All Technology articles – Page 141
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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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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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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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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?
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NewsAmazon to launch video-enabled Echo device in UK
Amazon has unveiled a host of new Echo devices at its Seattle headquarters as it prepares to launch its touchscreen-enabled Echo Show for UK shoppers.
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NewsDyson to plough £2bn into 2020 electric car launch
Engineering company and retailer Dyson is planning to develop its own battery-powered electric car by 2020.
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OpinionDisrupt or be disrupted? A question for retailers
Amazon is the ultimate disruptor of retail. First it was online retailing with faster and faster delivery, then it was subscription models with Amazon Prime, and the internet of things with the dash button.
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OpinionOpinion: From start-up to big corporate and back again
Zalando has gone from start-up to retail titan in under a decade and is now partnering with smaller businesses – why aren’t more retailers following suit?
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NewsBoohoo ups sales guidance as profits and revenues rocket
Boohoo has upped its full-year sales guidance after hailing a spike in sales and profits during its first half.