Blockchain technology can provide more security and ownership, but its adoption will introduce new challenges for marketers in Asia-Pacific, and globally, who must reassess the way they think about promotions. For brands, blockchain offers highly secure data acquisition and helps [...]

This week, the spotlight is back on JD.com and its hopes to develop next-generation supply chain technologies with the launch of a new research facility. The Chinese e-commerce operator opened its Global Supply Chain Innovation Centre (GSIC) with the aim [...]

Retailers have been struggling to entice cautious shoppers to spend. Weathering the post-January slump and optimising convenience both online and in-store will help ensure they’re staying relevant as consumers tighten their purse strings, as Patrick Gallagher (pictured below), CEO, CitySprint Group, explains exclusively [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Amazon could be rolling out banking for younger customers; Ad [...]

Technological advances in retail happen quickly, so retail marketers have to be able to react just as quickly. In this piece for RetailTechNews, Abigail Davies (pictured below), content marketing manager, Ometria, describes the changes we have already gone through, and how machine learning [...]

Retailers and e-commerce enterprises are beginning to realise the disruptive potential of 3D technology. In this piece, Andrei Vakulenko (pictured below), chief business development officer, Artec 3D, explains that the challenge is that there hasn’t been a standard set yet when it comes [...]

This week, we turn the spotlight on Singapore-based retail platform Shopee, which is looking to ease cross-border pain-points with its new China marketplace. Owned by online gaming and commerce company Sea, formerly known as Garena, Shopee launched its new marketplace, [...]

The way consumers search has been evolving for years, but now, with the evolution of technology like voice and chat interfaces, that evolution has jumped to lightspeed. In the build up to Retail Week Live, which is run in partnership [...]

Retail plays a huge role in the success of the global economy. According to figures from eMarketer, global retail sales in 2017 were predicted to add up to USD$23.45tn (£16.94tn); and this figure is set to rise to USD$27.73tn (£19.9tn) [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Amazon Acquires Smart Doorbell Company Ring; Amazon Adds an AR [...]