All articles by Rebecca Thomson – Page 6
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News
Tech & Ecomm Summit: Be proactive about start-ups, says Shop Direct
Retailers need to proactively find start-ups they want to work with, Shop Direct ecommerce director Jonathan Wall said at Retail Week’s Tech & Ecomm Summit.
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Tech & Ecomm Summit: Google retail boss on how wearables can change customers' lives
Wearable tech from Google Glass to contact lenses and even password pills will all make a splash in the next few years, according to industry retail head at Google John Gillan.
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Tech & Ecomm Summit: Wearables and robots five years away, says Tesco’s McNamara
Wearable technology such as internet-connected clothing is only five years away from being used in-store at Tesco, chief information officer Mike McNamara said at Retail Week’s Tech & Ecomm Summit.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Facebook direct response ads firm StitcherAds
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week StitcherAds is in the spotlight.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Mobile loyalty system Reward Technology
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Reward Technology is in the spotlight.
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News
Asos chief information officer Pete Marsden leaves after two years
Asos chief information officer Pete Marsden has left the business “by mutual consent” after two years at the fashion etailer.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Ecommerce intelligence solution Ometria
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Ometria is in the spotlight.
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Analysis
Analysis: eBay's 15th birthday – where does the site go next?
15 years ago this week, the first UK purchase was made on eBay – a CD from German rock group The Scorpions for £2.89.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Online marketplace We are Pop-Up
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week We are Pop-Up is in the spotlight.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: In-store analytics firm CloudTags
The number of small, fast-growth technology companies is growing quickly in retail, and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best - this week CloudTags is in the spotlight.
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News
New Look quarterly profits surge as full-price sales increase
New Look reported a surge in profits in its first quarter as the retailer increased the amount of full-price sales it made on last year.
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House of Fraser trials beacon technology in mannequins
House of Fraser is rolling out beacon technology in mannequins at the retailer’s click-and-collect store in Aberdeen.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Bill splitting service MyCheck
The retail technology industry is full of small, fast-growth technology companies that could help retailers solve some of the challenges and problems of a multichannel world. Retail Week is highlighting some of the best.
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Opinion
Blog: The growth of smaller urban distribution centres
Returns are a long-term problem for online retailers. The proportion of returned products can reach 40% in some categories, with fashion particularly affected.
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Analysis
Analysis: Seven problems with personalisation and how to solve them
Retailers using data to target customers often come up against some common hurdles. Retail Week looks at how to overcome them
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Analysis
In pictures: Adidas’s World Cup marketing was the biggest in the brand’s history
Discover the strategy that design agency Fitch used to mastermind Adidas’s biggest ever marketing campaign for the World Cup.
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Analysis
Analysis: Should Sunday trading restrictions be relaxed?
UPDATED: This article was published by Retail Week in August 2014, 20 years after The Sunday Trading Act came into force.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Clear Returns
The retail technology industry is full of small, fast-growth technology companies that could help retailers solve some of the challenges and problems of a multichannel world. Retail Week is highlighting some of the best.
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Analysis
Analysis: Innovation lessons from the gaming and auto industries
Ahead of the Retail Week Technology & Ecommerce Summit, Retail Week speaks to representatives of the automotive and gaming industries.
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Analysis
Analysis: How to work with technology start-ups
The retail technology start-up community is booming. Retail Week finds out how retailers can tap into what the sector has to offer.