All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 15
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InterviewQ&A: Shopify directors on leveraging AI and creating new products
Shopify’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Deann Evans and director of product Miqdad Jaffer speak to Retail Week about the marketplace’s AI offering, its new suite of products and always adapting to the retail market
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Nobody’s Child introduces first digital product passports
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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AnalysisThe Disruptors: Nine brands transforming the way shoppers pay
The latest instalment of Retail Week’s Disruptors series showcases the companies making waves in the payments sector.
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Opinion‘Successful digital transformation should also mean return on investment’
The current climate presents an opportunity for retailers to leverage the full spectrum of technological advancement, believes Alvarez & Marsal’s Erin Brookes
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Report StoreThe Global Innovation Report
This report showcases the technology, data and new thinking being drawn upon by global retailers in 18 markets to drive innovation in all areas of business.
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AnalysisFour of the biggest innovations coming out of global retail
Published today, The Global Innovation Report takes a detailed look at retailers and brands spanning 18 international markets for inspiration on new thinking, technology and partnerships to drive a path forward. Here we highlight four significant innovations
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AnalysisCan Need It For Tonight fashion succeed where on-demand grocery has stalled?
During the pandemic, on-demand grocery apps such as Getir saw a huge surge in demand as shoppers leaned into the convenience of immediate delivery to their homes. But the popularity of on-demand grocery has plummeted – just this week, Getir revealed it is cutting 10% of its global workforce. Retail Week explores if on-demand fashion can succeed where rapid grocery has stalled
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Innovation of the WeekFrom metaverse beauty tie-ups to rental housing – 18 innovations changing retail
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Opinion‘John Lewis’ ambition to marry humans and AI is the retail holy grail’
John Lewis Partnership has become the latest retailer to focus on the potential of AI following a new tie-up with Google.
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NewsTikTok Shop launches same-day fulfilment in the UK
TikTok Shop has launched Fulfilled by TikTok (FBT), a new logistics program designed to make it easier for merchants to sell on the platform in the UK.
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InterviewLick CEO Lucas London on giving DIY retail a lockdown makeover
Lick chief executive Lucas London didn’t much like what other home decor brands had done with the place. Digitally ineffectual, environmentally iffy and often unhelpful to any non-DIY savvy shoppers – it’s not hard to see why the entrepreneur thought the sector needed a makeover.
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NewsCo-op extends robot grocery delivery service across Leeds
The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to cover more areas across Leeds.
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OpinionOcado’s Luke Jensen: Retail should embrace AI – it won’t bite
Debates around the future direction of AI have been lifted out of the realms of academia and advanced technology and into the mainstream. So what’s changed? Why the hype? And why should the retail industry care? Ocado Solutions chief executive Luke Jensen explains all.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Zara owner Inditex can remain on top
Inditex saw group profits surge in its latest quarter, with pre-tax profit margins rising from 14.7% to 19.8% and group EBITDA jumping 14% to €2.2bn (£1.89bn) for the three months to April 30, 2023 (2023/24)
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AnalysisInside an Amazon warehouse during Prime Day
Amid the ongoing battle between Amazon and the GMB union, Retail Week visits Amazon’s LCY3 fulfilment centre in Dartford, Kent, on one of the ecommerce giant’s busiest days of the year
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EventsInnovation Summit 2023
Virtual fitting rooms. Metaverse makeup labs. Frictionless checkouts. Fresh meal vending machines. Hyper-personalised marketing. The age of innovation has arrived and it’s here to stay. But how can you keep up?
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Report StoreRetail Changemakers
Featuring exclusive sales forecasts, Retail Week analysts have identified fifteen global retailers and brands that are excelling in supply chain operations. Meet the Retail Changemakers
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DataWorld’s top 15 retailers for supply chain performance named
Retail Week’s analyst team has identified inspirational brands enjoying sales growth due to supply chain innovation and transformation, achieving greater efficiencies, or both
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NewsMango invests in Union Avatars to drive technology focus
Mango has invested in digital identity and virtual avatar creation platform Union Avatars as it continues “strengthening its commitment to technology” through its Mango StartUp Studio business accelerator programme.