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NewsIkea acquires AR start-up to supercharge lockdown shopping experience
Ikea has acquired augmented reality (AR) start-up Geomagical Labs in a bid to drive shoppers to purchase more big-ticket items without needing to visit a store.
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AnalysisTikTok boom: the brands winning as lockdown spurs social surge
With the UK on lockdown and people increasingly housebound, social media will become more important than ever as we seek information, solace or distraction from the outside world. Retail Week looks at the newest social platform to take the Western world by storm and the brands winning on it.
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NewsCo-op launches app to drive ‘digital future of convenience’
The Co-op has launched a new smartphone app that will push personalised deals to its millions of members.
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AnalysisData: John Lewis’ top 2018 trends and shopping predictions
From The World Cup to the royal wedding, John Lewis has taken a deep dive into the events that shaped shopping in 2018.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail lessons from Apple’s $1trn valuation
Tech giant Apple stands on the cusp of being the highest valued American company ever, close to a capitalisation of $1trn.
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NewsSainsbury's Argos boss targets £2bn m-commerce sales
Sainsbury’s Argos boss John Rogers says the retailer is on track to hit £2bn of m-commerce sales by the end of its current financial year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from Greggs
Traditionally known as a high street baker, Greggs has transformed its business model since 2013, when it ushered in a new strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Reinventing stores – inspiration from China
As traffic to high street stores continues to decline and ecommerce sales rise, many retailers face a fight to survive.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Who is giving grocers food for thought?
Grocery comes under the spotlight in the latest installment of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses shaking up the industry.
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NewsOnline retail searches rise bolstered by beauty
Etail searches recorded healthy year-on-year growth in the third quarter of the year driven by overseas shoppers hunting for beauty bargains.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers haven’t mastered the mobile basics
If you’ve visited a retail event recently, you’ll likely have heard about mobile shopping’s next exciting phase.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco, consumer confidence and more
Retail news round-up: Tesco offers one-hour delivery service; British consumer confidence drops; and supermarket watchdog functions without compliance manager.
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OpinionOpinion: Why mobile will kill the multi-brand etailer
When Amazon and Ebay launched they sold via the world wide web, which was created for desktop computers.
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Retail VoiceHow is the connected store changing retail?
BT Wi-Fi’s retail account director Janet Johnson explores how developments in Wi-Fi connectivity lay the groundwork to reimagine the high street experience.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is Bucher’s vision for Debenhams?
New Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher unveiled an intriguing new strategy for Debenhams this morning, packed with detail on how he will turn the business around.
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AnalysisFive lessons retailers can learn from Paddy Power
As the biggest race in the horse racing calendar, the Grand National, approaches this weekend, bookmakers are kicking their marketing efforts into overdrive.
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NewsHammerson to extend app pilot after Brent Cross launch
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson has extended the trial of a smartphone app designed to “blur the lines” between bricks and clicks.
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OpinionOpinion: How mobile apps can boost high-street footfall
It often seems that the prophesied death of the high street and rise of mobile commerce go hand in hand – but can one complement the other?
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NewsSephora upgrades mobile app to bolster AR credentials
The American cosmetics giant Sephora has updated its app with a host of augmented reality features, including a series of make-up tutorials.