All Innovation & disruption articles – Page 85
-
OpinionComment: Convergence of media will be the key trend of 2014
Here at Carat we believe that the convergence of media (effectively using technology to drive people towards buying things in a simpler way) is set to become the main driving force behind the innovation and success in the modern retail landscape and I see no reason why this will not be the predominant trend in 2014.
-
OpinionComment: How the Future Fifty scheme is helping fast growth retailers
Small, fast growth companies need a unique type of support. The Future Fifty programme aims to provide this.
-
AnalysisInnovation: Westfield trials same-day delivery in the US
Westfield Labs is trialling a same-day delivery pilot in two of its US shopping centres over the Christmas period.
-
OpinionComment: What are iBeacons and why should retailers care?
If you follow mobile tech or digital retail news, you will have heard about a mysterious new technology called iBeacons that seems to be being billed as changing everything in retail.
-
AnalysisVirtual store tour: John Lewis Oxford Street mapped on Google Street View
In what the retailer is calling a retail first, John Lewis’ Oxford Street store is the first department store in the world to be fully mapped by Google Street View.
-
NewsJohn Lewis trials mobile point-of-sale with transactional tablets
John Lewis is trialling mobile point of sale over the Christmas period in three stores as it ramps up its use of shopping technology.
-
AnalysisInnovation watch: Celebrating manufacturing heritage at New York's Shinola store
Detroit’s troubles are well documented, but the Shinola brand is championing the city’s manufacturing heritage in its store in New York’s TriBeCa neighbourhood.
-
NewsIn pictures: Covent Garden market rolls out PayPal mobile payment app
Covent Garden’s Apple Market has rolled out PayPal Here, allowing retailers to accept payment using a smartphone or tablet device.
-
AnalysisIn pictures: 7 great Christmas innovations
Christmas is no longer just a time for giving. It’s also a time for adverts, Sales, and increasingly, innovation. Rebecca Thomson charts some of the best ideas to emerge in the past two months
-
AnalysisRetail Week Live: John Lewis, Blinkbox and Google - the star speakers at next year’s event
Any retail event is only as good as its speakers, and Retail Week Live has the very best. Rebecca Thomson rounds up the big names set to appear at this year’s event.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The 10 most popular store galleries of 2013
Retail Week looks back over the 10 most popular store galleries of 2013.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The 7 biggest multichannel stories of 2013
Retail Week looks back over the 7 most popular multichannel stories from 2013.
-
NewsTesco Metro launches augmented reality store fronts
Tesco has launched interactive Christmas window shops in twelve Metro stores around the country, including on Regent Street, with augmented reality technology enabling shoppers to scan and shop using their mobile phones.
-
AnalysisMapped: London's retail and technology start-ups
London is full to bursting of innovative technology start-ups, many of which are directly or indirectly related to retail.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Highlights from Retail Week’s free Innovation Review report
From mannequins that can track the age, race and sex of retail customers, to fingerprint imaging that can activate bank cards, technological innovations are transforming the retail environment.
-
AnalysisInnovation watch: Mixing coffee, whisky and shirts at Sydney's Shirt Bar
Nestled among the Amex, Westpac and Macquarie banks in the financial district of Sydney, Shirt Bar is a shirt store with a difference.
-
NewsThe Hut launches £5,000 personalisation challenge for students
Etailer The Hut Group has launched a £5,000 programming contest challenging computer science students to make personalised user recommendations.
-
AnalysisInnovation: Macy's trials Bluetooth transmitters
Macy’s - ever the mobile innovator - is trialling a service that uses Bluetooth location-sensing technology.
-
GalleryIn pictures: Morrisons unveils its innovative 'lab' store in Preston
Morrisons has ratcheted up its focus on innovation with a new testing ground store in Preston as it attempts to inject dramatic retail theatre into its offer.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The 6 biggest retail technology stories of 2013
Retail Week looks back over the 6 biggest retail technology stories from 2013.