All Technology articles – Page 85
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AnalysisStrategic report: Nine ways to propel growth in 2021
In this market, retailers can no longer rely on traditional avenues for growth, so what does a future-proofed sales strategy look like in 2021? Download our report The New World of Growth to find out.
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AnalysisSix ways retailers can work better with start-ups
RWRC has extended early-bird entries for its annual Discovery 50 report celebrating the top global retail tech start-ups. With technology essential to retail offerings and operations in this challenging environment, how can businesses rethink their approach to working with the start-up community?
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AnalysisBlack Friday bargains snapped up early – but will shops see a last-minute rush?
Sales may have been down on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but don’t be fooled into thinking the discounting event was a damp squib. Grace Bowden reports.
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Retail VoiceOpinion: How tech can accelerate sustainability in the food industry
Technology has a major role to play in making the planet more sustainable and helping retailers achieve their sustainability goals, writes Paola Olivari, Account Director at Google Cloud
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Opinion‘Black Friday exposes a divide retailers can’t afford to be on wrong side of’
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein described retail as a tale of two worlds when he spoke to us last week – the “resistant” and the “resilient”.
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NewsPets at Home acquires telehealth service to boost digital capabilities
Pets at Home has purchased veterinary telehealth provider The Vet Connection in a bid to broaden its online services.
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VideoWatch: Don’t let pandemic divert digital transformation, warns Halfords IT director
Retailers must remain focused on core digital transformation objectives and avoid chasing the next big tech trend or the pandemic diverting strategy, Halfords IT director Neil Holden has told Retail Week.
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InterviewInterview: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein – The man powering one million retail websites
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein tells Retail Week how retail now is a battle between the resistant and the resilient.
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NewsCo-op expands robot home-delivery service
The Co-op is expanding its robot home-delivery service and revealed plans to offer online delivery and click and collect from 1,000 stores by the end of the year.
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AnalysisDeep dive: How to think like a pureplay and survive the online sales shift
The time of the pandemic has been, for retail, the time of the pureplay – or at least a definitive switch to online.
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Retail VoiceSix marketing trends that will make you rethink your Christmas strategy
It’s clear that this year’s Christmas shopping season is different from any other.
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AnalysisSolving the online profitability challenge: lessons from Sainsbury’s, Next and more
In Retail Week’s new report, Counting the cost: solving the online profitability challenge, we reveal how to ensure your ecommerce model is both profitable and future-proofed.
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VideoRetail Horizon: AO and Pret on the power of partnerships post-Covid
Leaders from Pret a Manger and AO have revealed why partnerships will be “crucial” to the future strategies of their businesses as they adapt amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Retail VoiceHow UK consumers are shopping differently for Christmas this year
Though not many people know exactly what they’ll be doing on Christmas Day this year, that doesn’t mean consumers are leaving their festive planning until the last minute. In fact, the opposite is true.
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VideoWatch: Christmas delivery a major challenge, says The Entertainer’s Gary Grant
The founder and executive chairman of The Entertainer said volumes were up nearly 500% during the first national lockdown and that the retailer is forward- planning to avoid the capacity and shipping challenges it faced during that period.
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NewsVery poaches BBC tech director as new chief information officer
The Very Group has poached the BBC’s tech director Matt Grest to take on the role of chief information officer.
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Retail VoiceHow retailers can use tech to maximise sales
Retail is cut-throat. In order to avoid more closures and layoffs, retailers need to implement the right tech to maximise sales and revenue, says John Bates, chief executive of Eggplant.
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AnalysisTech 100: The leaders and disruptors driving innovation in 2020
RWRC has revealed its annual index of the global leaders powering retail innovation. Spanning all sectors – from start-ups and disruptors to investors and established brands.
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