All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 36
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OpinionOpinion: How can retailers make the most of venture capital?
Not content with just engaging with startups, many leading corporates are now experimenting with financial investments well outside the day job.
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OpinionOpinion: Consumers want the human touch, not touchscreens
If you’ve been watching TV of late, you’ll likely have seen the Microsoft AI advert where an actor makes ambitious claims about “ay-aah”.
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Retail VoiceTwo easy ways to make product returns profitable
Traditionally an area of loss for retailers, product returns can instead become an opportunity to increase revenue and customer satisfaction.
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NewsShop Direct transfers returns centre to logistics provider
Shop Direct will be transferring its Greater Manchester returns and fulfilment centre to Clipper Logistics, ahead of plans to shut three of its sites by 2020.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is DNA sharing the ultimate in retail personalisation?
Consumers are increasingly comfortable with sharing personal information, but would they share DNA? And what could retailers do with it? George MacDonald reports
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NewsMade.com launches search for innovative tech talent
Made.com has launched a tech innovation lab to find and partner with start-ups and emerging talent on creating a more engaging shopping experience.
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NewsAO.com launches global search for 'digital disruptors'
AO.com has launched a global search for the next “digital disruptors” in partnership with innovation advisory firm L Marks.
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OpinionOpinion: These smaller retailers are the industry's real winners
The retail sector is undergoing an important shift in its evolution, with consumer choice never stronger thanks to a wave of small and nimble operators disrupting established players.
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VideoData: High street will not survive in current form, say consumers
Two-thirds of consumers believe the high street cannot survive in its current form, new data shows.
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InterviewInterview: How Judith McKenna is transforming Walmart
From acquiring innovative etail upstarts to prioritising new growth markets, Judith McKenna reveals how she is transforming Walmart’s international business.
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Report StoreUnlocking Growth in 2019
How a data-driven future will be key to increasing market share
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NewsWalmart International boss: Benefits of AI must be shared with staff
Walmart International’s boss has said the new opportunities presented by AI and robotics will be huge for retailers, but warned they must be shared fairly with staff.
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AnalysisData: The top five retailers shoppers want on their high streets
Consumers have revealed which brands they most want to see on their local high streets as part of a wide-ranging new report.
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OpinionOpinion: Our awards winners are thriving in tough times
In today’s retail market, successful businesses need to be clearer than ever before on whether they are competing on difference or scale, John Lewis Partnership chiefs said in last week’s results.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: Ocado’s robotic enterprise
The journey from online grocer to global technology provider has not been plain sailing for Cognizant Digital Pioneer Ocado Technology. But the disruptor continues to be an innovative industry titan
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AnalysisConsumer data: top five retailers by value
Find out which retailers price-conscious consumers will flock to in 2019 in Retail Week’s new report.
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OpinionOpinion: Behind the curve and winning – why being first isn't always right
I grew up in a hyper-competitive family. One of the many mantras in our sports-playing world was: “Perfect practice, makes perfect.” And another, which may account for my stoic attitude to pain and injury, “No blood, no sympathy.”
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Future LeadersAnalysis: Eight women who changed retail
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we take a look at some of the most influential women in retail who have broken down barriers and smashed through glass ceilings to pave the way for the next generation of female leaders.