All Technology articles – Page 150
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NewsAmazon adds Prime Now to Alexa voice shopping
Amazon has added its two-hour delivery service, Prime Now, to its Alexa virtual assistant to create what it describes as its “fastest and easiest way to shop”.
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AnalysisWhat issues dominate retailers' digital vision?
Systems, skills and simplification are hot topics for retailers when it comes to their digital outlook for the year ahead.
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NewsTed Baker unveils interactive store windows
Ted Baker unveiled interactive store windows yesterday as part of its shoppable film campaign for spring/summer.
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NewsArgos outshines parent Sainsbury’s in fourth quarter
Grocery and general merchandise giant Sainsbury’s generated a like-for-like sales rise of 0.3% in the fourth quarter, including the contribution from Argos.
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NewsMarks & Spencer digital director Marcus East departs
M&S digital director Marcus East has exited the business, with M&S now recruiting for a director-level position.
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OpinionOpinion: Reflections on Retail Week Live 2017
Billed as “unmissable”, Retail Week Live certainly lived up to expectations.
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NewsSephora upgrades mobile app to bolster AR credentials
The American cosmetics giant Sephora has updated its app with a host of augmented reality features, including a series of make-up tutorials.
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NewsOcado CFO: We could get away with being more expensive
Ocado’s finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown has shrugged off the prospect of food price inflation and insisted the etailer “could get away with being more expensive”.
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NewsOcado sales jump driven by increased order frequency
Ocado reported a leap in its first-quarter sales despite a dip in its average order value as customers chose to spend less more often.
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OpinionOpinion: Beware the 'store of the future' salesmen
Beware of retail snake-oil salesmen who hope to attract attention and revenue by calling a new branch a store of the future. It probably isn’t.
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NewsAmazon exec Kavan on the etailer's 'customer obsession'
Amazon executive Ajay Kavan believes more retailers need to “start with the customer and work backwards” when driving innovation.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers increase convenience?
How can retailers increase convenience?
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Retail VoiceHow AO.com is bringing product to life through video
As AO.com pushes the boundaries of ecommerce, thanks to its innovative use of multimedia, Brightcove reveals the secrets to the retailer’s online success
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AnalysisJohn Lewis succeeds with its digital loyalty solution
The Thoughtworks Customer Technology Innovation of the Year went to John Lewis for its mobile app that solved the customer frustration of forgetting physical loyalty cards and receipts in-store.
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NewsNOTHS boss says catalogue shoppers are 'worth more'
Notonthehighstreet.com’s chief financial officer David Phillips says that “the old-fashioned way can be the most profitable” for pureplay retailers.
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NewsRetail lagging behind in AI adoption says KPMG
Retail is lagging behind when it comes to advancements in automation and artificial intelligence, with productivity savings to be had from employing the tech, says KPMG Boxwood partner Matt Clark.
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NewsCentralising data critical to success, says Finery
Andrew Shakespeare, head of ecommerce at womens etailer Finery, extols the virtues of “effective use of data”.
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NewsAlibaba exec says retailers can't go it alone in China
Alibaba’s European general manager Terry Von Bibra said China was “the greatest opportunity in the world”, but retailers should not underestimate its challenges.
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NewsShop Direct's Alex Baldock: 'AI will transform retail'
Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock has said that AI will transform retail, whether retailers choose to let it or try to ignore it.
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NewsGoogle: 'The AI world is coming like a steam train'
“The AI world is coming like a steam train,” Google’s UK head of performance Biren Kalaria said at Retail Week Live this morning.