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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...

From Price Strategy To Shelf Execution: The Importance Of Electronic Shelf-Edge Labels

Electronic shelf-edge labels (ESELs) are a powerful operational efficiency play. They replace paper labels, reduce labour costs and cut down on errors. That framing,...

Ray-Ban House Opens In New York’s Soho

Ray-Ban has opened Ray-Ban House in Soho, New York, introducing a townhouse space designed to bring eyewear, food, music and cultural programming into a...

Why Disposable Emails Are the Scourge of Ecommerce and How to Stop Them

Email is a vital communications channel that helps to drive growth for those in ecommerce. It’s a crucial low cost way to deliver personalised...

The Next Battleground: Human-Centric Product Operations

For a number of years, Product Information Management (PIM) platforms, digital asset management tools and syndication engines have promised a single source of truth...

Dynamic Delivery Demands Now ‘Make Or Break’ Conversions For 61% Of Consumers In Agentic...

As consumers have become rapidly accustomed to AI-led purchasing and answer-engine-inspired product discovery, fulfilment flexibility and choice is now emerging as a new ‘make...

Planning Under Pressure: Beating Retail Volatility With AI

Retail has become a game of constant adjustment. Costs change mid-quarter, supply chains shift, and demand no longer follows reliable patterns. Dealing with volatility,...

Rebuilding Retail in 2026: Why CDO Retail Exchange Arrives at a Critical Turning Point

The CDO Retail Exchange 2026 brochure has officially arrived, and its timing couldn’t be more critical for UK and EMEA retail.

New Balance Opens London Marathon Run House

New Balance will open London Run House at Somerset House during the 2026 TCS London Marathon weekend, creating a community-led space centred on the...

Millennials Drive Demand For Retail ‘Third Space’ Stores

The growing demand for retail stores to deliver ‘third space’ environments, which seamlessly combine community and commerce, is being driven by Millennials, according to...