All Technology articles – Page 156
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Retail VoiceTaking back control of sourcing compliance
Retailers that don’t police their manufacturers’ sourcing in their supply chain can end up with as little as 15% sourcing compliance, finds Segura.
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AnalysisWhat will convenience look like in 2017?
What does ‘convenience’ mean to retailers, and how is that definition influencing major changes in shop-fitting and interiors?
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NewsAgenda: Sports Direct and Ocado post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Sports Direct and Ocado, plus the latest retail sales data on the agenda.
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NewsToday in Retail: A digital brain drain?
As Retail Week revealed earlier today, another digital talent, this time in the form of New Look’s Sally Heath, is set to leave the industry.
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NewsBlack Friday online spend surges to £1.23bn
Ecommerce spend hit £1.23bn on Black Friday as shoppers flocked online to snap up bargains, according to data from IMRG.
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NewsBudgens pilots scan-as-you-shop Ubamarket app
Convenience specialist Budgens is piloting a scan-as-you-shop smartphone app as it bids to improve the shopping experience.
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AnalysisInfographic: Shifts in European consumer behaviour
Think you know the European connected consumer? Well think again.
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NewsShop Direct poaches Sainsbury’s tech boss Jon Rudoe
Shop Direct has poached Sainsbury’s head of technology Jon Rudoe for a newly created role as it merges its retail and IT teams.
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AnalysisTwitter debate explores disruptive connected technologies
Which disruptive connected technologies will shape the future of European retail? Share your views by tweeting the hashtag #EuroConnected on Friday December 2 at 12.30pm.
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NewsOcado extends robot communication tech in its warehouses
Ocado has expanded the 4G wireless network in its automated warehouses to allow its fleet of pick-and-pack robots to communicate more effectively.
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NewsAgent Provocateur launches Ménage à Trois WhatsApp chat
Agent Provocateur has launched a ‘Ménage à Trois’ WhatsApp chat feature to allow couples to shop with its agents.
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NewsGoogle adds real-time footfall tracker for Black Friday
Google has launched a footfall tracker to allow Black Friday and Christmas shoppers to check how busy a high street store is in real time.
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VideoWatch: How Dixons Carphone prepares for Black Friday success
Dixons Carphone ecommerce director Stuart Ramage discusses what to expect from Black Friday this year and the retailer’s preparations
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Retail VoiceThree steps to achieve true retail innovation
ThoughtWorks’ head of technology for retail Giles Alexander takes a look how retailers can change their way of thinking to enable growth.
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NewsFive-minute queue is too long say 80% of consumers
Four fifths of consumers are not willing to wait longer than five minutes to pay when shopping in stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Data can protect your supply chain against risk
Shoppers are demanding more transparency in the retail supply chain – but can retailers deliver that without disrupting their existing models?
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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: What could Currys do to change?
Retailers are becoming far more sophisticated at managing Black Friday to project their margins, employees and their customers.
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NewsAo.com half-year profits rise as margin gains bear fruit
Ao.com has posted a surge in half-year profits and sales as gross margin gains and increased brand awareness bore fruit.
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AnalysisThe five major challenges for chief information officers
With unrestricted access to the UK’s top retail tech leaders, Retail Week Connect’s new report, in association with Brother, is based on anonymous interviews with chief information officers and chief technology officers at the UK’s most innovative retailers.