All NRF Retail's Big Show articles – Page 4
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AnalysisNRF: Tailor Arden Reed uses a van and 3D body scanner to innovate its offer - in pictures
By driving a van equipped with a 3D body scanner to customers’ place of work, bespoke online tailor Arden Reed has come up with an innovative way to take measurements with minimal inconvenience.
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OpinionNRF: Tesco's IT chief on the key technology trends of 2014
Retail Week readers will need no introduction to the NRF Big Show, the annual gathering of the retail technology world which takes place in New York every January.
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NewsNRF: Receipts are powerful engagement tool, says Twitter founder
The retail industry is ignoring the receipt as a potential engagement tool, according to Twitter chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey.
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NewsNRF: French DIY retailer guns to triple online sales this year after IT investment
French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin expects its online sales to more than triple in 2014 after investing in a new ecommerce solution.
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NewsNRF: A digital strategy can help retailers test new markets, says Claire's boss
Setting up an ecommerce site is a “relatively low risk way” of testing whether a retail brand will translate successfully abroad, according to Claire’s boss Jim Fielding.
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NewsNRF: Retailers are prioritising IT investment, says Oracle chief
Money is being funnelled into improving retailers’ back end technological and digital capabilities as IT jumps to the top of their priority lists.
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NewsNRF: UK to face strong competition from Russian etailers in next five years
UK etailers must be prepare to face tough competition from Russian ecommerce in the next five years, according to one of Russia’s largest consumer electronics retailers.
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AnalysisNRF: 3D food printers to smart watches - 7 innovative retail products
From gender-based ‘sexcereal’ that claims to enhance your sexual health to 3D printers that can print edible food, Mintel Group outlined some of the most interesting new products in retail at the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsNRF: Big data will reshape retail, says IBM boss
The foundation of retailers’ competitive advantage in 2014 will be information and how they analyse it, according to IBM chief executive Ginni Rometty.
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NewsNRF: Think of stores as warehouses, Foot Locker boss advises
Sportswear giant Foot Locker is treating its 3,500 stores as warehouses in a bid to maximise its fulfilment capabilities, chairman and chief executive Ken Hicks told delegates at the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsNRF: Retailers relying on technology providers more than ever
Retailers are cherry-picking a growing number of payment and technology providers in an effort to provide customers with the services they want.
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NewsNRF: US consumers respond better to high streets than malls, say retailers
Indoor malls face extinction as streets become “the number one retail location”, according to retailers and developers at the NRF confernece in New York.
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Opinion
Blog: Big ideas from the Big Apple
It’s a tough time for traditional retailers – as the number of prominent casualties on the UK high street in recent weeks testifies.
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OpinionComment: Let’s be bold and shout about what retail has to offer
“We could be the ones who step up for our heroes just as they stood for us.” I heard Walmart’s US president Bill Simon telling the National Retail Federation conference in New York.
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GalleryStore gallery: New York’s latest store looks
John Ryan tours the city’s stores to discover what has changed since the last visit to coincide with the National Retail Federation convention in the Big Apple.
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Opinion
Blog: NRF 2013 - record numbers, reduced effort and virtual bears
It’s in New York and it’s billed as Retail’s Big Show, so I didn’t need to be asked twice! And along with more than 27,000 other delegates at the 102nd National Retail Federation conference, we helped to make Retail’s Big Show the biggest ever.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Highlights from NRF 2013
International expansion, new technology and retailers’ impact on society were all on the agenda at this year’s National Retail Federation (NRF).
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OpinionBlog: NRF's big size triggers big ideas
The NRF conference in New York was bigger than ever this year – rumours of 27,500 attendees were circulating on the Tuesday against 25,000 last year.
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NewsNRF: Shoppers want global retail experience tailored for local needs
Shoppers demand a global retail experience, yet they want it localised for their needs and expectations, according to research which shows that Amazon is consumers’ top choice.
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NewsNRF: Tesco to give store managers control over localised ranges
Tesco is to start giving store managers more power as the retailer increases localisation of its ranges, chief information officer Mike McNamara said at the NRF conference in New York on Tuesday.