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INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

Colocation for Retailers

Increase Revenue, Engagement and Value with Reliability and Speed

OVERVIEW

Deliver an Unrivaled Customer Experience

CoreSite colocation enables retailers to take advantage of data and interconnection to create stand-out customer experiences and anticipate industry trends. 

CoreSite data centers are environments for growth, offering scalable, cost-effective deployments ranging from partial cabinets to private suites. Designed for high-density, high-performance computing and real-time data sharing, CoreSite data centers are ready for blockchain, consumer intelligence analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Dominate the Demanding Online Marketplace

Reliability, direct cloud connectivity and inter-market reach give you a competitive edge.
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ENSURE E-COMMERCE WEBSITE AND APP AVAILABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
Seamless interaction and 24x7 availability are essential. CoreSite data centers enable you to meet your customers in the cloud and at the edge, with business assurance backed by CoreSite's100% uptime SLA. In addition, direct connectivity can lower latency by an average of 44% compared to the public internet.*
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INTEGRATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI can help you learn so much more about your customers and industry trends. CoreSite high-density data center deployments facilitate AI-driven data analytics that inform personalized marketing and product recommendations, chatbots, virtual shopping assistants, dynamic pricing and supply chain optimization.
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EXPAND YOUR REACH WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYBRID CLOUD
Hyper-connected colocation is a must for a high-performance hybrid cloud solution. CoreSite offers robust networking options and connections to the major cloud providers. In addition, CoreSite operates strategically located campuses in major cities throughout North America, offering low-latency proximity to your customers across key geographic markets.
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LEVERAGE SCALABILITY TO MEET SEASONAL SHOPPING DEMANDS
For retailers selling products online, scalability is vital. Your e-commerce platform must be built to handle unpredictable spikes in traffic, especially during peak shopping seasons. With CoreSite colocation and direct connectivity to multiple cloud providers, you can easily scale resources up and down as needed to serve all your customers – and significantly reduce your cloud costs.
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RETAIL IT SOLUTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT IS E-COMMERCE? E-commerce is the practice of conducting commercial transactions electronically via the internet.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETAIL AND E-COMMERCE? Retail is the sale of products to consumers. The traditional method for selling retail products is through physical stores. E-commerce is an alternative way to sell retail products, via the internet.
WHAT TYPES OF APPLICATIONS ARE USED TO SELL RETAIL PRODUCTS ONLINE? Retail e-commerce is usually conducted through a website or customer portal that can be accessed with a web browser, or an app that can be accessed with a mobile phone, tablet or other type of smart device.
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN E-COMMERCE WEBSITE? E-commerce websites can be run by retailers of any size, from giant corporations to small businesses serving market niches. 
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE TYPES OF E-COMMERCE? There are three main types of e-commerce: business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C).
WHAT IS CUSTOMER INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS?  The process of transforming raw customer data into insights and uncovering what the data says.

* Calculations based on speed tests conducted by CoreSite of direct interconnection product vs. the public internet and may not accurately reflect your performance improvements. These tests have not been independently verified by any third-party and should not be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to expected performance.