All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 29
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InterviewInterview: Fenwick boss on delivering the ‘best Christmas’ despite Covid
John Edgar took over at the department store chain during the first lockdown, but betting big on online and taking a novel approach to Christmas are paying off for the new CEO.
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AnalysisStrategic report: Nine ways to propel growth in 2021
In this market, retailers can no longer rely on traditional avenues for growth, so what does a future-proofed sales strategy look like in 2021? Download our report The New World of Growth to find out.
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AnalysisSix ways retailers can work better with start-ups
RWRC has extended early-bird entries for its annual Discovery 50 report celebrating the top global retail tech start-ups. With technology essential to retail offerings and operations in this challenging environment, how can businesses rethink their approach to working with the start-up community?
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AnalysisSix groundbreaking ideas to revive the high street
As non-essential shops reopen, Retail Week looks into what can be done to breathe new life into high streets.
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Retail VoiceHow retailers can use tech to maximise sales
Retail is cut-throat. In order to avoid more closures and layoffs, retailers need to implement the right tech to maximise sales and revenue, says John Bates, chief executive of Eggplant.
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NewsM&S creates food hub to ‘supercharge disruptive innovation’
Marks & Spencer is to establish a specialist food innovation team in the new year with a brief to “create industry-leading products and address some of the biggest sector-wide challenges”.
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Retail VoiceWhy digital innovation is less disruptive and easier than it sounds
Retail is an industry that has always needed to plan for the future. This is, after all, the sector that holds Christmas in July.
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DataRanking: Top 30 growth retailers led by Gymshark, Boohoo and Farfetch
Dominated by etailers, our latest Top 30 Growth Retailers ranking is critical reading in the run-up to Christmas as shoppers increasingly migrate online.
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Retail VoiceHow augmented reality is bridging the digital divide in retail
With a retail peak that will predominantly play out online this year, especially given the new lockdown restrictions, Capita examines how technology can help keep customers happy
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AnalysisTurning the pandemic into an opportunity in four easy steps
Retailers must look beyond the immediate challenges and see the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink their data, tech and fulfilment strategies for the long term, finds our new report.
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VideoMade opens shoppable virtual showroom as it blends digital and physical
Homewares and furniture retailer Made.com has launched a shoppable virtual showroom as it adapts to changes in consumer behaviour accelerated by the pandemic.
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AnalysisMy lockdown lessons: Learnings from Crosstown Doughnuts, Pets at Home, Tails.com and Karma
From ways of working to new partnerships and changes of direction, the pandemic has brought out the best in retail as well as posing challenges. Directors of start-up businesses and big retail names share their takeaways.
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AnalysisRecovery 2021: How retailers can emerge stronger in the year ahead
As we race towards the end of the year and strategies for 2021 start to take shape, we take a look at how retailers can make easy wins and face the year ahead with confidence – themes that are central to RWRC’s Recovery 2021 masterclass
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AnalysisA four-step guide to growth: Lessons from Coca-Cola, Next and more in the new era
Our new report examines what retailers need to do now to build sustainable growth for an unpredictable future.
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Report StoreThe New World of Growth
Our new report examines what retailers need to do now to build sustainable growth for an unpredictable future
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NewsAsda launches drive-through flu jab service
Asda has launched an NHS drive-through flu jab service for eligible people at 13 of its UK stores.