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AnalysisTest Drive: Meadowhall centreâs AI shopping style suite
Sheffieldâs Meadowhall shopping centre introduced its AI style suite in June with the aim of providing personalised colour analysis for customers.
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NewsSheffieldâs Meadowhall sees footfall and sales uplift after introducing AI style suite
The Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield has seen an uplift in both sales and footfall in the two months since it launched its AI style suite, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisPartnership update: Asda expands partnerships for both grocery and fashion, Dunelm and Google Cloud launch an AI assistant, and more
Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Weekâs round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail.
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NewsDiscount grocer Huddled enters joint venture with TikTok agency for live shopping
Discount grocery retailer Huddled has entered a joint venture with a TikTok agency to operate live shopping channels across the social platform.
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InterviewQ&A: WorkJam MD on âhow to do more for lessâ with supporting tech
WorkJamâs managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark Williams, spoke to Retail Week about how technology can help with frontline operations and how to be more productive on the shop floor.
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NewsIceland using AI âvisual languageâ model to cut theft
The retailer reportedly reduced retail losses and shrink by 80% after it adopted the computer vision technology, and is now exploring facial recognition technology in its stores.
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FeatureHuman resources â How AI has transformed retail work
AI is now well and truly embedded into the way businesses operate, with the use of generative, agentic and AI assistants growing at pace â and human resources is a department where interest is growing.
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InterviewQ&A: THG Ingenuity CTO on Google partnership and preparing retailers for peak
Itâs been a busy time for THG Ingenuity following its demerger from THG Plc last year.
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InterviewQ&A: Infobip retail specialist discusses why effective communication with consumers builds trust and loyalty
Infobip retail specialist Kim Johal spoke to Retail Week about effective communications, agentic AI, fraudulent messages, and loyalty.
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AnalysisWhy eBay is setting its sights on live shopping as a growth lever
This year has certainly been one to remember for the 30-year old eBay. In February, it was revealed that eBay would purchase secondhand fashion platform Depop for $1.2bn, but the acquisition was only completed at the end of July after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) gave the deal the green light.
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AnalysisWhy Wickes is now one of the UKâs top ecommerce retailers
Retail Week recently published The UKâs Top 10 Ecommerce Retailers report, turning a spotlight on the countryâs digital trailblazers to discover how theyâre leveraging data to power performance. Featured among them was Wickes.
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NewsCo-op chief digital and technology officer resigns
The man who guided the Co-op through last yearâs cyber-attack, Robert Elsey, has become the latest senior leader to leave the c-store business, Retail Week understands.
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NewsAsos customer and technology bosses step down
Asos has revealed that Ben Blake, EVP of customer and commercial, and Przemek Czarnecki, EVP of technology, will leave the business at the end of the month.
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InterviewQ&A: Snap head of retail on new innovations and how Gen Z likes to shop
A recent report from Snapchat, Portas and YouGov dubbed âThe Memento Generationâ revealed some interesting insights into how Gen Z likes to shop.
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InterviewQ&A: Adyen global VP of retail discusses the increasing need for flexibility in payments
Adyenâs global vice president of retail, Holly Worst, discusses the evolution of payments, the pain points for shoppers, agentic commerce, and fraudulent transactions.
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NewsMorrisons enters partnership to deploy vision AI technology
Morrisons has partnered with Everseen to deploy its visual AI solutions across part of its UK store estate, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDunelm unveils AI shopping assistant for customer use
Homewares retailer Dunelm has launched a new AI-powered shopping assistant for customers, Retail Week can reveal.
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FeatureHow LLMs are changing how consumers shop beauty and wellness
How can beauty retailers ensure LLMs recognise them, surface them, and ultimately recommend them to digitally savvy shoppers?
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AnalysisHow investments in AI, partnerships and B2B are powering Zalandoâs growth
Fashion technology platform Zalando released its second quarter results today, recording group revenue growth of 20.8% to âŹ3.4bn and a 20.7% rise in general merchandise value of âŹ4.9bn.
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NewsCDS Superstores secures ÂŁ190m funding to support store and tech investment
CDS Superstores, the parent company of The Range, Wilko and Homebase, has secured a ÂŁ190m asset-based revolving credit facility to support its ongoing investment in stores and technology.