All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 92
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NewsChinese ecommerce giant Alibaba smashes one-day sales record by 80%
China’s largest ecommerce company, Alibaba Group Holding, broke its one-day sales record by more than 80% yesterday according to reports.
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NewsAmazon to launch Sunday deliveries ahead of Christmas rush
Amazon is to launch a pilot service to deliver on Sundays in London over the crucial Christmas period.
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NewsAsos launches standalone Chinese website with 365-day delivery
Fashion etailer Asos has launched its standalone Chinese website, Asos.com/cn.
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Analysis
China Singles’ Day: What do retailers need to know?
Emerging in China as a light-hearted protest against Valentine’s Day, Singles’ Day has evolved into the biggest individual shopping day in the world, with singletons flocking to the internet to buy gifts for themselves or fellow unmarried friends.
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OpinionComment: Is innovation in retail ambitious enough?
We retailers can justifiably be proud of our ability to innovate - it’s in our blood. Day-in, day-out we create new products, new store and online experiences and a never-ending array of promotional mechanics.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Copenhagen's Torvehallerne is a multi-sensory foodie paradise
A mix of outdoor market and indoor food hall, Torvehallerne is a multi-sensory foodie’s paradise in central Copenhagen.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why technology innovation is becoming as important as product innovation
Technological innovation is radically changing shopping and retailers have realised they can’t be passive observers in this process. Rebecca Thomson finds out what they are doing.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Chocolatier Patrick Roger marries products with artistry
Each boutique of French chocolatier Patrick Roger makes an architectural statement. His store in Brussels, located in the heart of the Belgian chocolate industry, is a characteristically bold showcase of both his products and his artistry.
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NewsArgos predicts click-and-print will become new click-and-collect
Argos digital director Bertrand Bodson predicts that the rise in 3D printing means that customers will be clicking and printing rather than clicking and collect in the next ten years.
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NewsHouse of Fraser pilots click and collect floor in Edinburgh store
House of Fraser has brought its click-and-collect only store concept into one of its full line department stores.
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NewsOasis launches hourly online delivery slots
Fashion retailer Oasis has launched hourly online delivery slots as it seeks to provide a more convenient shopping experience.
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AnalysisDigital receipts: What do retailers need to know?
As digital receipts business eReceipts reveals a raft of new retailers have begun using its service, Retail Week takes a look at the technology.
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NewsArgos to unveil 'digital stores' as multichannel grows
Multichannel retailer Argos is poised to unveil a new-model store designed to reflect its shift to digital commerce.
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OpinionComment: The technology trends and start-ups retailers need to know about
When 3 major UK retailers went bust right after Christmas last year in early January 2013, we should have all known that something fundamental was changing in people’s buying behaviour.
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s call for supplier collaboration to drive etail innovation
Tesco and Sainsbury’s have urged suppliers to collaborate with them to drive etail innovation and ensure standards do not slip online.
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OpinionComment: Retailers are set to get more serious about dynamic pricing
Price optimisation is a hot topic for retailers. But this can result in frequent price changes and, manually executed, these changes are time consuming and expensive.
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NewsAsda to roll out drive thru click-and-collect service to all stores
Asda is to offer collection of online grocery orders from drive thru points in the car parks of all of its stores by next summer.
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NewsRetailers will adopt airline-style flexible pricing, predicts Kingfisher boss Cheshire
Retailers could soon be using ‘dynamic pricing’ based on demand and time of day in the same way that airlines and hotels do, according to Kingfisher’s Ian Cheshire.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Hointer uses robotic technology to pull in male shoppers
Can you get guys to actually enjoy shopping for clothes? A pilot store in Seattle from online retailer Hointer is trying, by bringing some of the click-and-browse functionality of the web into a physical space.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Sewing machine brand USHA reinvents traditional Indian haberdashery
The long-established USHA Sewing Machine brand has created The HAB concept store in Mumbai and reinvented the traditional Indian haberdashery.