More on Apple – Page 15
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NewsAmazon expands hardware lab as it enters Internet of Things fray
Amazon is expanding its hardware division as it seeks to experiment with internet-connected smart gadgets for the home.
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OpinionComment: The insight new leaders need to face the changing retail world
With new developments in retail technology and attitudes coming thick and fast, retailers need proper context to create the right strategy.
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OpinionComment: Why Apple Pay could be a retail game changer
Apple’s iPhone 6 has grabbed a lot of headlines, but it is the company’s entry into mobile payments that may cause the biggest market disruption.
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OpinionComment: What brands can teach retailers about consumers
As retailers such as Nike and Apple have shown, brands can often breathe fresh ideas and expertise into retailers and their customer service.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Is there any such thing as a global consumer?
As more retailers expand internationally, Retail Week investigates whether a global retail consumer exists - or if each country needs a different approach.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Phone 4u’s collapse mean for the mobile retail market?
After Phones 4u’s sudden collapse, what does the future hold for the highly competitive and rapidly changing mobile phone retail landscape?
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GalleryStore Gallery: The retail offer of Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall
Miami is a retail hotbed and sunshine paradise. Retail Week visits Florida’s ocean-side destination and takes a look at its shops.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis blames warm weather on weekly sales slump
John Lewis blamed the unseasonably warm weather for its sales fall last week, as Waitrose benefitted from it, recording an increase in sales.
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NewsWalmart and Best Buy spurn Apple Pay for retailer-backed alternative
US retail giants Walmart and Best Buy have both signalled that they will not adopt Apple Pay, the near-field communication payment method unveiled as part of the iPhone 6 launch.
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AnalysisThe potential impact of Apple Pay: What retailers need to know
Apple burst onto the mobile payments scene with the launch of an NFC-enabled phone and Apple Pay, which could transform the much-hyped technology.
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NewsIkea’s 2015 catalogue looks good on paper and boasts eternal battery life
Furniture retailer Ikea’s 2015 catalogue comes with a tongue-in-cheek advert, showcasing the catalogue as a fully charged “bookbook”.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I best utilise location-based technology?
The customer relies on their smartphone to make life simple, including their shopping.
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OpinionComment: Apple's NFC iPhone can leapfrog the competition
Is Apple’s near-field-communication (NFC) smartphone another example of the retailer allowing others to pioneer a technology before presenting an accessible solution?
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AnalysisComment: Apple’s entry into wearable tech will personalise in-store shopping
Many retailers have tried and failed to shake up the in-store shopping experience by capitalising on advancements in consumer technology. Until now.
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NewsApple unveils 'category-defining' smartwatch and NFC smartphone
Apple has unveiled its first smatwatch device and is predicting it will revolutionise the category, which has failed to take off until now.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Apple and eBay
Retail news round-up on September 10, 2014: Apple’s two new iPhones and Watch introduced; eBay releases Christmas Tracker tool.
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NewsDixons Carphone's Seb James expects iPhone 6 to trump iWatch
Dixons Carphone boss Seb James predicts the rumoured launch of an iPhone will have a bigger impact than an unveiling of an iWatch despite the phone’s expense.
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GalleryStore gallery: JD Sports' Trafford Centre store races into the future
Sportswear retailer JD Sports has revamped its Trafford Centre store in Manchester to create a branch that points the way forward for the group.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How etailer Zalando has become a fashion frontrunner
German etailer Zalando has gone from online start-up to a business that is bigger than Asos in less than six years. Retail Week finds out more.
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OpinionComment: What should Dave Lewis bring to Tesco’s retail offer?
In the era of multi-format, omnichannel retail, could a chief executive with a non-retail background be exactly what Tesco needs?