Is your company investing in innovation and technology? If not, it’s likely falling behind the competition. Innovation is what’s fueling retailers’ growth in today’s digitally focused marketplace. It’s not a coincidence that leading retail brands such as Nordstrom, Zappos, Amazon.com, Home Depot, Sephora, Wal-Mart, just to name a few, have all invested significant resources to open their own innovation labs.

From these labs are emerging the ideas of tomorrow, including 3-D printing, augmented reality, the Internet of Things, beacons, and more. Consumers expect — in fact, they demand — that the retailers they make purchases from are up-to-date on and able to provide all the digital innovations that are necessary to make their shopping experience as seamless as possible.

In a session at the upcoming Women in Retail Leadership (WIRL) Summit, taking place in Miami from April 22-23, a panel of retail experts will address what their companies are doing to keep pace in today’s fast-changing retail industry. Annemarie Frank, vice president of omnichannel marketing at HSN; Eileen Rodgers Meade, vice president of omnichannel and customer experience, Dick’s Sporting Goods; and Tracey Weber, chief operating officer at Gilt, will discuss what exactly innovation labs are and how they can be a benefit to your company; the tools they’re using to succeed in the digital retail space; what trends they’re forecasting for digital innovation; among other topics.

Are beacons the next big thing in retail or just the latest fad? How critical is it to your company’s success to have a robust mobile application that offers some sort of value or service to your customers? Will robots fulfilling orders in the warehouse be commonplace in the next five years? The answers to these questions and more will be addressed during the Digital Innovation Strategies for Retailers session at the WIRL Summit next month. Don’t miss out on this opportunity … or risk being left behind. Register today!