All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 66
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Visual content platform Photospire
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Photospire is in the spotlight.
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NewsJD Williams powers distribution centre with solar panel rooftop installation
JD Williams has installed a rooftop solar power system onto its distribution centre that will provide 12% of the building’s annual power.
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NewsBoohoo.com to test selling items on Asos to drive brand awareness
Boohoo.com has revealed it will conduct a pilot to sell 100 items of its clothing on Asos from May this year.
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NewsAsos boss Nick Robertson bets on Apple Watch and 'phablets'
Asos will be one of the first businesses to launch an app for the Apple Watch, chief executive Nick Robertson said today.
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NewsAmazon unveils home order button ‘Dash’ to replenish items
Amazon has unveiled a home ordering button called ‘Dash’ which customers can use to quickly replenish items such as coffee capsules, razor blades and toilet roll.
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NewsAsos reports dip in profits as it ploughs cash into global distribution
Asos reported a record Christmas for sales, but its profits dipped as the etailer invested in its international capabilities.
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NewsRetailers sign up for ‘Vote-and-Collect’ polling station pick-up points
A raft of retailers have signed up to a Government-backed scheme that offers click-and-collect pick-up points at polling stations.
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NewsSainsbury’s creates 480 digital jobs to develop in-store technology
Sainsbury’s is creating 480 specialist digital jobs which will allow the grocer to develop innovative consumer-facing technologies.
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NewsNet-a-Porter and Yoox to merge in luxury fashion mega deal
Italian etailer Yoox and Net-a-Porter are to merge, creating an online luxury fashion giant with combined profits of €108m (£78.7m).
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AnalysisAt a glance: Luxury etailer Net-a-Porter as it merges with Yoox
Net-a-Porter merged with Yoox today. Retail Week takes a look at the luxury etailer’s vital statistics.
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NewsTeam behind Kiddicare launch digital merchandising start-up Elevaate
The team behind Kiddicare has launched a new venture that seeks to bring in-store merchandising opportunities to digital channels.
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NewsClarks uses WhatsApp to tell the story of its Desert Boot
Clarks is using messaging platform WhatsApp to engage with customers by telling the story about how its Desert Boot came into existence.
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OpinionComment: Retailers could learn a lot from Skoda's eye-tracking technology
For all the talk of how digital technology can bring a more engaging experience to customers, the reality is that a lot of digital creative is actually quite passive.
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NewsSchuh unveils its future-proofed new store design at Bluewater
Schuh has revealed its new future-proofed store design, which it hopes to roll out across its fleet of shops.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Taking retail’s temperature for the year ahead
In the first of our quarterly sentiment analysis reports, Retail Week assesses the mindset of the UK’s foremost retail bosses.
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NewsJohn Lewis to focus on payments and connected home as second JLab launches
John Lewis has today launched this year’s JLab technology start-up competition that will bag the winner £100,000.
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NewsMoss Bros reports profits increase and pushes forward with omnichannel
Moss Bros has reported a full-year pre-tax profit increase of 9% to £4.8m and has moved forward with its omnichannel strategy.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Social proof digital marketing company Taggstar
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Taggstar is in the spotlight.
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NewsMissguided expands e-fulfilment as it eyes new markets
Missguided has signed a seven-year deal to expand its e-fulfilment operations as the fashion etailer expands its geographic reach.
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NewsMaxeda rolls out customer-facing video technology for its till points
Dutch DIY chain Maxeda is rolling out more than 1,300 till systems which integrate video technology in order to push promotions.