There have been a number of buzzwords and defining technology trends in retail over the last decade, from Big Data to omni-channel and the ubiquitous, omni-present Cloud. And now the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) have seemingly become the latest crazes and talk of the town.
Forrester expects investment in AI to triple this year. By 2020,...
With only 4 months to go, this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday are set to be even bigger following the positive eCommerce figures seen last year, with retailers such as Joseph & Joseph, Jack Wills and The Works reporting huge increases in sales. Ecommerce Website performance to cope with demand is critical during the Black Friday and Cyber...
Businesses may be overlooking connected customers’ situational demands, as shoppers’ purchasing behaviours shift depending on the item they are buying, a new report by leading agile software development specialists, Black Pepper Software, warns.
Original research from the ‘Fit for the Future; Is your business agile enough to keep up the connected consumer?’ revealed that over half (54%) of UK consumers’ buying patterns...
DSS Europe 2017 delivered on its promise to provide a business roadmap for the international Digital Signage and DooH industry as record numbers of delegates attended the two-day conference and expo in Germany.
Attendance at DSS Europe, the first to be held at the ICM - Internationales Congress Center München, was the highest in its 11-year history. Almost 700 attendees...
There are 2.3billion active social media users. Facebook has 1.71billion users, with 500,000 new users joining the network each day. Twitter has 1.3billion accounts, and while only 320million of those are active, 500million tweets are thought to be sent daily.
The growth of these platforms has had a strong impact on the retail industry and it is estimated 91% of...
enModus, a smart building technology company from Wales, has secured £3m in Series A funding from three main investors including one of the UK’s largest shopping centre owners.
intu, which owns many of the largest and most popular shopping centres in the UK, including intu Trafford Centre, intu Metrocentre and intu Lakeside, has made a significant investment in enModus alongside...
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....