IBM is developing a new approach to transform the retail checkout and in-store experience.
IBM is developing a new approach to transform the retail checkout and in-store experience. It starts with an 'instant' retail checkout system, which results in...
Amazon Go tech will bring a new era of personalised shopping, but it won’t...
Analysts have predicted that Amazon Go could launch in the UK by the end of 2018, which would enable British shoppers to experience a...
Opinion: Integrated places of the future
Digitisation continues to transform our world, circumventing or dissolving the conceptual barriers between physical and digital spaces. This has huge implications for retail spaces,...
Virgin Holidays opens experience store in Wales
Virgin Holidays has implemented a multi-dimensional and immersive concept at its new v-room store at St David's in Cardiff. As this is the first Virgin Holidays store...
What do people really think about Christmas music in shops?
Does hearing Wham's ‘Last Christmas’ have a calming effect on wild-eyed, tantrum-throwing customers jostling for last-minute Christmas gifts? Or does it send them running...
Retail Innovation: Past, Present… and Future
Hammerson, the UK’s leading retail property specialist, reveals findings of its latest retail and consumer research report in partnership with retail experts Global Data,...
In-store design experience promises custom shoes in less than 90 minutes
For decades, Nike has worked directly with athletes to create cutting-edge and highly personalized products. Over time, this relationship between designers and athletes delineated...
Sainsbury’s launches Argos Click & Collect service in convenience stores
Sainsbury’s has announced it is launching the popular Argos Click & Collect service in 100 Sainsbury’s Local convenience stores nationwide. The initiative will enable...
Episode 4: Is Mainstream Retail Dead?
They really don’t make stores like they used to – but why? For retailers, being “mainstream” has become a problem. From the rise of...
Amazon has launched Instant Pickup
Amazon has introduced Instant Pickup, a free service offering Prime and Prime Student members a curated selection of daily essentials available for pickup in two...