Tony D'Onofrio
Tony D’Onofrio is CEO of the consultancy firm TD Insights where he is recognized as a global social media influencer in retail, security, and emerging technologies. Tony is listed as a top 100 Global Retail Influencer 2019 and publishes regularly on multiple global platforms including www.tonydonofrio.com. https://www.tonydonofrio.com/

Tony D'Onofrio's articles

  1. Holiday & Events

The 2022 Holiday Season Retail Forecasts – Shop Early

Even though it’s only very early fall, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in many of the stores that we go. Santa must be anticipating a mad rush on limited supplies as multiple major retail chains already have their trees and trimmings out for sale.  Typically, late summer and early fall is […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Part 2: Is Retail Crime Out of Control?

In Part 1 of this series, we presented the latest crime statistics including the pandemic impact and the recent trends on increased violence.    In this final Part 2, we profile the criminals and their preferences. We explore retail crime scenarios with inflation and a potential recession. Finally, we summarize my thoughts (and yours) on […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Is retail crime out of control?

Part 1 of 2: Latest Retail Crime Statistics and Inflation–Recession Impact Late last year sensational ‘flash rob’ pre-holiday events elevated concerns with retail crime. “On Black Friday alone, a crew of eight made off with $400 worth of sledgehammers, crowbars and hammers from a Home Depot in Lakewood, Calif.; a group ransacked a Bottega Veneta boutique in […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Keep on Rockin’ in the Retail World (*)

As this rockin’ picture reminded me, the retail industry, even with its current negative challenging forces, remains very vibrant. 2021 confirmed that we are all resilient consumers who will continue to shop our favorite brands. In May 2021, E-marketer forecasted that retail sales globally would rise 6% to just over $25 trillion, which was a […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

The World’s 2022 Top 5 Most Valuable Retail Brands

With a Peek at the Top Global Technology Brands of 2022 For quite some time, I have been predicting that the future of retail will be driven by stronger branding and increased digitally influenced immersive customer experiences. COVID-19 became a major accelerator of digital transformation trends with technology often becoming the differentiator to changes in […]
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