The Range rolls out new POS
The Range unveils a new point of sale (POS) system from PCMS which enhances customer experience and digital initiatives. The Range has rolled out a new point of sale (POS) solution across its 140...
View ArticleAmazon Go searches for London location
Amazon is reportedly looking for a location in London to house its Amazon Go automatic check-out grocery store.Amazon is searching for space in London for its Amazon Go grocery store. According to The...
View ArticleRetail Ramble podcast: Customer conversations
Essential Retail catches up with Danielle Pinnington, MD of Shoppercentric, to discuss how retailers need to communicate with multichannel customers.How do customers want retailers to interact with...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - Phoenix Safe Company Limited
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 Pink Floyd fan and retail sales manager at Phoenix Safe...
View ArticleComment: Drones - from tech toy to commercial viability
Andy Miah, chair in science communication and future media at University of Salford, looks at how the drone went from the latest must have tech toy to a billion-dollar cultural phenomenon. Of the many...
View ArticleFash Tech 2017 - six predictions
Fits Me takes a look at the top six things it thinks will impact the fashion technology industry in 2017.In 2017, personalisation will be key: from the online shopping experience to smart fitting rooms...
View ArticleRetail technology trends at ISE 2017
For four days in February Amsterdam's RAI exhibition centre plays host ISE 2017. Essential Retail is on the ground at this week's show, witnessing developments in the latest integrated systems, from...
View ArticleComment: Tackling the delivery challenge
Siobhan Gehin, MD of Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy, takes a look at customer expectations around delivery and click & collect.Currently, there are few retailers that have fine-tuned stock...
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Big Interview: Addison Lee on delivery logistics
Catherine Faiers, chief operating officer at Addison Lee, talks about the taxi company's journey from people to parcels. Moving people and parcels is an incredibly emotional business, Catherine Faiers,...
View ArticleEnter the Innovation Trail and Awards at RBTE 2017
Take part in this year's Innovation Trail and Awards showcasing the very best of retail technology at RBTE 2017.RBTE 2017 will be hosting the third annual Innovation Trail and Awards on 8-9 May....
View ArticleEight ways retail frontrunners are winning at unified commerce
Learn what technologies are moving the needle for retail winners – and how you can implement them to boost your businessToday’s new class of empowered shoppers, combined with the threat of online...
View ArticleView from the top: Intel on digital signage
Intel's global visual director, Jose Avalos, discusses how retailers need to make systems work together if in-store experience is to benefit.Technology giant, Intel Corporation, will be addressing some...
View ArticleComment: Shaping the future of retail for consumer industries
Jamie Murray Wells, industry head of retail at Google UK, takes a look at the results of research looking at technology trends impacting the retail industry.Over the course of the next decade,...
View ArticleComment: Waitrose braces for tough times
Isabelle Szmigin, professor of marketing at University of Birmingham, looks at how Waitrose continues to bank on its middle-class shoppers as it braces for tough times ahead. You would probably expect...
View ArticleCo-op improves product availability with planning software
The Co-op is working with JDA to implement a planning and assortment solution to improve product availability. The Co-op is in the early stages of implementing a new space planning and assortment...
View ArticleBlog: One month living with Amazon's Alexa
Kantar Retail's Alvaro Morilla shares with Essential Retail his experience of living with Amazon’s voice-activated personal assistant, Alexa. Amazon launched its Echo speaker in the UK last year. The...
View ArticleWaitrose boosts British commitment through shelf labelling
Waitrose is increasing sales of British products through a web platform which engages with suppliers.Waitrose is improving its supplier communications platform – Waitrose Engage – with a new service to...
View ArticleThe science behind garment technology
Fits Me takes a look at how garment technologists are revolutionising the fashion industry. Traditionally, garment technologists are creative and fashion-led, responsible for preparing sample products...
View ArticleSecretSales sold to Wowcher and LivingSocial owner
SecretSales sells e-tail business to the Excalibur Group, which owns Wowcher and LivingSocial. Online flash sale site, SecretSales, has been sold to Excalibur Group, owner of discount subscription...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - RotaGeek
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 First Dates fan and CEO & co-founder at RotaGeek,...
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