All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 16
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NewsHolland & Barrett investing in AI to improve operations and customer experience
Holland & Barrett is keen to invest in generative AI and plans to use it on a trial basis.
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Opinion‘Facial recognition is everywhere in China and people seem OK with it’
Returning to China, Retail Week analyst Hanna Hua shares her experience of how technology such as facial recognition, payments and robots is transforming shopping. Can such dramatic change be expected in the UK?
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NewsAmazon partners with 3D platform to create immersive product content
The etail giant has partnered with a 3D visualisation platform for selling partners to display immersive content on their product pages
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InterviewQ&A: The Very Group’s Paul Hornby on integrating AI into the digital customer experience
The Very Group is in the midst of a tech transformation and by 2024 it plans to migrate most of its app and website to its new Skyscape platform which will help deliver customer experience changes “more frequently and faster than ever before”
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Report StoreThe UK’s Top 30 Most Productive Retailers
Asos, Victorian Plumbing and Zalando are top of the productivity leaderboard, Retail Week’s new report reveals.
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DataRanking: Asos leads UK’s top 30 most productive retailers – find out why
Asos, Victorian Plumbing and Zalando are top of the productivity leaderboard, Retail Week’s new report reveals.
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NewsCo-op steps up expansion of robotic grocery delivery service
The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
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DataData: Exclusive findings reveal UK retail leaders’ tech investment priorities
New interviews with 50 UK retail leaders uncover the transformative tech they believe businesses must invest in to stay competitive
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Opinion‘Larger retailers can learn plenty from innovative independents’
The creativity and innovation that independents bring to the high street and the industry offer valuable lessons to all retailers, believes PwC’s Lisa Hooker
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Innovation of the WeekFrom ChatGPT to DNA testing – 13 innovations changing retail
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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AnalysisThree of retail leaders’ biggest headaches and how AI can address them
Here’s what retailers around the globe voted as their top concerns for 2023 and how they can use AI to tackle them
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Albert Heijn trials ‘True Price’ to reveal real cost of food
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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AnalysisThe Disruptors: Five brands changing the game in sports and fitness
The latest instalment of Retail Week’s Disruptors series showcases the brands making waves in the sports and leisure sector
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InterviewQ&A: Alibaba’s Roland Palmer on Brexit and what UK retail can learn from China
Alibaba’s UK general manager Roland Palmer speaks to Retail Week about how the marketplace giant is making a name for itself in the country despite challenges from Brexit, and where UK businesses can follow China’s example
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Opinion‘AI scare stories abound but retailers need to get in on the act now’
The rise of AI has been one of the biggest stories of the year so far, prompting excitement about its potential and fears about possible malign effects in equal measure.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Zalando pilots virtual fitting room in 25 countries
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Nike launches first digital collection on Swoosh platform
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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AnalysisAre driverless vehicles retail’s fulfilment future or science-fiction fad?
As we approach the middle of the 2020s, talk of advanced technology is rife as retailers look to digitally transform parts of their supply chain in line with the evolution of the industry
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Alibaba and L’Oréal partner to promote circular beauty in China
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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NewsBoots hails new range as ‘biggest-ever cosmetic science innovation’
Boots has launched a new No7 Beauty Company skincare range, Future Renew, calling it the “biggest cosmetic science innovation” in the brand’s history.