All Customer articles – Page 93
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Retail Voice
Democratising data analytics through automation
In the past, data analytics was the preserve of big business, reserved for those that could afford technology costing thousands of pounds and had the budget to employ teams of data scientists.
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Analysis
Analysis: Are you targeting the wrong customer?
In this data-rich era, retailers should theoretically be able to identify and target their customers like never before. But is this happening?
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Retail Voice
How decentralised tech prevents damaging data breaches
Most people will remember reading about the Equifax data breach reported in September 2017.
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News
eBay launches AI-powered celebrity style matcher
eBay has launched AI-powered celebrity style-matching content for its fashion offer, using visual search to link outfits with its inventory.
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Analysis
Store of the week: The Tea Centre, New South Wales
When it comes to tea retailing – or coffee, for that matter – the Australian merchants seem, increasingly, to have things sewn up.
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Retail Voice
Sharing the cost of data analytics with your peers
Just as retailers are coming under intense pressure to get closer to their customers, marketing budgets are being squeezed.
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Retail Voice
Creating a single customer view in the era of GDPR
With GDPR soon to be upon us, retailers need to understand the big changes it will bring to the way they use and analyse customer data.
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News
Move of the week: Shop Direct’s new chief executive
The appointment of Henry Birch as the new chief executive of Shop Direct shows the changing face of retail.
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Retail Voice
Data collaboration and the new era of customer insight
The benefits of holding data are well understood, with McKinsey research revealing retailers that leverage its full power could increase operating margins by up to 60%.
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Opinion
Opinion: Focus on selling well, not price, to survive
It’s only March and we can already see the pressure mounting across retail. The list of distress is already long enough – Mothercare, New Look, Toys R Us, Maplin.
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Analysis
Podcast: Retailers must prepare for a data-driven future
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be critical to delivering on customer experience expectations in the future.
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Analysis
Store of the Week: Kitchen Provisions, Stoke Newington
If you’re going to be a specialist, be special. On the basis of a visit to Kitchen Provisions, good merchandising gives this store an edge.
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Opinion
Bankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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Analysis
Podcast: Why supply chain tech investment is crucial
Experience is going to be the key battleground in supply chain and significant investment is required to compete, retailers Kingfisher and Mountain Warehouse have warned.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five things retailers can learn from Greggs
Traditionally known as a high street baker, Greggs has transformed its business model since 2013, when it ushered in a new strategy.
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Analysis
In pictures: King's Cross retail, the story to date
Leisure and retail in King’s Cross continues to evolve. John Ryan takes a look at what’s on offer in anticipation of Coal Drops Yard opening in October.
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Retail Voice
Unified retail and the future of shopping
Salesforce director of UK retail Chris Wood discusses the importance of technology and data in creating a seamless shopping experience across channels.
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Analysis
Store of the Week: Harriet Kelsall, Primrose Hill
In London, the Primrose Hill set enjoy a long street that leads to Regent’s Park, filled with luxury stores and eateries.
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Analysis
What are the job roles shaping the future of retail?
Chief intelligence officers, AI resources officers and heads of storytelling; these job roles sound rather fanciful but they will help to define the future of retail.
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Analysis
Watch: Six of retail's best digital marketing campaigns
Retail Week shares inspiration from some of the best digital marketing campaigns across the sector.