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  • Weekly Focus: Alibaba Credits 'New Retail' for 56% Revenue Growth

    This week, Alibaba reports a 56% climb in revenue for the quarter ended 31 December, 2017, which it says is fuelled by a continued focus on the company's 'new retail' strategy. The Chinese e-commerce giant chalked up revenue totalling ¥83.03bn [...]

  • Amazown Goal? Shining a Light on the Inconvenient Impact of Convenience

    January 2018 may go down in history as the month when automation went mainstream. Here, Dr John Bates, CEO, Testplant, tells us exclusively how, despite decades of premonitions, promises, and potential, when Amazon Go opened the doors of its first [...]

  • Now & Next: Payment Solutions

    The recent pace of change in the payment solutions space has been rapid. From contactless payments, to mobile wallets, and now payment via QR codes, these advancements have led to talk of cashless societies. This edition of RetailTechNews’ Now & [...]

  • Helping British SMEs Grow; Amazon Finally Moves into Healthcare

    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: Helping British SMEs grow; Amazon finally move into healthcare; and [...]

  • Amazon Go Finally Launches; Alexa Coming to Android & iOS

    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 Go finally launches; Alexa coming to Android and iOS; and Amazon [...]

  • Technology Key Focus for Retail Customer Experience Improvements; Consumers Are Embracing the Connected Retail Experience

    RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Technology key focus for retail customer experience improvements; Consumers are embracing the connected retail experience; and are consumers ready to go cashless? Technology Key Focus [...]

  • Weekly Focus: C2C Marketplace Fights Fraud with AI

    With millions of products listed on its site, and sales negotiation taking place mostly between consumers, Carousell recognises the need to ensure its marketplace remains a safe environment and it has turned to artificial intelligence, as well as machine learning, [...]

  • Retail Research: Desktop Leads Mobile for Research & Purchase of Christmas Goods

    More than three-quarters (76%) of consumers have made a purchase on Amazon during their Christmas shopping, with 48% making it their first port of call when searching for items. These are among the findings from RetailTechNews’ latest whitepaper, which also [...]