All Technology articles – Page 80
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AnalysisRetail Horizon: Frictionless sustainability, lean machines and digital-first – the trends that will shape retail in 2022
Retail Week has relaunched its subscriber-exclusive strategic toolkit, Retail Horizon, mapping out the winning strategies for businesses in 2022 and beyond. Retail Week research director Lisa Byfield-Green explores the key macroeconomic trends that will shape the sector in the coming year
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AnalysisRetail Horizon: Your exclusive strategic toolkit for the year ahead
Retail Week has relaunched its subscriber-exclusive strategic toolkit, Retail Horizon, mapping out the winning strategies for businesses in 2022 and beyond. Retail Week research director Lisa Byfield-Green explores the key macroeconomic trends that will shape the sector in the coming year
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Retail VoiceWhat loyalty can learn from the payments landscape
Loyalty schemes are in need of transformation – and fast. Retailers should be looking to payment tech for the answers, says Bink chief executive Mike Jordan.
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Retail VoiceHow AI and robotics can help solve the UK’s labour shortage crisis
Companies that embrace AI technology will reap the benefits, says Nigel Lahiri, general manager, EMEA, at GreyOrange
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Retail VoiceData: The festive run-in will depend on data insight rather than footfall
As retailers prepare for the key festive trading season, there are huge competitive gains to be made from the data it will generate, says Miya Knights, author and retail technology consultant
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NewsTesco gears up for ultra-fast delivery with Gorillas partnership
Tesco has launched a pilot partnership with rapid delivery app Gorillas, offering customers groceries within 10 minutes, as it becomes the latest retailer to wade into the ultra-fast grocery space.
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Retail VoiceThree emerging expectations of store associates
Retailers must work harder than ever to get customers back into stores, says Alan Holcroft, country manager for northern Europe at Cegid.
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NewsFortnum & Mason CTO reveals progress of retailer’s digital transformation journey
Jon Weg has said the department store business wants to empower colleagues to “provide an even more exceptional level of service” supported by tech and data.
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Retail VoiceData: The key to changing consumer behaviour
Getting your data in order is paramount for avoiding supply chain issues, says Mark Holmes, senior advisor for supply chain at InterSystems.
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NewsVery teams up with sportswear giants in drop shipping drive
Online retailer Very has struck stockless fulfilment deals with Adidas and Reebok which will provide customers with greater choice and faster, more flexible delivery options.
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NewsTHG sales leap as boss Moulding looks to rebuild investor confidence
The Hut Group (THG) has reported increasing revenues across its different categories and Ingenuity platform as boss Matt Moulding looks to win back fleeing investors.
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GalleryIn pictures: How Stella McCartney, Adidas and Sony are eliminating waste from retail
Waste is a big problem for retailers and consumers alike – so how can it be repurposed to find new value? Retail Week visited Waste Age at the Design Museum to find out.
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AnalysisResearch: How to future proof supply chains against global disruption
From diversifying supply bases to onshoring production, Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2022 report explores how retailers can mitigate the impact of Brexit and the pandemic on retail operations as the supply chain crisis rumbles on.
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Retail VoiceLuxury consumers are changing – here’s what you need to know
The past 18 months have seen a transformation of behaviour, with buying online increasingly becoming the norm.
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Retail VoiceRetail’s secret weapon – four ways Voice of the Customer can transform your business
With huge advances in ways to analyse unstructured customer data, there’s a wealth of untapped insight to be gained from voice of the customer (VoC) feedback, says Vanessa Flather, managing director of retail, travel and ecommerce at Webhelp.
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NewsAsda extends loyalty app trial to customers
Asda has extended the trial of its ‘pounds not points’ loyalty app to customers at 16 of its stores after a successful pilot of the programme with staff.
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AnalysisFrom float to flop – why the pandemic’s winners are struggling on the stock market
For retail businesses booming during the pandemic, an IPO seemed like the natural next step. Yet for many of the 2020 winners share prices have plummeted – Retail Week asks why.
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NewsPayPal bid for Pinterest could create new ecommerce powerhouse
PayPal has made a bid for social media giant Pinterest, sparking rumours of a new force in ecommerce.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reveals boom in contactless payments ahead of Tech Week
Marks & Spencer has revealed that contactless payments have surged across its store portfolio since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.