All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 9
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InterviewBuy It Direct: The online retailer disrupting the market through growth
Buy It Direct Group has reached the milestone of 25 years in the retail game, acquiring tech, electricals, furniture and bathroom brands along the way.
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EventsInnovation Summit 2024
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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Innovation of the WeekInnovation round-up: Hologram training, reviving the metaverse, palm payments and more
Here we bring you our summer roundup of innovations that caught our attention over the past three months.
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AnalysisIs Pinterest for business the next big disruptor in social ecommerce after TikTok and Instagram Shop?
Retail Week takes a closer look at Pinterest for business, the next big social media for business that brands and retailers should keep an eye on.
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NewsAmazon’s drone delivery trial given green light in the UK
Amazon is set to start testing the use of its drone delivery service, Prime Air, in the UK by the end of the year.
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AnalysisShoppable TV ads: The next big thing in the retail media revolution?
Retailers are constantly looking for new ways to reach consumers, gain loyal customers and boost sales.
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NewsAmazon has opened a new hi-tech fulfilment centre in Leeds creating 2,000 jobs
Ecommerce giant Amazon has opened a new £500m robotics fulfilment centre at Gateway 45, Leeds, creating 2,000 jobs by November.
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Opinion‘The barriers between retail channels are fading and we’re moving into a new era’
The first ecommerce transaction took place three decades ago this month and online went on to revolutionise retail. Shopify’s Deann Evans considers what comes next as retailers move beyond an omnichannel model
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Innovation of the WeekSainsbury’s removes friction with new checkout technology
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsCMA has started investigating Amazon’s partnership with AI start-up
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an investigation into whether Amazon’s £3bn investment into an AI start-up has caused less competition.
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NewsAsos has teamed up with Microsoft to reach ‘operational excellence’ with AI
Fashion retailer Asos has teamed up with Microsoft to bolster its “operational excellence” via greater use of AI.
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InterviewQ&A: Alibaba.com president on its Olympics venture, the age of AI and supporting SMEs
On the day Alibaba.com announced the launch of a new AI tool and a venture with the International Olympic Committee in Paris, Retail Week caught up with president Kuo Zhang to discuss AI, helping athletes start businesses and other tech innovations in the works
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Innovation of the WeekTala's founder has launched an AI business to democratise content creation
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsB&Q is trialling robot deliveries
Shoppers in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, can have DIY supplies delivered by a robot as part of a B&Q trial.
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NewsBoots Advantage Card data will be used to develop new disease treatments
Health and beauty giant Boots will use data gathered through its Advantage Card loyalty scheme to enable companies to seek new treatments for illnesses.
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AnalysisHyper-personalisation: Retail’s new battleground
This deep dive is the second in our new ‘Consumer 2025 – from acquisition to advocacy’ series.
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Retail VoiceUncovering five characteristics of high-performing retail CEOs
From being accountable and prioritising support to communicating efficiently and frequently, Spencer Stuart’s Sally Elliot and Susan Hart reveal five personality traits the best bosses across the sector share
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NewsNew research reveals cyber and data risks are top of retailers’ concerns
Cyber and data risks are what retailers are most concerned about in the next 12 months, according to new research by Barclays Corporate Banking and Retail Economics.
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NewsDecathlon has unveiled a new ‘game-changing’ subsidiary
Decathlon has launched a new subsidiary named Decathlon Pulse as it looks to invest and partner with innovative people and businesses to take it forward in the sports and wellness market.
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AnalysisIdeal world: What retail would look like in the world’s greatest airport departure lounge
2024 is a record year for travel, with more people than ever before heading to the airport and arriving there earlier too.