All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 62
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top five uses of mobile to inspire retailers
The evolution of mobile has seen retailers move on from straightforward apps and mobile sites to look at using mobile in other ways.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: In-store tablet platform Bouncepad
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Bouncepad is in the spotlight.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Ensuring compliance online with varying EU VAT regulations
Many retailers are exploring cross-border online sales as part of their expansion plans but face the challenge of adopting an overseas strategy.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can video communication increase retailers’ efficiency?
Video communication can increase a retailer’s efficiency by bringing together teams in distant locations so they can innovate faster.
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NewsEx-Amazon employees launch shopping app that searches shopper email data
Former Amazon employees have launched a personal shopper app that makes product recommendations based on data in shoppers’ inboxes.
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NewsAmazon aims to drive fulfilment innovation with Treasure Truck trial
Online retail giant Amazon is testing a shopping service in the US that allows customers to pick up selected goods from a ‘Treasure Truck’.
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NewsLeahy-backed Anatwine reveals 'biggest change in online fashion in a decade'
Anatwine, the tech company backed by Sir Terry Leahy, is working with 150 retailers on “the biggest change in online fashion in a decade”.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Social commerce platform Tagspire
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Tagspire is in the spotlight.
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NewsEl Corte Inglés allows Portuguese shoppers to browse virtual shopping aisles
Spanish department store group El Corte Inglés has created an app that will allow its Portuguese shoppers to browse virtual shopping aisles.
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NewsDixons Carphone developing Uber-style 'home emergency services' platform
Dixons Carphone is taking inspiration from Uber as it builds software to support its ambition to become a “home emergency service”.
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NewsAmazon exploring possibility of paying public to make deliveries
Amazon is developing a mobile app that would pay members of the public to drop off deliveries en route to other destinations.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Online retail security software Namogoo
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Namogoo is in the spotlight.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils new raft of contenders for JLab innovation cash
John Lewis has revealed the five innovative tech start-ups that will compete in the final of this year’s JLab scheme.
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NewsAhold heralds launch of 'game-changing' free food magazine and website
Dutch retail giant Ahold’s US business has launched a free magazine and digital platform it claims will be a ‘game changer’.
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NewsTed Baker launches virtual shoppable version of new east London store
Ted Baker has created a virtual store to allow people across the globe to browse and shop its new format in east London.
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NewsLakeland to hold 'open house' in product innovation push
Lakeland is to hold an ‘open house’ event for suppliers as it seeks to find more of the innovative products for which it is renowned.
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NewsRetail jury out ahead of Apple Pay launch in UK next month
A raft of top retailers have signed up to the contactless payment system Apple Pay, but some of the industry’s biggest names remain to be convinced.
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NewsOcado developing robots that will look, move and think like humans
Robots being developed by online grocer Ocado will look, move and think like humans in a “ground-breaking” venture by the retailer.
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NewsHome Retail boss bullish as fulfilment and tech expected to boost sales
Home Retail boss John Walden has shrugged off Argos’s poor first-quarter as he aims to focus on fulfilment and pushing 4K TVs.
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GalleryIn pictures: BT Retail Week Tech & Ecomm Awards Winners 2015
Congratulations to all the BT Retail Week Tech & Ecomm Awards winners whose excellence was celebrated last night in London.