All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 19
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Analysis
Analysis: Is this the death of cash?
The contactless limit was upped to £100 in yesterday’s Budget. With the use of cash already plummeting, is this its final nail in the coffin? Retail Week reports on the implications of a cashless society.
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Opinion
‘Retailers must rebuild after Covid crisis – start-ups can help’
Last year’s Retail Week Discovery 50 (which I was also lucky enough to judge) feels a bit like it was a lifetime ago.
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Retail Voice
Why store footfall control should be a top priority
With managing store footfall more important than ever before, Adam Presdee, service director at GEZE UK, explains how technology can help retailers keep both shoppers and staff safe.
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News
Judging panel to find world’s top retail tech start-ups announced
With Discovery 50 entries closing on January 31, Retail Week reveals the industry experts who will help decide who features in the eagerly anticipated annual report.
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Opinion
‘Deliveroo IPO will be a bet on retail’s future direction’
“Shall we get something from Deliveroo tonight?” It’s a familiar conversation on thousands of sofas as locked-down consumers seek treats, convenience and a break from monotony.
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News
Hotel Chocolat sales climb as digital initiatives accelerated
Hotel Chocolat has reported strong sales growth over Christmas after speeding up the pace of digital change in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Analysis
Deep dive: The great retail reset – should retail prepare for the roaring ’20s?
How we live, work and shop has changed. 2021 is the year the retail industry will fundamentally change, too.
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Interview
Interview: How B&Q boss Graham Bell plans to ‘beat the pureplays’
In his first interview as B&Q chief executive, Graham Bell tells Retail Week how the DIY giant ‘got its mojo back’ and why it has the tools to topple Amazon.
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Interview
Interview: Fenwick boss on delivering the ‘best Christmas’ despite Covid
John Edgar took over at the department store chain during the first lockdown, but betting big on online and taking a novel approach to Christmas are paying off for the new CEO.
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Analysis
Strategic report: Nine ways to propel growth in 2021
In this market, retailers can no longer rely on traditional avenues for growth, so what does a future-proofed sales strategy look like in 2021? Download our report The New World of Growth to find out.
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Analysis
Six ways retailers can work better with start-ups
RWRC has extended early-bird entries for its annual Discovery 50 report celebrating the top global retail tech start-ups. With technology essential to retail offerings and operations in this challenging environment, how can businesses rethink their approach to working with the start-up community?
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Analysis
Six groundbreaking ideas to revive the high street
As non-essential shops reopen, Retail Week looks into what can be done to breathe new life into high streets.
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Retail Voice
How retailers can use tech to maximise sales
Retail is cut-throat. In order to avoid more closures and layoffs, retailers need to implement the right tech to maximise sales and revenue, says John Bates, chief executive of Eggplant.
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News
M&S creates food hub to ‘supercharge disruptive innovation’
Marks & Spencer is to establish a specialist food innovation team in the new year with a brief to “create industry-leading products and address some of the biggest sector-wide challenges”.
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Retail Voice
Why digital innovation is less disruptive and easier than it sounds
Retail is an industry that has always needed to plan for the future. This is, after all, the sector that holds Christmas in July.
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Data
Ranking: Top 30 growth retailers led by Gymshark, Boohoo and Farfetch
Dominated by etailers, our latest Top 30 Growth Retailers ranking is critical reading in the run-up to Christmas as shoppers increasingly migrate online.