All Technology articles – Page 146
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OpinionHow tech can drive bricks-and-mortar profits
Nearly one-in-two UK retailers are looking at new in-store technologies as a business priority in the coming year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Dreams, Net-a-Porter and more
Retail news round-up: Dreams £400m takeover on the cards, Net-a-Porter appoints new global buying director, and Amazon customers get refund without returning items.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons retailers can learn from Pure Gym
Health and body-conscious Brits continue to pump blood into the gym and fitness industry.
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VideoThe Retail Week with John Roberts: M&S and Debenhams
Ao.com founder John Roberts joins The Retail Week in his role as guest editor to discuss the biggest issues facing the industry this week.
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AnalysisIs Amazon Prime’s subscription the future of delivery?
With Amazon Prime reported to have 80 million subscribers in the US alone, retailers such as Next and food delivery firm Deliveroo are following in its footsteps.
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Blippar launches AR-enabled digital advertising
Technology business Blippar has rolled out augmented-reality enabled display advertising that can superimpose products over a user’s surroundings in real time.
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OpinionOpinion: Why mobile will kill the multi-brand etailer
When Amazon and Ebay launched they sold via the world wide web, which was created for desktop computers.
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Retail VoiceMaking sustainability a retail reality
How can retailers balance consumer demand for faster delivery and still retain their green credentials? DHL Supply Chain explains how innovation can complement environmental initiatives.
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InterviewListen: The Future Laboratory boss on AI and equality
Trevor Hardy, chief executive of trends forecaster The Future Laboratory explores some of the factors that will come to define the retail sector.
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OpinionOpinion: The complex data of the customer journey
Think of that last significant purchase you made. New laptop? A holiday? New sofa? At this time of year maybe it was a new barbecue.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Abercrombie & Fitch, Amazon and more
Retail news round-up: Abercrombie & Fitch search for takeover interest, Amazon upgrades its Echo device and private firms asked to adhere to governance rules
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NewsTesco integrates with Google Home’s voice assistant
Tesco customers can now shop using their voice after it integrated its online grocery service with Google Home.
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OpinionOpinion: Lessons to learn from the Debenhams data hack
The Debenhams Flowers website hack reveals the risk retailers take when conducting business online, while highlighting some useful lessons for future security.
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Retail VoiceThe seven biggest myths about omnichannel
How do leading retailers overcome the omnichannel fear factor? Technology firm Radial attempts to answer this burning question.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon’s five greatest innovations
Amazon is undoubtedly one of retail’s great innovators, but what are its most impressive inventions? Retail Week takes its pick.
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OpinionOpinion: The Government must guide retail past Brexit
At the BRC, we believe that for consumers and business to thrive, stability means plans from the next Government that put consumers first.
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NewsAmazon to launch Echo and drone research centre
Amazon is launching its second research centre in Cambridge and will hire over 400 employees to deliver innovations across its drone and Echo devices.
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Retail VoiceThree reasons to join the AI gold rush
Now far from just science fiction, artificial intelligence could be the key to future retail success, as Qubit’s research reveals.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Shop Direct is evolving with AI
Shop Direct and IBM Watson have teamed up to develop an AI-powered chatbot, but the technology has had implications for the retailer’s wider business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can virtual reality live up to its hype?
Virtual reality (VR) has been near the top of retailers’ lists of must-try technologies for several years now, but it hasn’t yet lived up to its promise.