All Technology articles – Page 13
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News
Ocado wins £200m payout as patent row settled
Tech and online retail giant Ocado is to be paid £200m by robotics company Autostore after the pair settled a patent row.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: John Lewis pilots virtual try-on across rental
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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News
THG offloads OnDemand division to management to focus on core operations
Online group THG has sold its OnDemand business – which includes entertainment specialist Zavvi – to the division’s management.
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Exclusive: GMB entices Amazon workers in key regions to consider strikes
The GMB union is planning to bring a bigger fight to Amazon as it looks to recruit workers from the retailer’s key regions to join strikes.
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Co-op extends robot grocery delivery service across Leeds
The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to cover more areas across Leeds.
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Opinion
Ocado’s Luke Jensen: Retail should embrace AI – it won’t bite
Debates around the future direction of AI have been lifted out of the realms of academia and advanced technology and into the mainstream. So what’s changed? Why the hype? And why should the retail industry care? Ocado Solutions chief executive Luke Jensen explains all.
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Analysis
What makes Lululemon’s supply chain strategy so great?
Lululemon is among the 15 global retailers and brands recognised by analysts for leading supply chain performance in the new Retail Changemakers report. Here we deep-dive into the athleisure company’s operating model
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Retail Voice
Six trends retailers should continue watching across the next six months
From spending on experiences to an abundance of payment options, Mastercard examines six of the biggest consumer trends retailers should be focused on for the rest of the year
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: McDonald’s serves up smart reusable containers
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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Analysis
Strategy spotlight: Five ways Zara owner Inditex can remain on top
Inditex saw group profits surge in its latest quarter, with pre-tax profit margins rising from 14.7% to 19.8% and group EBITDA jumping 14% to €2.2bn (£1.89bn) for the three months to April 30, 2023 (2023/24)
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Analysis
Inside an Amazon warehouse during Prime Day
Amid the ongoing battle between Amazon and the GMB union, Retail Week visits Amazon’s LCY3 fulfilment centre in Dartford, Kent, on one of the ecommerce giant’s busiest days of the year
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News
Waitrose launches on-demand delivery service on Uber Eats
Waitrose has partnered with Uber Eats to launch a grocery delivery service on the platform.
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Analysis
Send it back: can online fashion turn its returns problem around?
With return rates on the increase, Retail Week looks at what fashion retailers can do to transform this perennial pain point into a potential opportunity
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Events
Innovation Summit 2023
Virtual fitting rooms. Metaverse makeup labs. Frictionless checkouts. Fresh meal vending machines. Hyper-personalised marketing. The age of innovation has arrived and it’s here to stay. But how can you keep up?
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News
THG’s Matt Moulding eyes potential sale of head office
Matt Moulding, chief executive of THG, which owns brands like Lookfantastic and Myprotein, is weighing up the sale of its headquarters, located at Manchester’s Icon business park.
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News
Exclusive: Outfittery launches in the UK
German personal shopping service Outfittery has launched an online store in the UK, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
TikTok opens first pop-up shop on Oxford Street
TikTok has opened its first pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street to showcase the range of brands and creators selling on the platform
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News
Mango invests in Union Avatars to drive technology focus
Mango has invested in digital identity and virtual avatar creation platform Union Avatars as it continues “strengthening its commitment to technology” through its Mango StartUp Studio business accelerator programme.
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News
Klarna and Stellar Global launch virtual shopping solution
Klarna has partnered with retail experience agency Stellar Global to deliver a virtual shopping solution for ecommerce brands.