All In-store technology articles – Page 6
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NewsAlibaba joins with Bailian to merge bricks and clicks
Online giant Alibaba has joined forces with Bailian – a large Chinese retailer with 4,700 outlets – to boost integration between traditional retailing and ecommerce.
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Opinion
Opinion: The retail reality of VR and AI technology
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence have received a lot of attention from retailers, but how feasible is a roll-out of the technology in bricks-and-mortar stores?
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Opinion
Opinion: Putting dynamic pricing back on the shelf
Dynamic pricing has been trialled by a variety of retailers, but hasn’t had a significant roll-out across the sector. Is it worth the investment?
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Opinion
Opinion: Cyber crime threats – be informed, be armed
As retailers exploit new technologies, so do cyber criminals. What the industry needs to know to combat the latest threats.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Can mobile drive in-store engagement?
How can retailers use mobile to drive customer engagement in-store?
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Analysis
CES 2017: Five tech trends for retailers to watch
The Consumer Electronics Show sets the agenda for the coming year. Here are some of the products and trends retailers should look out for.
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News
WHSmith upgrades PoS offer in tech investment drive
WHSmith is deploying updated PoS technology across its high street and travel outlets in an effort to drive its convenience offer.
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Retail Voice
Retailers need to put the store back to work
It’s no longer about online or offline, it’s about compiling your assets and making them work together in a complementary manner.
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Analysis
What will convenience look like in 2017?
What does ‘convenience’ mean to retailers, and how is that definition influencing major changes in shop-fitting and interiors?
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Analysis
Profile: Jon Rudoe, the grocery guru joining Shop Direct
Jon Rudoe has been appointed as Shop Direct’s new retail and technology director. What will the grocery guru bring to the etailer?
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Retail Voice
Three steps to achieve true retail innovation
ThoughtWorks’ head of technology for retail Giles Alexander takes a look how retailers can change their way of thinking to enable growth.
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Analysis
Retail Week Awards: A look at the best tech innovations
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is revealed, we put a spotlight on the retailers competing for Customer Technology Innovation award.
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Photo gallery
Store gallery: Estée Lauder unveils first UK store
Estée Lauder opened its first standalone UK outlet this month in London with a focus on in-store technology and make-up tutorials.
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News
New Look launches AR-enabled photobooths in-store
New Look is rolling out augmented reality photobooths to a selection of its flagship stores to drive its appeal to millennial shoppers.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How mobile tech helps retail operations
How can mobile technology improve retail operations?
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News
Tesco trials paperless receipt payment technology
Tesco is testing contactless, paperless receipt technology which will link a shopper’s purchases to the grocer’s mobile app.
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News
John Lewis ploughs invesment into JLab finalist start-ups
John Lewis has awarded £200,000 of investment across three start-ups from its third accelerator programme.
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Analysis
Analysis: How AI tackles retail’s ‘unsolvable problems’
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may sound like science-fiction novel fodder, but it’s fast becoming an increasingly attractive investment to retailers.
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Opinion
Opinion: How can modern department stores thrive?
Independent department stores have been part of Britain’s retail landscape for generations, but now face more challenges than ever to not just survive, but thrive.
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Analysis
Opinion: Should big retailers have a tech accelerator?
A sunny Wednesday in June. A room in John Lewis’s offices. Roadworks outside. It can only be London.
