All In-store technology articles – Page 10
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AnalysisAnalysis: understanding what digital natives want from retailers
Retail Week and OpenMarket’s digital guide will help retailers understand what young people want from brands’ mobile communications.
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Analysis
Analysis: John Lewis’ IT boss on early adoption and smart home technology
John Lewis is developing a raft of tech initiatives to drive sales. We spoke to IT director Paul Coby about innovation and investment.
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News
Contactless payments treble following introduction of £30 spending limit
The number of contactless transactions taking place in the UK has more than trebled since the £30 spending limit was introduced.
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News
John Lewis to focus on health and convenience as third JLab launches
John Lewis is seeking start-ups with a health and convenience focus as it launches this year’s JLab technology competition.
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News
WHSmith enhances in-store technology with digital screens launch
High street retailer WHSmith is poised to modernise its shop fronts by launching digital displays in 100 of its UK branches.
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Analysis
Analysis: What is the impact of Generation Z on the shopping experience
Generation Z is a group shrouded in marketing mystery, but its ways of dealing with the world will shape where retail experiences are headed.
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Analysis
Analysis: Are retailers unlocking millennials’ true potential?
Millennials make up 280 million of the world’s population and are predicted to have a global spending power of £8.9bn by 2020.
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News
Waitrose pushes button on ‘scan as you shop’ mobile app pilot
Waitrose is trialling a ‘scan as you shop’ Quick Check mobile app with a view to easing the checkout experience for myWaitrose customers.
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Retail Voice
Opinion: How to prepare for a new era of retail in 2020
Fast-forward four years from now and there will be a very different set of shoppers who have adopted a very different way of shopping.
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Opinion
How can retailers turn social media engagement into revenue?
This is the central question addressed by a new interactive guide from Retail Week that details how retailers can make social commerce pay.
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News
Walgreens Boots Alliance digital transformation goes live in UK and Norway
Boots has installed a new IT network across its British and Norwegian businesses in the first phase of a five-year digital transformation.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can retailers choose the right technology?
How can retailers choose the right technology?
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Opinion
Opinion: What the rise of the robots means for retail jobs
As retail faces the living wage bill hike, could a robotic workforce become a reality, solving productivity and profit issues?
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Analysis
Analysis: How to leverage the subliminal power of music in store
Whether in the foreground increasing spend rate or at a slow tempo to encourage dwell time, music has a strong influence on in-store behaviour.
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Analysis
Profile: Foyles' head of customer experience Janette Cross
Janette Cross planned to work at Foyles for a year to support her acting work. Twelve years on, she is leading its customer experience strategy.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Minimising security risks of in-store wi-fi
What measure can retailers take to minimise the potential security risks of providing shoppers with access to in-store wi-fi?
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News
Tesco to roll out RFID smart labels to a further 300 stores
Tesco is rolling out item-level radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) to its F F clothing range in hundreds more stores.
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News
Data: Two million retail jobs at risk from rise of automation, says Deloitte
The number of retail and wholesale jobs is poised to plummet by 2 million in the next 20 years, driven by automated technology and online retail.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Reiss, John Lewis and Amazon
Retail news round-up on January 29, 2016: Reiss seeks minority investor to help fuel international growth and John Lewis picks Cortexica's image recognition software.
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Opinion
Opinion: Beacons and the importance of diversity in retail technology
Beacons have been trialled by retailers across various sectors – does the technology offer sufficient insight to justify the cost?
