--- title: "The Retail Ops Weekly #3" description: This Retail Ops Weekly shows how agile is a practice where you only get out what you put into it and more. image: https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/retailops-bg-6.jpg --- [AvenueCode.com](https://avenuecode.com) [News](https://avenuecode.com/news) [Contact](https://avenuecode.com/contact) [![Avenue Code Snippets Logo](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Avenue%20Code%20New%20Logos%20-%202023/AC-Snippets---Black.png)](https://blog.avenuecode.com/?hsLang=en-us) *menu* - Technology [Cloud](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/cloud?hsLang=en-us) [Delivery Infrastructure](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/delivery-infrastructure?hsLang=en-us) [Web Experience](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/web-experience?hsLang=en-us) [Agile Mindset](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/agile-mindset?hsLang=en-us) [Quality First](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/quality-first?hsLang=en-us) [Design](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/design?hsLang=en-us) [Solution Architecture](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/solution-architecture?hsLang=en-us) [Data & ML](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/data-and-machine-learning?hsLang=en-us) [Mobile Experience](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/mobile-experience?hsLang=en-us) - [Whitepapers](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/whitepapers?hsLang=en-us) - [Spotlight](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/spotlight?hsLang=en-us) - [Extraordinary Women in Tech](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/extraordinary-women-in-tech?hsLang=en-us) - [Avenue Code Culture](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/avenue-code-culture?hsLang=en-us) - [Cloud](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/cloud?hsLang=en-us) - [Design](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/design?hsLang=en-us) - [Delivery Infrastructure](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/delivery-infrastructure?hsLang=en-us) - [Solution Architecture](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/solution-architecture?hsLang=en-us) - [Web Experience](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/web-experience?hsLang=en-us) - [Data & ML](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/data-and-machine-learning?hsLang=en-us) - [Agile Mindset](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/agile-mindset?hsLang=en-us) - [Mobile Experience](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/mobile-experience?hsLang=en-us) - [Quality First](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/quality-first?hsLang=en-us) - [Whitepapers](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/whitepapers?hsLang=en-us) - [Spotlight](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/spotlight?hsLang=en-us) - [Extraordinary Women in Tech](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/extraordinary-women-in-tech?hsLang=en-us) - [Avenue Code Culture](https://blog.avenuecode.com/blog/topic/avenue-code-culture?hsLang=en-us) # [The Retail Ops Weekly #3](https://blog.avenuecode.com/retail-ops-weekly-3) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *perm\_identity* [Ivan Dwyer](https://blog.avenuecode.com/retail-ops-weekly-3/author/ivan-dwyer?hsLang=en-us) *schedule* 8/29/16 4:38 PM The Rio Olympics are in full swing, giving the world an inside view of Brazilian culture and history. For those of us watching on TV, the feeling of saudade is present. As is quickly becoming customary, I've pulled together another set of relevant thought pieces, news stories, and tips & tricks from the past week. Enjoy! **Industry** - Speaking of the Olympics, many retailers are seeing strong spikes in apparel sales, including Fanatics who says they're up 50% compared to the 2012 London Olympics. [E-Retailers Go For the Summer Olympics Gold](https://www.internetretailer.com/2016/08/04/e-retailers-go-summer-olympics-gold) \[Internet Retailer\] - After a week of speculation, it seems as if the deal will go through between Walmart and Jet.com, which would be the largest acquisition of an e-commerce company ever. Stated to be announced today, potentially before this email arrives. [Walmart is buying Jet.com for $3 billion and will announce the deal on Monday](http://www.recode.net/2016/8/7/12395114/walmart-jet-acquisition-3-billion-price) \[Recode\] #### Culture - Agile is a practice where you only get out what you put into it. Gary Spillman gives fantastic (and entertaining) advice on how best to extract value from retros. [Don’t Look Back in Anger: Retrospectives, Software Development and How Your Team Can Improve](http://blog.developer.bazaarvoice.com/2016/07/29/dont-look-back-in-anger-retrospectives-software-development-and-how-your-team-can-improve/) \[BazaarVoice\] - As more companies look to DevOps practices as a way to deliver software quicker and more effectively, it’s important to look at the whole picture, not just individual teams. What happens when product and service teams need to collaborate with each other? [App dev silos are DevOps killers: Start by tearing them down](http://techbeacon.com/app-dev-silos-are-devops-killers-start-tearing-them-down) \[TechBeacon\] #### Technology - Many of us who follow the container ecosystem closely witnessed quite the debate on Twitter last week. The tl;dr of it boils down to the right balance between industry standards and continued innovation. Joab Jackson breaks it down. [Container Format Dispute on Twitter Shows Disparities Between Docker and the Community](http://thenewstack.io/container-format-dispute-twitter-shows-disparities-docker-community/) \[The New Stack\] - Despite the clear benefits, nobody claimed microservices to be an easier path towards developing large scale applications. If we're meant to be strict with our bounded contexts, what do we do when we actually want to share data between services? Christian Posta dives in using the often used airline ticketing example. [The Hardest Part About Microservices: Your Data](http://blog.christianposta.com/microservices/the-hardest-part-about-microservices-data/) \[Christian Posta\] #### Experience - Designers can benefit from optimization just as developers do. Duval Nicolas shares some personal advice around creating a shared library of components for rapid iterations and consistent output. Dare I say DRY design? [Stop designing interfaces, Start designing experiences](https://medium.com/blablacar-design/stop-designing-interfaces-start-designing-experiences-d82def0b802c#.rfj3bynuy) \[Medium\] - Your weekly reminder that user experience is about just that - the experience. Nik Page digs into the business implications of UI/UX, with a few retail cases. [UX Strategy – It Is All About The Experience](http://usabilitygeek.com/ux-strategy-it-is-all-about-the-experience/) \[Usability Geek\] --- [![Facebook Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/fortyfivan) [![Twitter Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/@fortyfivan) [![LinkedIn Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/linkedin.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivandwyer) ### Author # Ivan Dwyer Ivan is the Director of Business Development at Avenue Code, collaborating with technology and industry partners to deliver meaningful IT and development solutions. --- ### Related Posts ### Avenue Code Opens Its Doors in Portugal [READ MORE](https://blog.avenuecode.com/avenue-code-opens-its-doors-in-portugal?hsLang=en-us) ### Avenue Code Celebrates 15 Years as a Leading Software Consultancy [READ MORE](https://blog.avenuecode.com/avenue-code-celebrates-15-years-as-a-leading-software-consultancy?hsLang=en-us) ### EWiT Inspire & Be Inspired with Adrienne McDowell & Ulyana Zilbermints [READ MORE](https://blog.avenuecode.com/ewit-inspire-be-inspired-with-adrienne-mcdowell-ulyana-zilbermints?hsLang=en-us) ### Technology & Innovation with Melissa Austria & Holly Camponez [READ MORE](https://blog.avenuecode.com/technology-innovation-with-melissa-austria-holly-camponez?hsLang=en-us) ### Leave a Comment! ### Avenue Code Social [![Facebook Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/facebook.png?t=1486470796564)](https://www.facebook.com/avenuecode) [![Twitter Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/twitter.png?t=1486470796842)](https://twitter.com/AvenueCode) [![LinkedIn Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/linkedin.png?t=1486470796556)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/avenue-code) ### Newsletter Want to stay on top of all tips and news from Avenue Code? ### Popular Snippets ![ac-logo-inverted.svg](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Logos/ac-logo-inverted.svg "ac-logo-inverted.svg") ### About Us - [Who We Are](https://www.avenuecode.com/who-we-are) - [What We Do](https://www.avenuecode.com/what-we-do) - [Portfolio](https://www.avenuecode.com/portfolio) - [Partners](https://www.avenuecode.com/partners) - [News](https://www.avenuecode.com/news) - [Events](https://www.avenuecode.com/events) - [Blog](https://blog.avenuecode.com/) - [Contact](https://www.avenuecode.com/contact) ### Our Offices San Francisco [+1 415 766 4178](tel:+553125161448) [ac.inquiries@avenuecode.com](mailto:brazil.info@avenuecode.com) Belo Horizonte [+55 31 2516 1448](tel:+553125161448) [brazil.info@avenuecode.com](mailto:brazil.info@avenuecode.com) São Paulo [+55 11 3205 3232](tel:+553125161448) [brazil.info@avenuecode.com](mailto:brazil.info@avenuecode.com) ### We're Hiring! - [Belo Horizonte](https://www.avenuecode.com/who-we-are) - [New York](https://www.avenuecode.com/what-we-do) - [San Francisco](https://www.avenuecode.com/portfolio) - [São Paulo](https://www.avenuecode.com/partners) --- ©2015 - 2017 Avenue Code [![Facebook Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Icons/facebook-2.png)](https://www.facebook.com/avenuecode) [![Twitter Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Icons/twitter-2.png)](https://twitter.com/AvenueCode) [![LinkedIn Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Icons/linkedin-2.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/avenue-code) [![Glassdoor Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Icons/glassdoor-icon-1.png)](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Avenue-Code-EI_IE456173.11,22.htm) [![YouTube Icon](https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Icons/youtube-2.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/AvenueCodePlay) /\*\* DISQUS SCRIPTS \*\*/ Please enable JavaScript to view the [comments powered by Disqus.](http://disqus.com/?ref_noscript) © 2026 Avenue Code ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Ivan Dwyer", "url" : "https://blog.avenuecode.com/author/ivan-dwyer" }, "datePublished" : "2016-08-29T19:38:00.000Z", "headline" : "The Retail Ops Weekly #3", "image" : [ "https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/retailops-bg-6.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.avenuecode.com/retail-ops-weekly-3", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.avenuecode.com/hubfs/Avenue%20Code%20New%20Logos%20-%202023/Avenue%20Code-primary%20versions_LOGO%20HORIZONTAL%20group%201-7.png" }, "name" : "Avenue Code" } } ```