Hyundai moves to digital car dealership model in Turkey
Automotive manufacturer Hyundai has created 80 digital dealerships in Turkey, via the installation of touchscreen technology.Hyundai's car dealer network in Turkey has moved to a digital dealership...
View ArticleComment: Could your kettle bring down the internet?
Ansgar Koene, senior research fellow, horizon digital economy, UnBias, University of Nottingham, and Derek McAuley, professor of digital economy, University of Nottingham, discuss how devices connected...
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Interview: Aligning two IT philosophies at Dixons Carphone
Simon Post, the ex-CTO at Carphone Warehouse now heading up the Dixons Carphone group's Connected World Services division, talks IT integration and in-store tech when two retail beasts join forces.When...
View ArticleMolton Brown in cloud-based PoS upgrade
Luxury cosmetics brand Molton Brown invests in cloud-based point of sale systems for its global stores.Luxury beauty product brand Molton Brown is migrating its point of sale (PoS) and IT...
View ArticleArgos MK pop-up facilitating hourly product drop-off
Argos has opened a new concept store at Centre:mk shopping centre, allowing shoppers to order goods from local stores for collection within an hour.General merchandise retailer Argos has opened a new...
View ArticleComment: Measuring cost to serve crucial in modern retailing
Many business are not measuring their cost to serve. Jacky Broomhead, market development manager for apparel at GS1 UK, says its crucial to do so if omnichannel retail is to be profitable.Until...
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UK shopping centres make it an augmented reality Christmas
British Land has teamed up with Harmony Studios to launch a Christmas-themed, mobile app-based augmented reality game across 21 of its local and regional shopping centres.Shopping centres up and down...
View ArticleRetail Ramble podcast: Autumn trends
Essential Retail sits down to discuss seasonal trends impacting retail in the run up to peak trading. In this week’s episode of the Retail Ramble podcast, Essential Retail's editor, Ben Sillitoe, and...
View ArticleHow digital has changed the catwalk
Essential Retail looks at how digital technologies have changed the way designers walk their clothes down the catwalk. The fashion runway used to be a very B2B affair, a coveted invite for the elite of...
View ArticleComment: Video commerce the next frontier for retailers
Retailers are increasingly becoming broadcasters and looking to sell their goods via shoppable videos and other platforms. David Deakin, partner – media, brands & technology at Lewis Silkin, assess...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - iVend Retail
In the build-up to RBTE 2017, we will be shining the spotlight on some of its exhibitors and the personalities behind them. Today, we hear from Rob Gentles, iVend Retail's sales director for Europe and...
View ArticleVideo interview: Bloom & Wild boss on digital strategy
Essential Retail chats to Bloom & Wild's CEO, Aron Gelbard, to discuss mobile and future strategies for the start-up florist e-tailer.E-tail florist start-up Bloom & Wild is known for its...
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River Island and Decathlon ramp up RFID usage
River Island and Decathlon are in the process of large-scale RFID deployments, with both companies rolling out the technology as they look to improve inventory management.Two large European retailers...
View ArticleMissguided chooses AWS for scalability
Missguided deploys AWS to help it cope with peaks in online trading. Missguided has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy a cloud hosting platform which can cope with sudden surges in web...
View ArticleTesco Bank pays out £2.5m refunding customers after cyber attack
The cyber attack on Tesco Bank has cost the business an estimated £2.5 million in customer reimbursement payments. Tesco said around 9,000 customers were affected.Tesco Bank has confirmed that normal...
View ArticleInterview: The Foschini Group trialling 'deliver to me' service
The South African parent company of Phase Eight and Whistles is trialling a new delivery service in its home country that takes the product straight to a person using GPS.South African retail group The...
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Shop Direct introduces chat bots to Very app
Shop Direct is developing chat bot technology to create "WhatsApp-style" conversations in its Very iOS app. Shop Direct has deployed chat bots within its Very.co.uk iOS app. Mobile shoppers are able to...
View ArticleComment: How John Lewis owns Christmas
University of Bath's professor of consumer research, Avi Shankar and lecturer in marketing, Tim Hill, examine the phenomenon that is the John Lewis Christmas advert.Singing angels no longer herald the...
View ArticleWoolOvers overhauls international eCommerce
WoolOvers is improving its international shipping capabilities by localising the shopping experience for overseas customers.WoolOvers has partnered with cross-border eCommerce company, Global-e, to...
View ArticleMatalan adds its 222 stores to DPD Pickup network
Clothing and homeware retailer Matalan has signed up to the DPD Pickup parcel shop network, making its 222 stores into delivery collection points.Matalan has rolled out DPD's Pickup service to all its...
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