All Technology articles – Page 135
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DataData: Top four emerging technologies in retail
Virtual reality, haptics, location-based marketing and personalised promotions are the emerging technologies that will shape the future of retail, according to new research.
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Retail VoiceThe future of retail - A view from Tech.
Vodafone UK discusses the most exciting ways technology is changing dynamics in retail.
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OpinionOpinion: Digital shelf-edge labelling is the future
You all know that ad that goes “it does what it says on the tin”, but how many retailers can match up to this simple claim?
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NewsAmazon creates 1,200 jobs with new fulfilment centre
Amazon will open a new distribution hub in Bolton next year that will create 1,200 new full-time permanent jobs.
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NewsOpinion: Food retailers must adapt to disruption
While some examples are obvious and others subtle, however you look at it, it’s clear that food retail is being continually disrupted in non-traditional ways.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Personalisation special with Monetate
The Retail Week team are joined by Monetate’s vice-president of client services Jay Sarwar to discuss the latest trends in personalisation.
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OpinionHow vlogging can help retailers communicate better
Video and vlogging as a format is used very differently among UK retailers, and by some more successfully than others.
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NewsTed Baker gives online shoppers in-store stylists
Ted Baker is piloting giving its online shoppers access to in-store stylists in a bid to develop its service proposition.
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NewsAmazon expands Fresh grocery offer with Booths tie-up
Amazon has launched a tie-up with Booths in a deal that will allow the grocer to sell its products to shoppers in the South for the first time.
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AnalysisPersonalisation: Is data your next decision-maker?
Personalisation has become the top priority for retailers and etailers, but as Ben Cooper reports, it’s a complex business to get it right behind the scenes.
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AnalysisFew retailers see personalisation as essential
Exclusive Retail Week research reveals only 14% of UK retailers view personalisation as essential to their ongoing customer strategies.
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OpinionShop Direct’s Baldock leaves personalisation lessons
Retail’s revolving doors have spun at a considerable pace this year – and last Friday Alex Baldock became the latest big-name boss to reveal his departure.
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OpinionOpinion: WeChat – What Western brands need to know
With more than 700 million consumers using it daily, brands targeting Chinese consumers need a WeChat strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Netflix
Very few companies have had such a powerful effect on our collective conscience as Netflix.
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AnalysisHow to connect with shoppers on an emotional level
In an environment where 77% of consumers say they don’t have a relationship with a brand, how do retailers drive loyalty?
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AnalysisTesco interims: Five nuggets you might have missed
Tesco delivered a surge in half-year profits this morning as the grocer’s turnaround efforts built further momentum.
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AnalysisFive things we learned from Shop Direct’s full years
Shop Direct posted its fifth consecutive year of growing sales and profits – and boss Alex Baldock is confident the business is on track to make it six.
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NewsShop Direct profit rise boosted by mobile and athleisure
Shop Direct recorded its fifth consecutive year of rising profits and sales as purchases made on smartphones comprised over half of the retailer’s overall sales.
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OpinionOpinion: How stores are evolving into showcases
On day two of our annual gathering of retail property and placemaking experts, Revo Liverpool 2017, Retail Week broke the news that Microsoft were close to securing a UK store.
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Retail VoiceIs digital transformation a fad or friend?
If retailers want to compete in 2018 is digital transformation the answer or is the buzz phrase merely skin-deep jargon?