How did some of the predictions and trends for 2015 fare over the course of the year? Read more about some of the trends that we were watching closely.

There’s lots of activity in the world of digital retail displays of late. A flurry of technological development is rewriting the in-store experience to a decidedly more bell-and-whistle-adorned scene. Here’s a roundup of some of the cooler developments.

Adapt emerging technology trends into your retail strategy to gain an edge over competitors and secure future growth from customers

Election season is well underway, and there should be no industry more invested in its satisfying outcome than Canada’s largest: retail. With 2.2 million Canadians working in the field and a payroll of $60 billion (alongside $350 billion in sales), retail’s an incontestable standout when it comes to professional sectors with much to gain and lose at the poll booths.

Effective training practices can help retailers differentiate themselves from one another, increase employee engagement and drive up sales.

Apple is reportedly set to launch a new store in Memphis after its "next-generation” overhaul was hinted in at in a New Yorker article in February

Robots are taking over the retail industry. Despite threatening retail jobs, their presence is expected to enhance the retail landscape.

Bauer will open its first Own the Moment – Hockey Experience store in Burlington, MA, USA in collaboration with Canada's Best Store Fixtures

Nobody goes into a store with the singular intention of spending a lot of money. But in the most successful retail scenarios (at least as far as the shopkeeper is concerned), they do. And they do especially when the retailer has exercised the power of product placement.

Retailers who don’t have a comprehensive mobile strategy for connecting with digitally-savvy consumers are in danger of missing the boat