Ask The Expert

Amazon Go: Retail Revolution or Simple Evolution?

Published 16.03.18 by Retail Technology

Rob Griffiths, division manager at BMc Equip, looks at Amazon Go�s checkout-free grocery store, and asks whether it�s really the start of a revolution, or a simple show of Amazon�s financial pull

#KFC

Warehousing on-demand saves KFC

Published 26.02.18 by Retail Technology

The KFC logistics nightmare brought the takeaway giant to a literal standstill but gave an online warehousing marketplace the chance to prove its worth. Stowga CEO Charlie Pool explains all

#Retail technology

The customer comes first

Published 20.02.18 by Retail Technology

While 2018 is gearing up to be THE year of technology in retail, Stuart Parker, category director for Retail Marketing, urges retailers not to forget the customer experience

#Age verification

The age of online ID

Published 16.02.18 by Retail Technology

With more products being added to the list of age-restricted items, what will enforcing online age verification mean for retailers? Alastair Graham, CEO of AgeChecked, explains

#Valentine�s Day

Analytics and retail: a match made in heaven

Published 14.02.18 by Retail Technology

Paul Winsor, from Qlik, and Rachel Lund, head of insight and analytics at British Retail Consortium, explain how the real romance on Valentine�s Day is between retail and analytics

#Mobiles

Clicks to save bricks in 2018

Published 25.01.18 by Retail Technology

Is 2018 the year that retailers still not making the most of mobile have to finally come up to scratch? Judopay CEO Ryan Farley thinks so

#Future Platforms

Visualising sales

Published 11.01.18 by Retail Technology

What are the visual search tools of the future and how could they hold the key to increasing mcommerce transactions for retailers? Olivier Legris, lead strategist at Future Platforms explains

#Apple Pay Cash

Keeping up with POS

Published 20.12.17 by Retail Technology

With options growing every year, how can retailers best deploy mobile point of sale (POS) technologies? Paul Ybarra, SVP of Tangoe, explains

#Legacy systems

Legacy systems: Time to reset?

Published 13.12.17 by Retail Technology

Legacy systems have become something of an obstacle for retailers seeking to become true omnichannel operators. So is it time to start over? Edward Osborne, director of retail sector at Virtualstock, explains the best route forward

#Ecommerce

What�s in store for ecommerce?

Published 08.12.17 by Retail Technology

What does the future look like for ecommerce? BrightPearl�s Derek O�Carroll predicts the key trends for 2018

#Christmas

Data the key to Christmas cheer

Published 01.12.17 by Retail Technology

Ken Parnham, general manager Europe, Near, explains why making the most of your customer data is key to a merry Christmas for retailers

#Christmas

A cross-border Christmas

Published 29.11.17 by Retail Technology

The pressure is on for online retailers to take their slice of the yuletide pie. But is UK retail doing all it can to maximise cross-border ecommerce sales this holiday season? Global-e co-founder and CMO Nir Debbi explains

#Black Friday

Black Friday - living on borrowed time?

Published 20.11.17 by Retail Technology

It�s Black Friday time again but is it here for good? Ecrebo CEO David Buckingham asks how long will it be before the UK waves goodbye to Black Friday?

#Black Friday

Prepping and profiting from Black Friday

Published 17.11.17 by Retail Technology

Simon Wharton, managing director of PushON, on how retailers can maximise their online sales and prepare for the rush ahead of Black Friday

#Customers

The inclusive customer offer

Published 14.11.17 by Retail Technology

Joanne Turner, head of marketing at queue management specialist Tensator, on why retailers should line up to provide an inclusive customer journey

#IoT

Brexit: IOT to the rescue?

Published 09.11.17 by Retail Technology

Can technology provide a solution to post-Brexit retail supply chains issues? Malcolm Dowden, legal director, and Ted Claypoole, partner, at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson think so

#Personalisation

The age of personalisation

Published 08.11.17 by Retail Technology

For retailers, this is truly the age of personalisation but what are the challenges and opportunities to getting closer to your customers? Paul Fennemore, C-Suite Level digital marketing and customer experience consultant for Sitecore, explains

#AR

Reality or fantasy? The power of AR in retail

Published 23.10.17 by Retail Technology

Augmented Reality or AR is becoming more and more popular in retail but how far can it go? Malcolm Fogarty, global digital and innovation director at tcc global and managing director of Gametation, explains the ongoing power of AR in retail

#Fashion

Generation �I see it, I want it�

Published 19.10.17 by Retail Technology

Sarah Flannery, head of display & paid social at Forward3D, outlines how tech is transforming fashion for the age of the �I see it, I want it� consumer