All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 42
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OpinionHow to get your digital transformation off the ground
Digital transformation comes at a price: the cost of new technologies, the risk of embracing these; and the disagreements you face with those who say “but we’ve always done things this way”.
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NewsL'Oréal snaps up AR-tech beauty firm ModiFace
L’Oréal has acquired Canadian augmented reality and artificial intelligence focused beauty company ModiFace to bolster its digital capabilities.
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AnalysisProfile: Shop Direct's new boss Henry Birch
Shop Direct’s incoming boss Henry Birch’s career to date has spanned stints in the House of Commons and running William Hill’s online arm from Gibraltar.
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NewsZara launches AR-enabled app across flagship stores
Zara has unveiled plans to roll out an augmented reality (AR) experience across 120 of its global flagships.
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OpinionEsther McVey: A recruitment idea for retailers
It was a real pleasure to be invited to meet with leading figures in the retail sector at last week’s Retail Week Live.
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OpinionOpinion: Stop talking disruption – do some disrupting
Why it’s bad news to talk disruption – and good news just to get on, really listen and do the things that your customers want you to do (even if they don’t know it yet).
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NewsAmazon snaps up smart doorbell firm Ring in $1bn deal
Amazon has purchased smart doorbell company Ring for more than $1bn (£720m), in one of the etailer’s largest acquisitions to date.
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Report StoreRetail Reimagined
The technologies that will drive global disruption over the next 10 years
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OpinionOpinion: Technology tie-ups will secure retail’s future
This week Burberry announced a new partnership with UK-based fashion retailer Farfetch that will see its online reach expand from 44 to 150 countries.
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OpinionOpinion: How to bring retail personalisation offline
So far, personalisation has largely been characterised by the use of customer data to produce digitally led marketing activities, product recommendations and targeted content online.
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DataInfographic: Are consumers ready for Amazon Go?
Amazon is forging ahead with its revolutionary store format, but is it the experience that customers want?
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OpinionOpinion: How GDPR will affect shop staff communications
With less than four months to go until it becomes UK law, I’m sure many retailers feel they’ve heard more than enough about GDPR.
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AnalysisNRF 2018: Brand rebellion, AI and authenticity
From creating selfie-worthy in-store experiences, to brands becoming “allergic” to retailers, to radical transparency, there was plenty to discuss at NRF’s annual conference.
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OpinionOpinion: Smart tech’s growing pains are worth the wait
With so much groundbreaking retail-focused technology in consumer’s hands, it’s clear that the tide is shifting into a brave new era.
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OpinionOpinion: Should M&S have outsourced its tech team?
Marks & Spencer has made headlines for a few reasons this week. Alas, I am not going to rant about its ludicrously priced ‘cauliflower steaks’.
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NewsSmashbox pushes AI with beauty-savvy chatbot launch
Estée Lauder-owned Smashbox Cosmetics has unveiled a chatbot for its UK shoppers which will allow them to try on multiple products via augmented reality.
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NewsOcado unveils collaborative robot prototype
Ocado has developed a robot prototype which will learn from the behaviour of its warehouse technicians and act as ‘a second pair of hands’.
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NewsM&S ploughs £25m into tech transformation scheme
Marks & Spencer has kicked off a technology transformation initiative, which will consolidate its supplier base and outsource more than half its IT team.
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Retail VoiceIs there a risk of the supply chain being left behind?
Are logistics solutions suffering from a lack of state-of-the-art advancements? Tony Morgan, consumer industries chief technology officer for IBM UK, investigates.
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NewsSuperdrug owner launches tech partnership programme
Superdrug’s parent company AS Watson has launched a long-term partnership programme for a range of technology suppliers to supercharge its digital transformation.