The retail sector has often been regarded as slow when it comes to the adoption of artificial intelligence. However, an industry that once seemed unsure how best to leverage this technology, is slowly getting to grips with its proper application. [...]

Having well and truly settled in to 2018, many retailers are in the midst of defining their latest business objectives, as well as how they plan to continue improving across all areas of their business, writes David Buckingham, CEO, Ecrebo [...]

Virtual reality in retail has always been something of a gimmick, but with Walmart acquiring VR company Spatialand and Kantar starting up a new consultancy specifically applying VR to the retail sector, it seems there’s a change in the wind. [...]

In an omnichannel marketing world, customers are engaging across any number of devices: viewing ads, visiting websites, and conducting searches. Here, Amelia Waddington, director of data science & analytics, Acxiom (pictured below), explains that as a result of this marketers have become [...]

Alibaba Group is back in the spotlight this week with its move into another retail sector in China – this time, in home improvement and furnishing. The e-commerce giant said it was forking out ¥5.54bn (£625.91m) to acquire a 15% [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Buying Intent is Increasing in the UK; Mobile Consumers Will Desert Their Cart If the Experience is Flawed; and Sites Are Improving for Busy Seasons. Buying [...]

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 [...]

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 & [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Mobile shopping to overtake in-store shopping; China spends the most online; and Booking apps driving last-minute booking traffic. Mobile Shopping to Overtake In-Store Shopping Mobile [...]

This week, we put the spotlight back on Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant looks to extend its industry knowhow to other Asia-Pacific markets. Malaysia, for instance, sent 30 college students to Alibaba's global headquarters in Hangzhou, China, where they [...]