All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 33
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NewsJohn Lewis opens ‘experience playground’ new format store
John Lewis & Partners will open an ‘experience playground’ store tomorrow where advice, services and service will take centre stage.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does challenger Takeoff Technologies threaten Ocado’s dominance?
The emergence of Takeoff Technologies, a grocery ecommerce pretender, has driven Ocado shares down and rattled investors. Retail Week looks at whether the new kid on the block could take the UK grocery pureplay’s delivery crown.
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GalleryLush unveils ‘game-changing’ store concepts focused on product innovation
Lush has launched two new retail formats in Paris and Florence, reiterating its commitment to “ongoing investment in game-changing store concepts”.
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AnalysisFuture of food 2030: Vegan, personalised and delivered to your door
What will shoppers eat and how will they buy groceries in 2030 – and how should retailers react?
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NewsEntries now open for Discovery 100
Discovery 100 offers an unrivalled opportunity for global tech start-ups accelerating retail innovation to be celebrated across the sector. Enter now
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GalleryStore gallery: DnaNudge unveils London flagship with in-store genetic testing
DNA testing start-up DnaNudge has opened its first store in London’s Covent Garden, offering shoppers genetic testing to better understand their dietary needs.
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OpinionMichael Jary: Driverless cars will change everything about retail hot spots
In his autobiography, Sam Walton described why he preferred a small propeller plane to a jet. The Walmart founder could fly closer to the ground and see how America’s towns and cities were growing.
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GalleryIn pictures: Smartech ‘Store of The Future’ saving retail from boredom
Smartech unveiled its flagship ‘Store of the Future’ inside Selfridges on Oxford Street last night, showcasing “ground-breaking makers, creators and start-ups” from the tech sector.
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Retail VoiceThe 3% rule that will transform your customer experience
Identifying small but numerous enhancements to your customer experience could help you dominate your market
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NewsAmazon rolls out new fashion search tool in UK
Amazon has rolled out its AI-powered fashion search tool to UK users of its mobile app, which enables customers to “shop visually” for the products they want.
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AnalysisWhat retail supply chains must look like in 2020
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2020 report reveals how retailers are winning in the first and final mile through analysis of the latest trends
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Report StoreInternational Retail Index 2019
Driving innovation, embracing new tech platforms and speedier fulfilment are some of the characteristics defining international success, a new 30-retailer benchmarking report finds.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Virtual fashion, gamification and AI ambivalence
“Business models is one of the biggest areas of innovation happening today. Uber, Rent the Runway, Airbnb – they didn’t invent anything, they just changed the business model and that changed the market.”
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VideoKroger data science chief: ‘Innovation doesn’t happen at the top’
Scott Crawford, head of ‘Enable the Science’ at 84.51° – US supermarket giant Kroger’s data and science company – tells us how it empowers staff on the front line to take the lead on innovation and make things happen with new ideas and truly disruptive technology.
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VideoJD.com's vice president on how it is creating ‘boundary-less retail’
JD.com vice president and general manager of JD Retail Solutions Chenkai Ling explains how the Chinese ecommerce giant is redefining itself as a technology and service enterprise, and how management got a wake-up call to put consumers first, not numbers.
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Report StoreTech 100 2019: The innovators shaping the future of commerce
Retail Week’s Tech 100 index gives you the lowdown on the 100 most influential people shaping the future of commerce through technology and digital innovation.
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VideoTech. Cast: Beringea chief investment officer on AI and omnichannel
Karen McCormick discusses how ingrained AI will be in what we do in the future, omnichannel retail growth and how Tech. brings together all within the retail ecosystem to discuss the exciting things happening for the future.
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AnalysisThredUp: Tackling fashion’s sustainability problem, one algorithm at a time
ThredUp co-founder and chief technology officer Chris Homer talks to Retail Week about the online platform’s plan to power the worldwide resale market and tackle fast fashion’s sustainability crisis.
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Report StoreThe UK’s Top 30 Growth Retailers 2019
How innovation, data and digital are helping retailers win