All Microsoft articles – Page 11
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NewsWalmart extends Microsoft tie-up to drive digital shift
Walmart has extended its partnership with Microsoft as part of the drive to “accelerate” its digital transformation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things we learned from the M&S AGM
Marks & Spencer’s AGM took place at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, as chairman Archie Norman addressed the retailer’s shareholders en masse for the first time.
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NewsAgenda: M&S, Asos, Ocado, Dunelm and Burberry
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Marks & Spencer, Asos, Ocado, Dunelm and Burberry all on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways Carpetright aims to get back on track
Floorcovering specialist Carpetright has capped a torrid year with £70.5m of pre-tax losses.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Big Tech partnerships reboot retail?
Where once a retail deal might have meant a merger or acquisition, the focus now is increasingly on partnerships – especially with technology companies.
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NewsM&S and Microsoft strike 'game changer' tech deal
Marks & Spencer is teaming up with Microsoft on a strategic initiative designed to transform the retail experience through AI, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMicrosoft challenges Amazon with checkout-free tech
Microsoft is reportedly developing technology that would allow retailers to run checkout-free stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What’s behind Walmart’s pounce on Flipkart?
Only a week after lining up a deal for Asda with Sainsbury’s, US titan Walmart has made the biggest acquisition in its history with the capture of India’s Flipkart.com.
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NewsWalmart edges out Amazon with $16bn Flipkart deal
Walmart has snapped up India’s largest ecommerce retailer Flipkart for around $16bn (£11.8bn) after seeing off competition from Amazon.
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OpinionOpinion: Competing with Amazon – without its budget
Amazon’s ambition was on display recently with the disclosure that it spent close to $23bn (£16.5bn) on research and development in 2017.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to measure the value of stores
As shopping habits change, so too must the function of physical stores, or else they risk becoming surplus to requirements.
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NewsCo-op trials mobile payment app to cut down queues
Co-op is trialling a ‘scan and go’ app for shoppers in one of its Manchester stores, allowing shoppers to buy in-store purchases with their smartphones.
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OpinionOpinion: How GDPR will affect shop staff communications
With less than four months to go until it becomes UK law, I’m sure many retailers feel they’ve heard more than enough about GDPR.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Grocery's direct-to-consumer future
The direct-to-consumer trend is far from a new phenomenon, certainly in the worlds of fashion, footwear and technology.
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NewsGame stems decay with positive festive update
Game’s sales jumped during the golden quarter as it capitalised on high demand for new games consoles and “appealing” game releases.
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AnalysisIt’s not all doom and gloom for stores in 2018
Over the past 12 months, store productivity has continued to come under pressure from the rise of ecommerce – in 2017 around a fifth of retail sales by the top 180 UK retailers were generated online. But Retail Week Prospect senior analyst Nick Found sees ways for bricks-and-mortar retailers to evolve.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five tech trends set to transform retail in 2018
From blockchain to drones, Retail Week takes a look at the technology that is set to revolutionise how consumers shop and retailers operate in 2018.
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OpinionOpinion: Elizabeth Line will transform the West End
Retailers in London’s West End are looking forward to one of the biggest transformations the district has ever seen as work starts on the new Elizabeth Line.
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NewsSuperdrug owner launches tech partnership programme
Superdrug’s parent company AS Watson has launched a long-term partnership programme for a range of technology suppliers to supercharge its digital transformation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The brands making a play for the high street
Brands have always eyed opportunities to get closer to the consumer and now a generation of names are taking their own stores.