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NewsAsda installs digital shelf edge labels across convenience stores nationwide
Asda has installed over 1 million electronic shelf edge labels across its Express convenience stores in the UK as part of its continued investment in technology.
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InterviewN Brown group tech director: ‘AI is not another metaverse, it’s here to stay’
Retailers are continuing to digitally transform and incorporate more tech into foundations, and N Brown is no exception.
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NewsMorrisons strikes analytics and insights deal as it seeks to build market share
Grocer Morrisons has formed a “strategic collaboration” with consumer intelligence specialist NIQ to “drive smarter decisions”.
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InterviewMarketing: How Superdrug captures new customers working with Sampl
“Sampling is probably one of the oldest forms of marketing, but it didn’t evolve for many years,” Sampl’s chief marketing officer, Adam Wright, told Retail Week.
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NewsMarks & Spencer rolls out AI tools to support animal welfare on dairy farms
M&S has become the first retailer to roll out AI-powered welfare monitoring tools across its entire Milk Pool, made up of 46 UK dairy farms.
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AnalysisTest Drive: Meadowhall centre’s AI shopping style suite
Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre introduced its AI style suite in June with the aim of providing personalised colour analysis for customers.
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NewsSheffield’s Meadowhall sees footfall and sales uplift after introducing AI style suite
The Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield has seen an uplift in both sales and footfall in the two months since it launched its AI style suite, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisPartnership update: Asda expands partnerships for both grocery and fashion, Dunelm and Google Cloud launch an AI assistant, and more
Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail.
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NewsDiscount grocer Huddled enters joint venture with TikTok agency for live shopping
Discount grocery retailer Huddled has entered a joint venture with a TikTok agency to operate live shopping channels across the social platform.
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InterviewQ&A: WorkJam MD on ‘how to do more for less’ with supporting tech
WorkJam’s managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark Williams, spoke to Retail Week about how technology can help with frontline operations and how to be more productive on the shop floor.
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NewsIceland using AI ‘visual language’ model to cut theft
The retailer reportedly reduced retail losses and shrink by 80% after it adopted the computer vision technology, and is now exploring facial recognition technology in its stores.
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FeatureHuman resources – How AI has transformed retail work
AI is now well and truly embedded into the way businesses operate, with the use of generative, agentic and AI assistants growing at pace – and human resources is a department where interest is growing.
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InterviewQ&A: THG Ingenuity CTO on Google partnership and preparing retailers for peak
It’s been a busy time for THG Ingenuity following its demerger from THG Plc last year.
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InterviewQ&A: Infobip retail specialist discusses why effective communication with consumers builds trust and loyalty
Infobip retail specialist Kim Johal spoke to Retail Week about effective communications, agentic AI, fraudulent messages, and loyalty.
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AnalysisWhy eBay is setting its sights on live shopping as a growth lever
This year has certainly been one to remember for the 30-year old eBay. In February, it was revealed that eBay would purchase secondhand fashion platform Depop for $1.2bn, but the acquisition was only completed at the end of July after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) gave the deal the green light.
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AnalysisWhy Wickes is now one of the UK’s top ecommerce retailers
Retail Week recently published The UK’s Top 10 Ecommerce Retailers report, turning a spotlight on the country’s digital trailblazers to discover how they’re leveraging data to power performance. Featured among them was Wickes.
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NewsCo-op chief digital and technology officer resigns
The man who guided the Co-op through last year’s cyber-attack, Robert Elsey, has become the latest senior leader to leave the c-store business, Retail Week understands.
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NewsAsos customer and technology bosses step down
Asos has revealed that Ben Blake, EVP of customer and commercial, and Przemek Czarnecki, EVP of technology, will leave the business at the end of the month.
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InterviewQ&A: Snap head of retail on new innovations and how Gen Z likes to shop
A recent report from Snapchat, Portas and YouGov dubbed “The Memento Generation” revealed some interesting insights into how Gen Z likes to shop.
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InterviewQ&A: Adyen global VP of retail discusses the increasing need for flexibility in payments
Adyen’s global vice president of retail, Holly Worst, discusses the evolution of payments, the pain points for shoppers, agentic commerce, and fraudulent transactions.