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Bharti Walmart to establish online operations in India
Bharti Walmart is likely to set up an online operation in the country with the grocer reportedly looking to partner with domestic ecommerce companies. Online retailing is gaining ground in India with several companies such as Amazon’s Jungle.com coming to the market, an indirect entry owing to the current restrictions ...
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NewsBT Retail Week Technology Awards shortlist announced
Many big name retailers and their suppliers in the running for an award that recognises excellence in innovation.
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OpinionWill wifi in shopping centres kill physical retail?
Shopping centre owner Land Securities’ new wifi initiative, revealed last week, seemed like a controversial move on first sight.
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NewsTesco trials electronic shelf pricing
Tesco is trialling a plethora of new technology from electronic shelf barkers to smart badges to be worn by staff.
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OpinionOcado launches tie up with BBC Good Food
Online grocer Ocado has launched an innovative tie-up with cookery site BBC Good Food which enables customers to buy the ingredients needed to prepare recipes from the site.
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Opinion
Hey! You! Get POS on my cloud
Everyone’s banging on about the cloud these days, but in terms of business benefits, it’s all a bit, erm… cloudy. Not so for Crabtree & Evelyn which has transformed its point of sale (POS) system with a virtual, on-demand solution, and is already seeing results. No doubt others will soon be jumping on the bandwagon.
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OpinionHow has Oasis become an omnichannel retailer?
Multichannel has been a key focus for retailers, but there is now a shift towards an omnichannel approach, giving customers a seamless shopping experience across all sales routes.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is cloud computing a viable alternative data storage system?
Is cloud computing a viable alternative data storage system? How do the cost-cutting advantages and the legal risks balance out?
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AnalysisThe store assistant of the future
As retail changes, the role of the store assistant is evolving too. What skills will be needed in this new environment, asks Rebecca Thomson.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Marks & Spencer, Here Comes the Sun
Marks & Spencer has returned to its ‘M&S girls’ for the latest ad campaign, after a much discussed change in direction last year.
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NewsCo-op trials contactless payment
Co-operative Food is trialling contactless payment ahead of an anticipated uplift in its use during the Olympics.
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NewsLand Securities encourages online price comparison in centres
One of Britain’s largest shopping centre owners Land Securities is preparing to install free wi-fi and a price comparison programme to all its 22 centres.
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OpinionRight thing, right place...at John Lewis
The department store operator knows there is more to in-store technology than toys or run-of-the-mill visual displays.
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Opinion
How to get a better class of clienteling
Clienteling is the art of building closer relationships with customers, using mobile technology to extend VIP treatment to everyone.
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GalleryHamleys refits to create the ‘world’s best toy shop’
Hamleys’ Regent Street flagship store is being overhauled ahead of the Olympics to make it “the best toy shop in the world”.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Tesco F&F, Quality you can feel
Tesco hasn’t had the easiest time of it in the clothing market over the past few months and its new advert is part of its reinvigoration of the F&F brand.
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NewsSmartphone shoppers embrace price comparison in-store
The majority of mobile users compare prices via their devices when in a physical store, a new study has revealed.
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NewsLittlewoods uses augmented reality to bring magazines to life
Littlewoods is using augmented reality to bring its printed publications to life.
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Opinion'Omnichannel' is the new buzzword
My first ever visit to The Cloud Retail Week Conference a fortnight ago proved to be something of a revelation.