Markets and Technologies Covered
- 10 subindustries: Apparel and accessory stores; automotive dealers and gasoline services stations; building materials, hardware, and garden supply; drug stores; eating and drinking establishments; food stores; general merchandise; home furnishings and equipment stores; miscellaneous retail; and online only, catalog, and mail order
- 7 lines of business: Customer management, enterprise hardware, enterprise software, infrastructure software, store systems, supplier management, and other IT expenditures
- 5 revenue bands: <$100 million, $100 million–499 million, $500 million–999 million, $1 billion–2 billion, and >$2 billion
- 3 technology groups: Hardware, IT services, and software
- 35+ technology categories: Loss prevention systems, network equipment, security appliance, IT consulting, POS software, production planning, order management, and more
- 45+ technologies: IaaS, self-checkout systems, payment/tender systems, systems integration, inventory management, customer analytics, and more
Geographic Coverage
- 4 regions: United States, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the rest of the world
Data Deliverables
This spending guide is delivered on a semiannual basis via a web-based interface for online querying and downloads. For a complete delivery schedule, please contact an IDC sales representative. The following are the deliverables for this spending guide:
- Annual five-year forecasts by region, subindustry, line of business, and revenue band — delivered twice a year
Key Questions Answered
Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:
- What is the total worldwide retail technology opportunity?
- Which technologies and customer segments of the retail industry are growing the fastest?
- How do geographical growth rates vary?
- Where should resources be focused to take advantage of maximum market opportunity?
- How does growth vary by retail line of business or by revenue band?