All Technology articles – Page 57
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Retail VoiceHow UK retailers can learn from China
Chinese shopping and media consumption habits are very different to the rest of the world, says BAV Group’s David Roth, and UK retailers can learn plenty from the innovative ways in which businesses present and communicate
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NewsMarks & Spencer acquires Thread specialist fashion tech in personalisation push
Marks & Spencer is to amp up the personalisation of its fashion offer after acquiring the intellectual property of specialist marketplace Thread, which had collapsed into administration.
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Opinion‘We must increase automation and robotics to support our workers’
With supply chains struggling under the pressures of a shrinking workforce, perceptions are shifting around the use of automation and robotics. Wincanton chief executive James Wroath makes the case for more technology in the warehouse
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Opinion‘The retail sector isn’t doomed, but 2023 will be a tough year’
While UK retail is facing historic pressures, the current environment is also throwing up opportunities for business. David Maddison from HSBC gives a banker’s view on the health of the sector
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AnalysisThe Tech List: Five global digital leaders UK retail can learn from
Retail Week’s The Tech List – a celebration of the 50 digital leaders driving innovation across the UK, US, Europe, Japan, China and Israel – has caught the imagination of an industry grappling with major strategic upheaval. The UK must look overseas for inspiration to meet today’s challenges so we cast the spotlight on some international tech transformers at the forefront of innovation
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NewsCurrys invests in robotic suits to prevent warehouse injuries during festive peak
Currys has splashed out more than £250,000 on a suite of robotic exoskeleton suits to help prevent muscle injuries for warehouse staff handling heavy loads.
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NewsAO hails ‘solid’ progress despite widening losses
AO has hailed “solid progress” in its plan to focus on profitability over growth, despite suffering widening half-year losses.
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NewsSuperdrug goes live with online marketplace as it steps up digital transformation
Superdrug has launched its online marketplace as part of a drive to “dramatically increase” its health and beauty range.
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Retail VoiceWhy retailers should leverage the D2C business model during uncertain times
As retailers continue to be blighted by increasing costs, 4C Associates’ Kenta Shibuya examines how the direct-to-consumer model can help boost bottom lines
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Amazon's interactive fashion solution
Welcome to the Retail Week Innovation of the Week, a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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VideoWatch: Tech List titans predict digital retail’s biggest innovation plays
The Tech List, Retail Week’s definitive index of the 50 most influential leaders in global digital commerce, was published last month. We brought together two of the leaders celebrated, Starship Technologies and True, alongside industry experts Braze and Okta, to dig deeper into the latest thinking on online innovation and digital trends
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AnalysisWhere do humans fit into Amazon's new age of robotics?
Once the preserve of science fiction, US tech giant Amazon is working hard to herald the age of robots. What do these latest innovations mean for the future of fulfilment and the people who work in it?
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Amazon is sharpening focus for profitable growth
No retailer is immune to current market pressures, not even Amazon.
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Retail VoiceBalancing the cost vs customer experience conundrum
Amid pessimistic projections for this year’s golden quarter, could retailers be unwittingly sacrificing customer experience at the altar of unavoidable cost-cutting? Not necessarily, says EXL’s Rahul Arora
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NewsAmazon launches cost-cutting review of unprofitable business units
Amazon is carrying out a broad cost-cutting review that will pare back parts of the business that have not been profitable.
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Opinion'Shein is the epitome of mindless consumption'
Shein is now a major force in the fashion world and should clean up its act, argues Natalie Berg
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Coles takes rapid grocery delivery to the skies
Welcome to the Retail Week Innovation of the Week, a new subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Opinion'Difficult trading conditions offer a good opportunity to accelerate renewal'
While many retailers will approach uncertain conditions by looking to reduce costs and scale back, arbitrarily cutting investment is not a long-term approach, believes Lisa Hooker
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VideoWatch: 'BNPL is an important, growing part of our business,' says Currys credit director
Currys has doubled the size of its point-of-sale finance business over the past two years, Currys credit director David Buxton has revealed.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints chief transformation and technology officer
The John Lewis Partnership has hired a chief transformation and technology officer – its first such role at an executive level.