All Technology articles – Page 68
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AnalysisThinking outside the box: how retail subscription services are evolving post-pandemic
Retail subscription boxes across categories were one of the big winners in the first year of the pandemic, but many expected their popularity to fall away. Retail Week looks at how these services have adapted to changing customer behaviours
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NewsAmazon set to launch first fashion store this year in US
Amazon will open a tech-driven clothing store in Southern California later this year, a first for the online giant.
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EventsAccelerating Ecommerce Week 2022
And what will it take to win consumer loyalty in the ever-changing digital ecosystem? Join Accelerating Ecommerce Week from March 14 to 18 to find out and be part of the discussion.
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GalleryStore gallery: Aldi opens first ever cashierless store in Greenwich
Value grocer Aldi has become the latest food retailer to unveil a checkout-free store.
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DataLeague table: The UK’s busiest retail websites – Christmas 2021
Amazon and eBay emerged as the most-visited retail websites in the UK during the crucial Christmas period.
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NewsAmazon postpones proposed ban on Visa credit cards
Amazon has suspended plans to stop accepting UK Visa credit card payments as the etailer and payments giant attempt to resolve their dispute over fees.
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AnalysisHow Currys’ Baldock is preparing to navigate another year of supply chain challenges
Electricals market leader Currys is preparing for another year of supply chain difficulties following a peak period hit by disruption and shortages.
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AnalysisFacebook dominates marketing spend with TikTok gaining ground, 59 CEOs reveal
Retailers are ploughing marketing spend into social networks to reach consumers in the digital spaces where they spend their time, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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AnalysisSuper Thursday delivers a Christmas cracker – but is the retail party over?
Despite surging numbers of Covid-19 cases and a perfect storm of external pressures threatening to derail the golden quarter, retail has delivered a merry Christmas. What did Super Thursday’s trading updates tell us about the sector’s seasonal performance – and the year ahead?
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NewsHalfords and Poundland post golden-quarter growth
Halfords and Pepco, which owns Poundland, have both reported quarterly sales growth despite ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic.
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NewsAsos festive sales increase despite ‘challenging’ market conditions
Asos has posted an uplift in Christmas sales across the UK and US, but interim boss Mat Dunn flagged that supply chain issues drove “heightened clearance activity” over the festive period.
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NewsTesco upgrades profit guidance as festive sales rise
Tesco has reported an uplift in sales over the Christmas period as its share of customer grocery spend online and in store hit a four-year high.
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Retail VoiceWill 2022 be the year retailers get real about the metaverse?
It’s high time retailers embraced the huge tech opportunities of the metaverse, otherwise they risk being left behind, warns Joost De Bot, vice-president and general manager EMEA at Jitterbit.
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AnalysisThe most bankable retail trends of 2022
With Christmas 2021 now over, Retail Week unpacks the key consumer trends and asks what they could mean for the golden quarter in 2022.
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Retail VoiceThe supply chain situation room: managing January returns
Retailers must ensure their returns experience is as slick as possible says Akash Gupta, chief technology officer at GreyOrange.
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AnalysisFour emerging DTC players that should be on every retailer’s radar in 2022
Retail Week’s Tech 100 index recently celebrated the people shaping the new digital retail ecosystem. Among those featured were leaders making headway in DTC alongside those transforming sustainability, CX, automation, social commerce and more.
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NewsGousto wins new investment valuing it at almost $2bn
Recipe box specialist Gousto has raised $150m (£111m) to finance expansion in the developing direct-to-consumer market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next boss Wolfson’s five key questions that will shape retail in 2022
Next beat expectations over Christmas but chief executive Lord Wolfson, one of the industry’s most respected leaders, said that working out prospects for the year ahead was “unusually difficult”.
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NewsOnline shopping drives 2021 consumer spending above pre-pandemic levels
A surge in online shopping, pet ownership and streaming subscriptions saw consumer spending in 2021 surpass 2019 levels.
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AnalysisWhat’s new for 2022? Tesco, Primark and Kingfisher bosses predict the year ahead
After almost two years of upheaval sparked by the coronavirus crisis, what comes next for retail? From climate change to customer service, purpose to personalisation, bosses of some of Britain’s biggest retailers predict the trends and themes that will dominate 2022.