail technology leaders are not just managing a single transformation within their organization, they must have the vision and the partnerships to artfully orchestrate multiple transformations simultaneously, that are complex and interdependent. However, several businesses face challenges such as scaling innovation while lowering risk, legacy core systems, and accelerating time-to-market of new products and services.

Join VMware and a panel of likeminded executives as we discuss challenges, opportunities and how retailers can position their business model, strategy, marketing, stores, and operations to flourish in the future.

Discussion Topics

How to integrate and operate a cloud native platform at scale to drive top line growth?
Optimizing and modernizing your cloud infrastructure, ops and apps for competitive advantage.
Connecting and securing the hybrid workforce with improved digital experiences.

Your Host

Thought Leader
Ed Durbin Sr. Director Global Retail Industry Group, VMware
Ed Durbin is currently the Sr. Director Global Retail Industry Group for VMware and has more… Find out more
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