The retail industry is going through an extraordinary time of digital disruption right now, with the continuing accelerating growth of mobile e-commerce having a massive impact on the traditional high street. With the recent announcements of store closures from the likes [...]

The retail industry is going through an extraordinary time of digital disruption [...]

Grim phrases about the end of the physical shopping experience have been spinning through headlines since the launch (and rapid success) of e-commerce. The average layperson must wonder if we’re facing the end of brick-and-mortar stores – a life of [...]

Grim phrases about the end of the physical shopping experience have been [...]

Consumers’ lives are getting faster and more connected. In this piece, Melanie Jensen, e-commerce manager, Aptos, tells RetailTechNews that to make sure retailers are reaching shoppers at every touchpoint, they need to ensure that they are optimised for life on the [...]

Consumers’ lives are getting faster and more connected. In this piece, Melanie Jensen, [...]

Last Tuesday (17 July) the inaugural RTS London event saw retailers, brands, and agencies come together to discuss the biggest topics in the industry. As well as panels and presentations from sponsors Bazaarvoice and Baidu, the attendees also had the [...]

Last Tuesday (17 July) the inaugural RTS London event saw retailers, brands, [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: UK Retailers Making the Most of Prime Day; Streaming Services Overtake Pay-TV; and Microsoft & Walmart Team Up.  UK Retailers Making the Most of Prime Day Amazon may have [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. [...]

In this piece, Ian Waters, director, solutions marketing, ThousandEyes, tells RetailTechNews that with 18% of UK retail sales coming from e-commerce, it might seem that the ‘digitisation’ of the retail sector has been solely confined to the online experience. However, when Amazon launched its cashier-free [...]

In this piece, Ian Waters, director, solutions marketing, ThousandEyes, tells RetailTechNews that with 18% [...]

RetailTechNews rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European retail technology space. In this week’s edition: Tesco/Carrefour Partnership Under Scrutiny from French Regulator; New Product Discovery Platform ‘Product Guru’; and More Than Half of Shopping Searches Start at Amazon. Tesco/Carrefour [...]

RetailTechNews rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European retail [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: E-commerce vs Social; Queues Costing Retailers; and Facebook Disproving Doomsday Predictions. E-commerce vs Social There is a growing friction between third-party e-commerce sites and social media [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. [...]

This week, China's top 10 e-commerce players have been unveiled and are expected to account for more than 85% of the country's total online retail sales by year-end, with Alibaba taking pole position. The market leader is expected to grab a [...]

This week, China's top 10 e-commerce players have been unveiled and are [...]

Traditional retail has been on a dismal track in Singapore, with stores closing and global brands leaving the market, but the challenge may lie in how retailers really are engaging their customers and if they are tapping the right tools [...]

Traditional retail has been on a dismal track in Singapore, with stores [...]