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For British retailers, Brexit presents a number of challenges, whether the UK leaves with or without a deal.

Brexit: How innovative technologies can help retailers mitigate its impact

October 14, 2019

How innovative technologies can help retailers mitigate the impact of Brexit Its’ no secret that retailers in the UK are facing challenging times ahead, with the decline of the high…

Intelligent high-street retailers are looking to integrate technology in their stores in a bid to better understand their new consumers in order to delight and keep them and their custom.

Why technology is proving pivotal to successfully managing the changing high street

October 7, 2019

Nigel Ashman

News, Op-ed

Nigel Ashman, Onvu, Technology

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The emergence of personalised online retailers poses a new challenge to high-street retailers that are already struggling. to the depths of irrelevance. Besides this, some of the largest names in…

Fake reviews: A threat to consumers and businesses

October 2, 2019

Tosshan Ramgolam

Features, News, Op-ed

Fake Reviews, Incopro

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The internet is inundated with fake reviews. TripAdvisor was the latest platform to come under fire after reports that some of the top 10 rated hotels in popular tourist destinations…

How luxury British fashion can grow their international customer base

September 23, 2019

Neil Kuschel

Features, News, Op-ed

Global-e, LFW, London Fashion Week

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London Fashion Week played host to an array of luxury British fashion brands as they showcased their latest Autumn/Winter 2019 designs in a variety of locations across the capital. However,…

Amazon Go’s cashierless technology could soon be brought to airports, cinemas and baseball stadiums as the retailer continues its push into physical retail.

From vending machines to Amazon Go: How self-serve is transforming retail

September 13, 2019

Maeve Duska

Features, News, Op-ed

Amazon Go, Maeve Duska, USA Technologies, Vending machine

Amazon Go may be getting a lot of hype, but the idea it’s founded on is a very old one. For decades, the power of unattended retail has been quietly…

Westfield’s retail technology start-up OneMarket is to be “wound up” after posting massive losses of $242 million over the past two years.

How technology is blurring the lines between the digital world and reality

August 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Op-ed

Missguided, NextAtlas, The Trending Store, Westfield

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A vast majority of consumers prefer shopping online on their mobiles or tablets from the comfort of their homes, offices or on-the-go rather than going to a physical store and…

Amazon Scout continues the eCommerce giant’s recent program launches to get goods quickly to customers and joins the ranks of more established projects such as Amazon Key and the Amazon drone project.

Amazon’s new delivery robots may be on the move, but don’t expect to see them in the UK any time soon

August 19, 2019

Jon Reily

Automation, Features, Op-ed

Amazon, Delivery, Robots, Scout

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Earlier this year, Amazon began testing autonomous robots to deliver packages to customers’ front doors. The robots, officially known as Amazon Scouts but nicknamed ‘adora-bots’, are the size of a…

Online reviews are more trusted by shoppers than the opinions of their friends, according to new research.

How important are online ratings and reviews to your business?

July 29, 2019

Derek O’Carroll

Features, Op-ed

Brightpearl, customer reviews

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Are online ratings and reviews important to your business? They should be, as the influence of online product reviews on consumers continues to grow. Recently, Brightpearl.com conducted a survey of…

Retail chatbots are fast becoming preferable to real humans for the majority of shoppers, as both consumers and retailers ramp up their use of the AI-powered chat assistants.

Meet the Chatbot Product-Finders Revolutionising eCommerce

July 22, 2019

Tim Deeson

Op-ed

Chatbots, GreenShoot Labs

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One of the biggest challenges for online stores is communicating the right information to help people to find the right product, as well as building enough trust to allow clients…

Amazon vs Alibaba: Learning from the juggernauts

July 1, 2019

Dominique Bonnafoux

Features, Op-ed

Alibaba, Amazon, Fitch

It’s no secret that brands around the world are trying to find ways of combatting the collective competitive juggernauts that are Amazon and Alibaba. Frequently, commentators attribute their dominance and…

Op-ed

Brexit: How innovative technologies can help retailers mitigate its impact

Why technology is proving pivotal to successfully managing the changing high street

Fake reviews: A threat to consumers and businesses

How luxury British fashion can grow their international customer base

From vending machines to Amazon Go: How self-serve is transforming retail

Amazon’s new delivery robots may be on the move, but don’t expect to see them in the UK any time soon

How important are online ratings and reviews to your business?

Meet the Chatbot Product-Finders Revolutionising eCommerce

Amazon vs Alibaba: Learning from the juggernauts

Behind the scenes at Amazon’s robotic fulfilment centre

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