All Technology articles – Page 103
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Retail VoiceWhy employee experience is key to future success
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, retailers need to consider what their employees’ new priorities will be if they want to attract and retain the right people, writes Jane Christopher, head of the Northern European HR team at Citrix.
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OpinionOpinion: The time is ripe for a new breed of retail entrepreneurs
As the great retail shake-out continues, hastened rather than precipitated by the Coronavirus lockdown, so we are seeing thousands lose their jobs. Many skilled retailers – with experience of head office as well as the shop floor – are currently surplus to requirement. Will they be lost forever? I hope not. Indeed, I believe there should be a concerted effort to keep them and harness their knowledge to revitalise the high street.
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NewsCo-op expands robot delivery service to meet doubling demand
The Co-op has expanded its robot delivery service in and around Milton Keynes to meet increased customer demand.
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OpinionOpinion: Covid-19 has exposed retail’s digital dawdlers
It would be no overstatement to suggest that the Covid-19 emergency has prompted one of the most seismic shifts in consumer behaviour in the last 100 years.
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NewsInstagram launches digital fashion tie-up with Facebook Shops
Instagram has launched a ‘Fashion Week 2020 Playbook’ to help fashion retailers and brands create digital catwalks during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsBoots leans on digital as it prepares to reopen beauty counters
Boots is relying on digital innovation to launch its latest No. 7 product and reopen its in-store beauty counters next month.
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OpinionOpinion: Will new direct-to-consumer wave outlast pandemic?
As the health emergency forced the world into lockdown, businesses adapted as fast as they could to cater for cooped-up customers and create alternative revenue streams.
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AnalysisVirtual retail: how John Lewis, Heal’s and Currys PC World are serving housebound shoppers
With shops closed, retailers are getting creative to serve the housebound customer and developing virtual shopping experiences.
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VideoFace time: Ocado’s Luke Jensen – how Covid-19 is shaping the future of ecommerce
Ocado Solutions chief executive Luke Jensen discusses how the business is “reinventing” how it works, its race to increase capacity and the future of online grocery shopping across the globe.
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AnalysisSeven tech innovations to help run stores in a post-coronavirus world
While store reopenings are set for June 15, retailers are aware that it will not be business as usual. In order to prepare retail spaces to be both safe and efficient, here are some new technologies retailers could use to bolster their reopening plans.
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OpinionOpinion: Now is the time for retailers to get to grips with data
Following the recently announced changes to the lockdown, retailers are busy preparing for a new normal.
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NewsCoronavirus to ‘exacerbate’ UK’s £5.2bn returns problem
The coronavirus crisis will “exacerbate” UK retail’s £5.2bn returns problem as more and more people shift their spending online, experts have warned.
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NewsCoronavirus: Multichannel retailers' online sales soar in lockdown
Multichannel retailers have registered a larger spike in sales than their pureplay counterparts as online revenues surge overall due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Retail VoiceDisruption is here to stay – are retailers ready?
With the industry adjusting to the new normal, Diebold Nixdorf believes there are four ways retailers will need to continue to adapt post-pandemic
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Retail VoiceHow to maintain your digital workplace strategy
As employees adjust to flexible working, Jamf’s head of business development Kieran O’Connor says digital transformation should still be a top focus for retailers to support their workforce.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must take back control of their digital marketing destiny
The Javits Center in New York City is currently being used as a 2,500-bed field hospital run by the National Guard.
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NewsHarrods to offer remote personal shopping in run-up to reopening
Harrods is to offer personal shopping for some of its most valuable customers as a first step towards reopening.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon sales rocket during coronavirus crisis, but at what cost?
Online titan Amazon posted quarterly figures that showed both the agility of its response to demand during the coronavirus pandemic and the massive cost – in dollars and perhaps reputation – that accompanied that.
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NewsAmazon first-quarter profits dip as it warns of $4bn coronavirus costs
Amazon has reported in a decline in first-quarter profits and warned that earnings in its second quarter will be completely wiped out by costs related to coronavirus.
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OpinionAjaz Ahmed: There are no queues on Google – why are there on retail websites?
Your office is now empty and meetings are being held using video conferencing tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts.