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• Report Geopolitical Disruption Demands Local Trust

  CMOs At Global Brands Must Pivot To Truly Multilocal Operations

  February 11, 2021 | Thomas Husson

  Even before COVID-19, significant economic, political, and tech trends were fragmenting the global order. The pandemic's economic and social crises and associated geopolitical shifts will drive...

• Report The Forrester Digital Experience Review™: US Investing Websites, Q4 2020

  Fidelity Leads With A Breadth Of Functionality, While TD Ameritrade Delivers A Strong User Experience

  December 29, 2020 | Vijay Raghavan, David Truog

  Investment firms' websites have become hubs for their clients' investing activities and financial planning decisions. To gauge the ease and effectiveness of the experiences these websites offer, we...

• Report The State Of The US Grocery Shopper — COVID-19

  US Grocery Shopper Behaviors In The New Normal

  December 22, 2020 | Sucharita Kodali, Madeline Cyr

  Throughout waves of shutdowns and fears that the coronavirus pandemic has resurged, one place where online adults still show up is in grocery stores. In this way, the pandemic has essentially...

• Report The Future Of The Empowered Consumer In The US

  The Past Decade Of Consumer Evolution Shows That Consumers Want New Choices, More Immersive Experiences, And Greater Purpose

  December 15, 2020 | Anjali Lai

  People rebound from crises by discovering and flexing their muscles of empowerment. For over 20 years, we've used hundreds of thousands of global consumer surveys to measure the drivers and...

• Forum Technology & Innovation Global

  Adapt To Win

  November 4, 2020 | Live Virtual Experience | Liz Herbert, Matthew Guarini, Brian Hopkins

  In today’s business environment, change is constant. Technology, customer expectations, workforce issues, and economic factors are continually evolving. To thrive in this environment,...

• Report Consumer Goods Companies Spend More On Digital Marketing

  The COVID-19 Pandemic Hastens Trends That Were Already In Motion

  August 6, 2020 | Shar VanBoskirk, Brandon Verblow, David Novitzky

  For CPG marketers, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated shelter-at-home restrictions created both a burst of product demand and unexpected media behavior. The result is that digital spend by...

• Report Audio: The Long-Term Impact Of Emerging Technology On US Health Insurers

  July 7, 2020 | Brian Hopkins, Arielle Trzcinski

  Health insurers face a rising level of uncertainty about the future of their industry. They're shifting from reactive to proactive engagement via innovative benefits while grappling with a legacy...

• Report Audio: The Long-Term Impact Of Emerging Technology On US Healthcare Providers

  July 1, 2020 | Brian Hopkins, Jeff Becker

  Healthcare CIOs face an unprecedented number of challenges in the coming years: extremely high costs, declining care outcomes, and exhausted employees. This report reveals the impact that emerging...

• Report Retailers Are Starting To Reap The Rewards Of Omnichannel Commerce

  Landscape: The Omnichannel Commerce Playbook

  March 26, 2020 | Michelle Beeson

  Because customer expectations are so high, digital business professionals are investing heavily in customer-facing and back-end technology to deliver great experiences. This report analyzes...

• Report Process Makes Perfect: Exceed Customer Expectations With Omnichannel Excellence

  Processes: The Omnichannel Commerce Playbook

  March 13, 2020 | Brendan Witcher

  Although having a functioning omnichannel fulfillment program is now a basic necessity, many retailers still fail to meet customer expectations. They also struggle to fully understand program...

• Report The Canada Digital Retailers Customer Experience Index, 2019

  How Canadian Digital Retail Brands Earn Loyalty With The Quality Of Their Experience

  January 21, 2020 | Harley Manning, Sam Karpinski

  How well do leading digital retail brands earn loyalty with the quality of their customer experience (CX)? This year, we reveal the complete rankings of 11 digital retail brands that were analyzed...

• Report Research Overview: Optimize Digital Commerce Delivery And Returns In The US

  December 26, 2019 | Sucharita Kodali, Madeline Cyr

  This document is an overview of the "Returns, Last Mile, And Same Day Delivery" research series with links to the documents it contains. Brands are grappling with rising consumer expectations for...

• Report The Forrester Investing Wave™: US Websites, Q4 2019

  Firms Must Optimize Their Site's Functionality And Experience Design To Help Investors Access Information

  December 12, 2019 | Vijay Raghavan, Jennifer Wise

  The website is the dominant digital touchpoint for US investors, so digital leaders at investment firms must elevate their web experiences to win, serve, and retain their customers. To see how...

• Report Free, Fast Delivery Is An Oxymoron — Here Are Six Disruptions To Test Instead

  October 3, 2019 | Sucharita Kodali

  Retailers are rushing to faster delivery, but Forrester believes that is a fool's errand. Merchants and shippers must find ways to deliver more goods to shoppers cost-effectively or they will face...

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  Webinar From The US To Asia Pacific: How To Engage Digitally Savvy Luxury Consumers Across The Globe

  September 11, 2019 | Michelle Beeson, Xiaofeng Wang

  Luxury brands still have lots of ground to cover to create the exceptional omnichannel customer experiences that their customers expect. But how do those customer expectations differ across the...

• Report The US Digital Retailers Customer Experience Index, 2019

  How US Digital Retail Brands Earn Loyalty With The Quality Of Their Experience

  September 9, 2019 | Fiona Swerdlow, Michelle Yaiser

  How well do leading digital retail brands earn loyalty with the quality of their customer experience (CX)? This year, we reveal the complete rankings of 11 digital retail brands that were analyzed...

• Report The Canada Customer Experience Index, 2019

  How Brands Build Loyalty With The Quality Of Their Experience

  July 15, 2019 | Rick Parrish

  How well do leading brands build loyalty with the quality of their customer experience (CX)? This year, we reveal the scores of all 161 brands across 14 industries in the Canada Customer Experience...

• Report Audio: The State Of Extended Reality (XR) In 2019

  Listen To Forrester's Overview Of The Opportunities, Challenges, And Future Of Augmented, Virtual, And Mixed Reality

  April 19, 2019 | Jeffrey Hammond, Julie Ask

  Recent updates in hardware and development tools make extended reality (XR) ready for primetime in the enterprise. Important use cases are to extend expertise, assist with complex sales, and train...

• Report Changing Expectations Fuel Direct-To-Consumer Disruption

  Consumers Redefine Convenience, Quality, And Trust

  April 2, 2019 | Jim Nail, Anjali Lai

  A wave of so-called digitally native direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups have burst on the scene, gaining market share and media attention. Long-standing brands are scrambling to respond with their...

• Report The New Paradigm Of Retail

  March 26, 2019 | Sucharita Kodali

  Omnichannel services continue to change the offers that retailers provide and the ways that consumers buy. The demands on retailers are changing in lockstep. Even as eCommerce sales grow, retailers...

• Report Forrester Analytics: Online Retail Forecast, 2018 To 2023 (US), Q4 2018 Update

  ForecastView Document

  March 8, 2019 | Michael O'Grady

  While talks of economic uncertainty loom over the US, online retailing saw strong growth over the past year, with a 16% year-over-year increase. Consumer electronics, grocery (food and drink), and...

• Report The Canada Customer Experience Index, 2018

  How Brands Build Loyalty With The Quality Of Their Experience

  March 4, 2019 | Rick Parrish

  How well do leading brands build loyalty with the quality of their customer experience (CX)? This year, we reveal the complete rankings of all 184 brands across 17 industries in the Canada Customer...