Setting the Retail Vision

Retail’s new realities
Anna Wikland
Industry Head, Retail Tech
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THE NEXT 5BN
2014
2020
7.2 BN
Global Population
8 BN
2.8 BN
Internet Population
8 BN *
[39% of Global
Population]
[100% of Global
Population]
Source: (1) eMarketer, Nov 2013; (2) Eric Schmidt estimate*
ACCESSIBILITY OF DEVICES
Will drive growth
$50 Phone
$50 Tablet
Project Loon
Internet.org
ENTERING A NEW WORLD
Of Six Screens (yes, six!)
[DESKTOP]
[MOBILE]
[TABLET]
[TV]
[WEARABLE]
[IN-CAR]
WITH A NEW BREED
of consumer
WITH A NEW BREED
of consumer
≈30%
300 hr
75%
of Google
searches are
mobile
Online videos is
uploaded every
minute
of online shoppers
prefer personalised
shopping
experiences
[INFORMATION]
[ENTERTAINMENT]
[SHOPPING]
MORE ACCESS
MORE CHOICE
MORE PERSONAL
The Big Shift
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CHOICE
CONTROL
NOW
PEOPLE
CREATE
1990
Discrete Computing
2014
Continuous Computing
Online
video
Social
Blogs
Retailer
Websites
Online
News
Search
Gaming
Source: Google/Shopper Sciences, Purchase Funnel Analysis, April 2012. N = 3,000
CONSUMER IN CONTROL
IKEA
Elgigante
n
Media Markt
Check
out TV
17.15
Order bday gift
1:15
Lunch
1:00
Coffe
Shop
Look
8:25 up
TV
Reviews
8:30
Look at
movie
reviews
17.45
Consumers constantly connected… through mobile
5:46
daily
time spent
with digital
+2.5 hours!
mobile
+6x
3:11
mobile
desktop
desktop
2010
2013
Retail search queries on mobile
2011: 8%
2014: 26%
2011: 10%
2014: 30%
2011: 5%
2011: 8%
2014: 20%
2014: 22%
OLD Realities of Retail
EVERYTHING WAS ANCHORED AROUND
THE PHYSICAL STORE. FOOT TRAFFIC
DIRECTED RETAIL DECISION-MAKING.
NEW Realities of Retail
ALWAYS OPEN, ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE.
NO LONGER CONSTRAINED BY REAL
ESTATE AND STORE HOURS. MUST WIN ALL
TRAFFIC - PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL
fewer visits to store…
38
billions
17
(Nov-Dec)
2010
2013
…but more purposeful
$681
$783
offline
+9%
$B offline sales
(Nov-Dec)
2010
2013
ecomm
+75%
more informed than ever before
5
2010
12
2013
Make information easily accessible and actionable
Help the local shopper find the closest store
*Not yet available in Sweden
endless assortment, not dictated by store footprint
transparent & dynamic pricing
75%
12%
2010
2013
mobile price checking
frictionless transactions & fulfillment
shopping is social even when solo
15
50%
mins
Source: Survey Motorola
Soutions
personalized suggestions. curated products
35% of purchases from
Amazon are through
Amazon’s
recommendations
AMAZON: Knows you better than you know yourself
Omnichannel Case Study: Macy’s
Wrap up
 Do you have a good mobile presence?
 Do you offer a seamless experience across devices? Across channels?
 Do you make it easy for your customers to shop with you outside your store?
Inside your store?
 How well do you really know your customers? Do you get smarter with each
interaction? Are you providing personalized experiences?
 Are you investing in continual optimization? Are you keeping up with
constantly changing consumer behavior?
 Are you reimagining your business with the power of connectivity? Not just as
a marketing strategy but as a total way of conducting business?
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Tack!
awikland@google.com
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