Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Founders Factory have today launched Founders Factory Retail, a joint venture (JV) focused on investing and growing start-ups. M&S will become Founders Factory’s exclusive UK retail partner, and invest in a number of start-ups, sourced through Founders Factory’s global network, which will expose the business to new technologies, business models and entrepreneurial thinking, as...
With 81% of UK consumers identifying the physical store as vital to the shopping experience, and 70% still enjoying the full encounter; traditional retail shopping remains a steadfast British pastime. But there’s a catch… customers expect retailers to become more tech-savvy, and quickly.
Around 70% of UK consumers expect retailers to launch an augmented reality (AR) app within the next...
New research has revealed the impact innovative in-store technology will have on where British consumers shop, coming as a stark warning to retailers. The research of 2,000 British consumers, published by Hitachi Consulting, exposes attitudes to technology of different generations and incomes – identifying millennials as the group retailers can target to boost sales and grow market share.
Over two-thirds...
Click & Collect solutions have become a staple for omnichannel retailers, but many are still failing to optimise these offerings and are therefore missing out on improved customer interactions, according to the latest research from Qmatic.
New research which surveyed retailers on how they are currently offering Click & Collect services, as well as how they are planning to use it...
Research into the insights and behaviour of NikePlus members in Los Angeles shows that they are running and style obsessed. They are on the competitive side but are also visionaries. That reality is what spurred Nike to develop Nike Live, a new store concept that will be inspired by and built as a hub for its local NikePlus members. The first...
Retail, like most industries, is changing. But the historic rate at which once-booming businesses are closing down distracts from the fact that although the names on suburban storefronts are starting to look a lot different than they did five years ago, 2018 is actually shaping up to be a pretty good year for many retailers.
Marc Gingras, CEO and founder,...
IBASE have announced the release of their new slot-in Digital Signage Player, the IOPS-602. Based on Intel’s Open Pluggable Specification (OPS), the IBASE IOPS series aims to simplify installation, upgrade and maintenance of larger digital signage applications from hours to minutes. Using Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT), the OPS player can be accessed remotely offsite to quickly troubleshoot software...
Juventus FC's head of brand, licensing and retail Silvio Vigato talks to The Retail Exchange host Ben Bland about managing retail challenges at one of the world’s biggest football clubs.
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Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition, has announced that its 2021 edition will be held at Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition complex in Spain on 2-5 February.
The decision to relocate the ISE exhibition comes after 18 months of research into the viability of remaining at the RAI Amsterdam. With annual...
The E-commerce Berlin Expo finished strong with a successful third edition on 15 February 2018 in Berlin with more than 5000 visitors, 130 exhibitors and 35+ speakers taking part in the annual fair. Now the team behind Berlin’s biggest e-commerce event has confirmed their comeback for the fourth edition and preparations have already started!
Packed stages, long lines at...
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