http://www.retail-week.com http://www.retail-week.com http://www.retail-week.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.retail-week.com http://www.retail-week.com/comment/comment-the-rise-of-the-97p-shop-highlights-retailers-race-to-the-bottom/5049353.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/comment/comment-the-rise-of-the-97p-shop-highlights-retailers-race-to-the-bottom/5049353.article While many cynics may look to the ONS for a positive view of the UK retail sector, it was quite the opposite this morning. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/comment/comment-the-future-of-contactless-payment-may-be-rocky/5049351.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/comment/comment-the-future-of-contactless-payment-may-be-rocky/5049351.article Customers may want a quick, pain-free, experience at the tills but recent history suggests that the reality is far different. All too often contactless terminals are lost amongst so much other point-of-sale collateral on the counter space that the inclination is to avoid or ignore them. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/food/blog-morrisons-ocado-deal-raises-more-questions-than-answers/5049350.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/food/blog-morrisons-ocado-deal-raises-more-questions-than-answers/5049350.blog The ink has not even dried on the Morrisons deal with Ocado and already there is speculation about whether it right for the future of the grocer. jennifer.creevy@emap.com (Jennifer Creevy) Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/technology/technology-blog/blog-ikea-launches-interactive-party-planning-tool/5049354.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/technology/technology-blog/blog-ikea-launches-interactive-party-planning-tool/5049354.blog Home and furniture retailer Ikea has developed an interactive party invitation generator to encourage people to make the most of their outdoor space in the summer. victoria.thompson@emap.com (Victoria Thompson) Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51 GMT