Market Analysis

Future Retail View: Optimising product life cycles, from planning to replenishment

Retail Technology interviews Danielle Tan, Marketing Business Unit Lead for Planning, Pricing and Inventory Solutions at Centric Software, on the growing need for end-to-end product lifecycle management

Why modern PIMs are MACH-compliant by nature

When it comes to digital commerce and product information management (PIM), businesses are increasingly seeking solutions that are not just flexible and scalable, but also align with the cutting-edge principles of the MACH alliance -- microservices, API-first, cloud-native and headless.

The Retail Media Revolution: How brands are unlocking new revenue streams

The retail industry has had a rough ride in the past few years. But startup growth specialist, Daniel Groves, argues that the advent of retail media networks will help them weather the storm

A revolution in the back office: Life beyond PIM

Angus Hayman, senior strategist at Akeneo, explains why Product Information Management (PIM) is only the beginning of the journey to giving your offer maximum saleability

The microbusiness boom

Simon Best, CEO of BaseKit, on the boom in online microbusinesses

How can retailers adapt to make their physical stores shine?

The difficulties faced by physical retail outlets have not just been driven by the COVID pandemic. Excessive rent, unexciting retail concepts and changing consumer behaviour are all playing their part in shifting turnover away from the high street, and one of the biggest factors is the growth in eCommerce. In November, M&S reported that online sales now account for 34.4% of its clothing and home goods.

2020 - a defining year in retail

2020 may be over but its impact on the retail industry will be permanently felt. Braze’s James Manderson examines the year that changed retail forever

COVID-19: Pandemic brings ecommerce forward by decades

The COVID-19 crisis has had an unprecedented effect on ecommerce that will see the online retail market rapidly evolve writes London Dynamics CEO Michael Valdsgaard

The China Social Club

What will the future of retail look like? Look no further than China and social commerce says Elena Gatti, managing director of DACH Azoya

Retail’s reality TV opportunity

Tom Smith, head of biddable media at mporium, looks at the opportunity for retailers in the reality TV market as more people than ever use a connected device while watching

The Millennial market

How the high street can use technology to tap into millennial spending power By Henrik Nambord VP of EMEA sales for RichRelevance

Retail's connected future

As retail environments become smarter and more effective, how important is the connected store to the retail vision of the future? Tom Downes, CEO, Quail Digital, explains all

Cash no longer king?

Raj Sond, general manager of payment solutions company First Data, looks at the demise of cash as research shows half of customers walk away if it’s the only payment option

Robot retail

Sam Knights, director at shopper media agency Threefold, takes a look at the challenges of robots and advanced technology in retail

The future in your hands

Is mobile search the future of retail? Tom Smith, head of biddable media at mporium, thinks so

Digital transformation in uncertain times

Claire Davenport, managing director at VoucherCodes.co.uk, part of RetailMeNot, on why retail marketers need to prioritise digital transformation to cut through the noise

How retailers can play the domain name game

Internet access and domain name expert Rolf Larsen examines the challenges and opportunities faced by retailers in the domain name world

Shining a light on big data for retail

Brian Gentile examines how business intelligence can help retailers turn big data to their advantage

From the barcode to the Internet of Things

Simon Walker examines the evolution of the supply chain over the last 40 years

Supply chain technology: the key to online order fulfilment

Retail strategy expert Lee Gill examines the challenges posed by the rise of online shopping and the convergence of the digital and physical supply chains