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Perfect Ted Co-Founder Named Top Innovator In Retail Disruptors Report

Perfect Ted’s Marisa Poster leads the 2026 Retail Disruptors Report, highlighting innovators from SURI, Fabacus, Amazon and Kingfisher.

As the squeeze on spending tightens, can AI unlock retail success?

It goes without saying that recent macro-economic events and their disruptive forces have taken their toll on the retail sector. Certainly, the combined effects...

Five trends from this year’s Retail Week Live: from digital fitting rooms to sustainable...

John Lewis is rolling out more livestream shopping and Gymshark is preparing to introduce digital fitting rooms, as Boxpark’s boss Roger Wade warns of...

What is Gen-Z really looking for from their shopping experience?

Over the last few years, we’ve seen rapid innovation across the ecommerce universe. Customers – and more specifically Gen Z – want retail experiences...

9 out of 10 Businesses Will Revamp Loyalty Programmes by 2027

89 % of businesses are planning to invest in new customer loyalty technology and approaches to improve their customers’ experience in 2024, following a...

Unlocking the Future of Customer Data: Global Brands Share Their Thoughts

The world of customer data is rapidly changing, and companies are responding with diverse strategies to stay ahead in this dynamic environment. At Amperity’s...

The Social – Integrated Systems Europe Day One #ISE2019

Some of our favourite posts from day one of #ISE2019 https://twitter.com/ISE_Show/status/1092671678222602240 https://twitter.com/ISE_Show/status/1092694358032375809 https://twitter.com/MidwichLtd/status/1092712003574087680 https://twitter.com/Crestron/status/1092711994665390080 https://twitter.com/BeaverGroup/status/1092729946735288320 https://twitter.com/LGUK_B2B/status/1092710017172758530 https://twitter.com/JacobsMassey/status/1092780596466778113 https://twitter.com/RAI_Amsterdam/status/1092829065436975104 https://www.instagram.com/p/Btbs-IClfUU/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgeIckljcf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgV49zg0Lz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link            

Augmentation Over Automation: Despite Rising Investment in Store Tech, Shoppers Want Innovation That Enhances,...

Despite retailers’ rising investment in connected stores, shoppers are demanding augmentation over automation, valuing tech that enhances, rather than replaces, human interaction, new research...

Payment as a Key Success Factor: Beyond Just Transactions

Be it shoppers paying by Scan & Go, self-checkout, in checkout-free stores or via Click & Collect: offline retail is becoming increasingly digital. This...

Will local high streets see a renaissance as lockdown eases?

Much has been documented about the death of the high street and irrevocable ecommerce trends rendering stores obsolete. But might physical stores see something...