The latest industry research published by Retail Systems Research (RSR) on behalf of SPS Commerce clearly shows the retail industry is bullish about its future. Retailers, vendors and logistics firms all report growing optimism and budgets for 2014.

With the National Retail Federation predicting a 3.9 percent increase in sales this holiday season, the industry is gaining momentum with mobile commerce and transforming to become more nimble, social and collaborative. Today’s new consumer is driving this change and the retail industry is embarking on a new era for omnichannel.

The graphic below highlights more insight from the report. Click here to view the complete report.

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