All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 91
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Tokyo chocolate shops providing gender-specific treats and candy theatre
Two very different, but innovative, confectionery concepts deliver experiential retail to sweet-toothed Tokyo residents.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How technology is fuelling Tesco's multichannel ambitions
Tesco home shopping managing director Simon Belsham has said technology is the key to creating a truly multichannel retailer.
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AnalysisDigital wallets: What do retailers need to know?
Visa has launched its digital wallet, V.me, across Europe and says it hopes 4,000 merchants will have signed up by January.
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OpinionComment: eBay's festive panto provides shopping inspiration... and fun
Those good people at eBay have a knack at capturing both zeitgeist and Christmas spirit every year.
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NewsBarker & Stonehouse plans augmented reality website
Furniture retailer Barker & Stonehouse is planning to launch an augmented reality website next year as it reveals an increase in sales and profits.
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NewsPop-up space provider Appear Here secures £1m funding
Appear Here, the online marketplace for short-term retail space, has secured £1m funding to grow the business across the UK.
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NewsAmazon in talks to open collection lockers in tube stations
Amazon is in discussions with Transport for London (TfL) to install collection lockers for its orders in London Underground stations.
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NewsTesco trials electronic shelf-edge pricing in the UK
Tesco has extended its electronic shelf-edge label trial to a UK store, following trials of the technology in Hungary.
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AnalysisInnovation: Barneys combines visual art with Jay-Z collaboration for Christmas displays
Luxury department store Barneys in New York has collaborated with visual artist Joanie Lemercier and music icon Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter to create interactive multimedia Christmas window displays.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Lipstick retailer Bite Lip Lab offers in-store production
All-natural lip care company BITE’s first standalone store openly displays the production process and offers customers a truly personal experience.
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OpinionComment: Engaging with digital enablers will separate retail's winners and losers
Every start-up faces a decision: disrupt or engage.
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AnalysisInnovation: Ebay and Westfield launch digital shopfronts
Ebay and Westfield Labs have teamed up in the US to launch three digital storefronts for the Christmas season.
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NewsClarks to roll out iPad app to measure children's feet
Shoe specialist Clarks is rolling out iPads to measure children’s feet as it works to evolve its in-store services.
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NewsAsda to offer click-and-collect service at London tube stations
Asda is to give online grocery shoppers the option to collect orders from tube stations on the London Underground as it targets commuters.
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NewsEBay launches world's first shoppable pantomime
EBay is launching the world’s first shoppable pantomime this Christmas to give theatre-goers festive gifting inspiration.
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NewsPinterest ties up with retailers to feature popular Pins onto website
Pinterest has opened up its API for the first time to let major companies including Walmart, Target and Disney integrate popular ‘Pins’ directly onto their websites.
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NewsDixons trials electronic shelf-edge price labels
Dixons is trialling electronic shelf-edge labelling at its store in Aylesbury as it continues to develop its multichannel offer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail property in a multichannel world tops Mapic agenda
Tapping into the skill set of a younger generation that have grown up “in the internet age” and future-proofing retail property have been at the top of the agenda at annual global retail property show Mapic.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Jeweller en Inde embraces a new type of Indian luxury consumer
Founders of en Inde, Anupama and Sonal, became tired of seeing gold and diamonds used to express a person’s place in Indian society.
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NewsFurniture etailer Made.com launches augmented reality app
Made.com has launched an augmented reality app to help customers visualise furniture from the online furniture retailer in their own homes before making a purchase.