Sainsbury's, Dixons Carphone and Toys R Us to speak at RBTE 2017
A host of retailers including Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Dixons Carphone, B&Q, Toys R Us and many more will speak at RBTE's conference programme on 8 and 9 May 2017. RBTE has announced its two-day...
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Hot global retail tech trends impacting grocery
Toby Pickard, IGD’s senior innovations and trends analyst, identifies five technology trends likely to impact the grocery industry over the next 12 months, and beyond.Here is IGD's five hot trends...
View ArticleeCommerce spending continues to rise, says Visa
eCommerce spending continues to increase, but high-street spending falls, according to Visa. Consumers are increasingly spending more money through online channels, as Visa reported a 3.2% rise in...
View ArticleComment: How Spreadshirt took personalisation mobile
Philip Rooke, CEO of T-shirt printing e-tailer, Spreadshirt, shares his tips on taking personalisation mobile. Predictions are that by 2020 80% of all online retail will involve a smartphone. At...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - Scandit
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 Prince fan and CEO at Scandit, Samuel Mueller. About the...
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Aldi and Lidl: A journey from hard discounters to multichannel retailers
Kantar Retail’s Simon Johnstone discusses the grocery threat of the discounters and how they signify a new era of evolution for retailers and suppliers alike. Discounters are different and will always...
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Debenhams boosts in-store visits with online appointments
Debenhams is increasing in-store customer visits by deploying an online booking software to allocate personal shopping appointments.Debenhams has increased the number of customers booking personal...
View ArticleWhy Singapore's online grocery is forecast to triple by 2020
Nick Miles, head of Asia-Pacific at IGD, takes look at why grocery shoppers in Singapore are increasingly shopping online. Singapore’s online grocery market has grown rapidly over the past few years...
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Eye on eCommerce: Alibaba on China's growing middle-class shopper
Essential Retail catches up with Alibaba's UK director, David Lloyd, to learn why more and more retailers are choosing to partner with the marketplace to engage with Chinese consumers. Nearly 6,000...
View ArticleSingapore retail tech showcase at RBTE
RBTE's inaugural Singapore Pavilion at RBTE will feature seven Singaporean eCommerce solutions companies with a competitive advantage in servicing South East Asia. In Asia, Singapore is a hotbed of...
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It is not all about Amazon: why retailers need a strategy for Alibaba
Malcolm Pinkerton, VP at Kantar Retail, takes a look at why retailers need to think about trading into Asia with Alibaba. China’s Alibaba is building an ecosystem to dwarf that of Amazon, with...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - Zizo Software
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 Game of Thrones fan and sales and marketing manager at...
View ArticleComment: Moving at the speed of fashion
Eric Schaeffer, senior managing director and head of Accenture’s Industrial practice and Michael Neff, managing director, Kurt Salmon, discuss three ways predictive analytics and product lifecycle...
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In era of disruption, differentiation will be the key to retail success
Malcolm Pinkerton, VP at Kantar Retail, discusses how retailers need to shake up their digital offering to stand out from the crowd. Retail is becoming about providing shoppers with friction-less,...
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Retailers test out Snapchat's geofilters
Sainsbury's and Lush are using Snapchat to engage with customers, as the social media app hopes to monetise its platform using location-based technology.Snapchat is mostly associated with teenagers...
View ArticleDFS, TfL and Dixons Carphone to speak at Retail Digital Signage Expo
Retail Digital Signage Expo 2017 will host a range of retailers and workshops, in association with Intel, to discuss the innovations and challenges developing in digital signage. Retail Digital Signage...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - Apex Supply Chain
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 race car owner and vice president of real-time retail at...
View ArticleComment: Start-ups – Disrupt or be disrupted
Siobhán Géhin, managing director at Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy, looks at disruptive technologies impacting retail and the fast-moving start-ups ready to overtake unprepared retailers. It’s...
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RBTE 2017 Exhibitor Spotlight - Ingenico Group
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 Steely Dan fan and managing director at Ingenico Northern...
View ArticleRetail Ramble podcast: The connected shopper
Essential Retail catches up with Catherine Shuttleworth, CEO & founder of Savvy Marketing, to discuss the ever-changing modern, connected customerEssential Retail sits down with Catherine...
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