Comment: Deploying eCategory management to improve eCommerce
Brian Elliott, managing partner at Periscope® By McKinsey looks at how eCategory management is helping consumer goods companies get serious about online channel management.Consumer goods companies are...
View ArticleBravissimo improves CX with launch of new website
Bravissimo delivers a boost to customer experience following the launch of a new eCommerce platform.Bravissimo has redesigned its website to improve user experience and response times at peak times of...
View ArticleInterview: Maplin on Game concession trial
Essential Retail speaks with Maplin CEO, Oliver Meakin, to learn more about its partnership with Game which will see a unification of PC and console game shoppers under one roof.As high-street footfall...
View ArticleRetail Ramble podcast: Dunhill on content & localisation
Essential Retail speaks to luxury retailer, Dunhill, and content creation company, Quill, to learn more about developing an eCommerce content strategy. In this episode of the Retail Ramble, we sit down...
View ArticleComment: The fight against food waste
Nick Huismans, associate director of Newton, describes how retailers can help to prevent food waste. From manufacturers throwing away imperfect vegetables, through to consumers over-purchasing, the...
View ArticleNestlé, Dole and Walmart fight food contamination using blockchain
Food giants including Nestlé, Dole, Walmart, Kroger and more have teamed up with IBM Blockchain to prevent food poisoning in the global supply chain.A number of leading food companies have announced a...
View ArticleDrone delivery takes off in Rejkyavik
Iceland’s largest online marketplace, AHA.IS, partners with Flytrex to deliver food via the skies.AHA.IS has launched an urban drone delivery service in Rejkyavik. The Icelandic online marketplace has...
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How retail is tackling the cybersecurity skills shortage
The number of retailers reporting data breaches has doubled in the last year, but the sector and government are laying down plans to address a cybersecurity skills shortage.The number of retail...
View ArticleThe White Company migrates to the cloud
The White Company is looking forward to a robust peak trading period after migrating to the cloud with The Retail Cloud Team. The White Company has described its migration to the cloud in order to...
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How to keep your eCommerce site at the top of Google search
Essential Retail asks retail experts across the industry for one piece of advice on how to keep your eCommerce site at the top of Google search rankings. Optimising your website for SEO purposes can...
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Comment: Britain’s £246m battery challenge won’t solve energy storage problem
Kathryn Toghill and Dénes Csala from Lancaster University look at the future of energy storage and how the UK intends to invest in this ever-growing technology.Renewable energy’s share of British...
View ArticleLevi’s launches online chatbot offering style advice
Levi’s combines artificial intelligence with staff style expertise to launch an online virtual stylist chatbot.Levi’s has launched an online virtual stylist chatbot to help shoppers make decisions...
View ArticleIMRG explains... marketing to online retailers (part 1)
IMRG's editor, Andy Mulcahy, takes a look at how to market to online retailers.
View ArticleComment: Silicon Valley firms are over-valued – here’s why a correction is...
John Colley, professor of practice and associate dean, at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, takes a deep-dive look at the original start-up hub, Silicon Valley. As Facebook’s shares hit a...
View ArticleAre UK retailers ready to adopt Electronic Shelf Labelling?
Essential Retail takes a look at Electronic Shelf Labelling and asks why the UK has been slow to adopt this in-store pricing technology.The big four grocers trialling Electronic Shelf Labelling has put...
View ArticleBHS.com sales soar 35%
Online sales at BHS grow 35% thanks to new start-up mentality. The MD of BHS.com has revealed sales at the online retailer have increased by over a third in Q2. Speaking to the Press Association,...
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Five digital innovations from Eurostar
Essential Retail catches up with Eurostar’s head of digital, Neil Roberts, to learn about the high-speed train operator’s latest developments using technology.Eurostar’s in-house development team has...
View ArticleRetail Systems Awards 2017 announces shortlist
Did you make the Retail Systems Awards 2017 shortlist?Retail Systems has announced the shortlist for its 2017 awards. The Retail System Awards recognises technology innovation within the retail sector...
View ArticleComment: Do you expect service with a smile?
Milda Perminiene, a senior lecturer in occupational psychology at University of East London, looks at how there’s a dark side to putting on a happy face in the service and retail industry.As I was...
View ArticleTesco rebrands digital wallet
Tesco is changing the name of its digital wallet app from PayQwiq to Pay+.Tesco has rebranded its PayQwiq digital wallet, which today will become Tesco Pay+. Launched in 2015, PayQwiq allowed customers...
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