Join Aryaka®, the leader in Unified SASE solutions, at NRF booth #1805, January 14-17, at the Javits Center in New York City to learn more about its managed offering for retailers and how it is building the foundation to support the next generation of retail shopping experiences.
Despite current economic challenges, where retailers are tightening their belts by reducing waste and associated costs, Gartner, in its Hype Cycle Report for Retail Technologies in 2022, recommended that retailers continue to invest judiciously in innovative technologies to generate new ways of making a difference in the lives of their customers.
Additionally, Gartner's CIO and Technology Executive Survey found that 73% of retailers expected to increase store technology investments in 2022 over 2021 levels.
Aryaka's managed offering, backed by its Unified SASE architecture and based on a Zero-Trust WAN approach, provides retailers with an easy to consume solution that eliminates the need for expertise at remote locations. It also delivers a highly secure infrastructure and offers application support that is critical for a mix of experiences, such as VR/AR/MR for try-on and sizing, in-store Wi-Fi and personalized ads, smart shelves, digital-twins, and IoT.
With the ubiquity of broadband, the ability to quickly browse and price match, and the convenience of returns, two-day, and even two-hour delivery, shopping online has become second nature for consumers. Attracting foot traffic is a greater challenge than it's ever been, particularly for those that are not big-box retailers or discount outlets. Bringing consumers back to physical stores requires retailers to defy convention and rethink the overall experience, both online and in-store, which also means they must revisit their infrastructures and how prepared they are for a truly tech-centric world.
Matt Carter, CEO, Aryaka
We're entering a very exciting time in retail where businesses are reimagining the shopping experience to keep highly demanding consumers engaged. As such, retailers need to move beyond the best-effort internet connectivity to deliver experiences that blow customers away and give them a reason to go into a physical store, in addition to shopping online. Just like movie theatres are implementing 3D, 4K, in-seat drinks and food, recliners, and X-treme 270-degree screens, retailers have the same opportunity in front of them if they have the right foundation in place to make those experiences possible. This is where a company like Aryaka comes in.
