All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 34
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AnalysisData: The UK’s top 30 growth retailers 2019
Farfetch has topped Retail Week’s annual growth retailer ranking for the third consecutive year, leading a top 10 dominated by digital-first businesses.
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OpinionOpinion: Disrupting is about judging what the customer really wants
Ed Connolly, strategy director and director of John Lewis Partnership’s JLP Ventures, on how to create a corporate environment where innovation can thrive.
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AnalysisHow Burberry is using apps to make luxury retail luxurious again
Burberry’s vice president of digital commerce Mark Morris lifts the lid on the latest iteration of the retailer’s mobile app as the luxury giant strives to create an “intimate relationship” with its top-tier customers.
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VideoTech. Cast: John Lewis director Ed Connolly on creating an innovative culture
John Lewis Partnership strategy director Ed Connolly talks to the Tech. Cast on how to foster a culture of innovation in your business, ahead of Tech. 2019 on October 2 and 3.
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Retail VoiceFive requirements for today’s retail finance teams
Sage offers its take on how finance departments can help retailers unlock success in the face of technological advancements
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Analysis
Almost half of retailers desperate to fill data roles
Business leaders are looking for expertise outside of their organisations to support ongoing data strategies
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OpinionRetailers must abandon one-size-fits-all discounting
Barely 10 years ago, consumers were delighted with twice-yearly, end-of-season Sales. Fast-forward to today and there seems to be a never-ending cycle of price reductions – ever-earlier seasonal Sales, continuous ‘promos’, discounting disguised as loyalty programmes, Black Friday, Cyber Monday… the list goes on.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can apps save the shopping centre?
As the rash of retail CVAs batters the bottom line of some of the UK’s biggest retail landlords, Retail Week looks at whether data can save the shopping centre.
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OpinionOpinion: Why fashion’s future lies in sustainability
Our relationship with clothes is becoming short-lived. Declining prices, multiple collections per year and a ‘wear once’ culture mean fast fashion is now an epidemic of global proportions.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will the launch of 5G benefit retailers?
All the big UK telecoms firms have revealed the launch dates of their 5G networks to great fanfare, but what does it mean for retail?
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Retail VoiceDo you know the true cost of delivery?
The reality is that most retailers don’t know the true cost of their delivery model, but building a cost-efficient supply chain is simpler than you think.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail must reinvent its image to attract future leaders
Does retail have an image problem? Our 2018 Employee Perceptions Survey showed that almost 60% of retail employees think so.
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AnalysisDon’t give up the day job: embracing side-hustle culture
The side hustle – a way to make money on the side – is going beyond car boot sales at the weekend or selling items on eBay. Many entrepreneurial workers are building their own empires while in full-time employment. Retail Week looks at how your company should adapt to this growing trend.
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Retail VoiceStop, collaborate and listen: the key to inventory efficiency
When it comes to inventory placement, collaboration is key – including that between humans and machines. Follow these four steps to make machine learning worth the investment.
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InterviewInterview: Zalando womenswear boss on building ‘the Spotify of fashion’
Zalando’s vice president of womenswear Sara Diez talks to Retail Week about how the online retailer is aiming to become the ultimate go-to destination for fashion
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Analysis75 retailers reveal their AI investment plans
AI is a top investment priority for retailers and the majority have pinpointed the business areas where they believe it will deliver the biggest ROI, exclusive Retail Week research reveals.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six rules for retail's new normal
Former Game chief executive Ian Shepherd, author of Reinventing Retail: The New rules that Drive Sales and Grow Profits, defines six rules for retailers to abide by to navigate the new normal of our industry
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DataData: three key trends of UK’s 30 most productive retailers
Want to know the winning formula for staff efficiencies? Recent Retail Week data suggests there are three trends shared by the country’s most productive retailers: many are pureplay, based outside London and specialise in fashion or food.
