RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Contactless Adoption High Despite Concerns; Brands Need Clarity Around Consumer Data; Smart Speaker Ownership Doubles in 6 Months. Contactless Adoption High Despite Concerns Almost half [...]

M&A is a massive part of today’s retail landscape; and in the UK this hasn’t got much bigger than Sainsbury’s 2016 takeover of Argos’ parent company Home Retail Group. RetailTechNews caught up with George Goley, CTO, Sainsbury’s-Argos recently at FUTR2020, [...]

The pace of change in retail is continuing to gather relentless momentum. RetailTechNews spoke to John Zealley (pictured below), senior managing director and industry lead, consumer goods and services, Accenture, during FUTR2020 to outline some of the biggest changes in retail and what retailers [...]

There are very few areas of retail that are not feeling the force of changes in technological habits from consumers. In this piece exclusively for RetailTechNews, Philip Briffett, senior director of partnerships at VoucherCodes, outlines the technologies that are driving [...]

Payment solutions have come a long way from cash and chip-and-pin, and high-profile technology, such as Amazon Go, is making it one of the most watched areas of retail. In this interview, RetailTechNews speaks to Will Broome (pictured below), CEO & [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Always-On Sales Are Damaging Profits; Rift Between Brand Offerings & Consumer Desires; and Adopt AI or Die. Always-On Sales Are Damaging Profits Retailers should consider [...]

Personalisation and customer experience have always been paramount in the luxury sector. However, with the shift to e-commerce affecting this space as much as any other, luxury brands are having to find a way to match their offline offerings in [...]

Digital innovation, a well-managed omnichannel offering, and an ability to understand the individual shopper should be at the heart of any digital-first strategy, writes Meyar Sheik, CEO and founder, Certona. For many retailers, this will require a dramatic cultural shift [...]

The world of retail has reached a tipping point in the last few years. High-street retailers have been suffering at the hands of e-commerce; and the situation shows no sign of improving as we move further into 2018, with Toys [...]

Despite the fact that we are producing more data than ever before, using this data to engage customers and drive sales is an ongoing challenge for retailers. In this Q&A with RetailTechNews, Chris Wood, vice president, UK retail, Salesforce, discusses [...]