All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 29
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Retail VoiceHow 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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NewsM&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 VoiceWhy 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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DataRanking: 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.
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Retail VoiceHow augmented reality is bridging the digital divide in retail
With a retail peak that will predominantly play out online this year, especially given the new lockdown restrictions, Capita examines how technology can help keep customers happy
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AnalysisTurning the pandemic into an opportunity in four easy steps
Retailers must look beyond the immediate challenges and see the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink their data, tech and fulfilment strategies for the long term, finds our new report.
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VideoMade opens shoppable virtual showroom as it blends digital and physical
Homewares and furniture retailer Made.com has launched a shoppable virtual showroom as it adapts to changes in consumer behaviour accelerated by the pandemic.
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AnalysisMy lockdown lessons: Learnings from Crosstown Doughnuts, Pets at Home, Tails.com and Karma
From ways of working to new partnerships and changes of direction, the pandemic has brought out the best in retail as well as posing challenges. Directors of start-up businesses and big retail names share their takeaways.
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AnalysisRecovery 2021: How retailers can emerge stronger in the year ahead
As we race towards the end of the year and strategies for 2021 start to take shape, we take a look at how retailers can make easy wins and face the year ahead with confidence – themes that are central to RWRC’s Recovery 2021 masterclass
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AnalysisA four-step guide to growth: Lessons from Coca-Cola, Next and more in the new era
Our new report examines what retailers need to do now to build sustainable growth for an unpredictable future.
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Report StoreThe New World of Growth
Our new report examines what retailers need to do now to build sustainable growth for an unpredictable future
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NewsAsda launches drive-through flu jab service
Asda has launched an NHS drive-through flu jab service for eligible people at 13 of its UK stores.
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AnalysisHunt is on to find world’s top retail tech start-ups
RWRC has opened entries for Discovery 50, its eagerly anticipated annual report showcasing the 50 best global tech start-ups accelerating retail innovation.
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AnalysisStrategic report: Exclusive data reveals the new consumer’s delivery demands
RWRC Connect’s new report reveals strategic priorities for fulfilment in 2021 and beyond. Download it for free here.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Greggs and Hotel Chocolat are creating new recipes for success
With the coronavirus pandemic laying waste to once-thriving city centres and travel hubs across the UK, both Greggs and Hotel Chocolat offer insights into trading in the new normal
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NewsMorrisons unveils food box subscriptions to meet growing grocery delivery demand
Morrisons has launched home delivery subscription boxes for customers to keep up with the growing demand for grocery deliveries.
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AnalysisConsumer 2021: Five ways to get the future shopper spending more with you
The way people shop has undergone a total transformation this year with retailers having to take heed and step up. Retail Week scrutinises the business characteristics required by retailers to cater for the new consumer.