Thames Card Technology has completed a project with Tesco to launch the UK’s first contactless loyalty card programme. With 66% of global shoppers enrolled in loyalty programmes (Nielsen) and cardholders spending between 12-18% more than other customers (Accenture), loyalty schemes are a key differentiator for UK retailers. The completely redesigned card increases security and value for customers, and gives...
Overall retail sales benefitted from a boost in the weather and price rises in June 2017 according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG this week, who reported a total like-for-like increase of 1.2% and a rise of 2% on the previous month.
The higher spend by consumers is championed by non-food online sales according to the industry analysts,...
Missguided, the rapid fashion retailer, has deployed Doddle’s proprietary click & collect technology solution, Powered by Doddle, in their flagship stores at Westfield Stratford and Bluewater Kent.
Powered by Doddle is a comprehensive click & collect solution that includes all the software, training, communications and analytics modules retailers need to enhance their click & collect experience and deliver incremental revenue.
The Powered...
Jeff Bezos and his retail behemoth creation Amazon developed the concept of Prime Day back in 2015 to mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the online marketplace. Having gone from strength to strength since then and racking up billions in sales, the self-styled sales day falls on Tuesday, July 11th this year and lasts for 30 hours....
The sight of shoppers gyrating in front of a mirror to see how they look in a coat or dress may be with us for some time yet. It’s just that in future the clothes may be on the mirror instead of the shopper.
Of course, the clothes will be digital images, accurate in every detail including size and...
They have been using technology since their teens and have been privy to (and sometimes responsible for) the very latest digital advances in our lifetime. These are the 30 somethings born post-1982, who are tech-savvy, demanding and increasingly dictating the way we shop. They are millennials.
Retailers are aware that these ‘Echo Boomers’ are wanting and needing more from their shopping experience....
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EllaFashion is an electronic pricing solution that has been developed in close co-operation with retailers, for retailers. The digital price tags – built with lightweight, e-paper technology – display prices electronically and can be altered remotely at a retailer’s headquarters with the click of a button. Over the last few months, this forward-thinking, technology-focussed retail solution was installed in...
Meitu, Inc the world’s leading beauty app developer, with downloads on over 1.1 billion unique devices, has announced the launch of exclusive virtual brows with prestige makeup brand, Benefit Cosmetics. Benefit’s virtual brow shapes are available through the world’s leading virtual makeup app, MakeupPlus, as first-to-market to offer virtual brow try-on, as well as integrated brow m-commerce.
Benefit brow experts believe...
From your favourite corner coffee shop to a Fortune 500 company, most successful businesses are founded on three key ingredients: passion, the ability to fill in a gap in the market, and a vision for the future.
This has certainly been true for the Drone Factory. Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the company is the passion project-turned-business venture for...
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