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  • The Rapid Pace of Change in Payments: Q&A with Ubamarket

    Payment solutions have come a long way from cash and chip-and-pin, and high-profile technology, such as Amazon Go, is making it one of the most watched areas of retail. In this interview, RetailTechNews speaks to Will Broome (pictured below), CEO & [...]

  • Amazon Taking on Venmo; A Tech Firm or a Retail Firm?

    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 Taking on Venmo; A tech firm or a retail [...]

  • Launch of 'Branding to Store' Format; Yandex Launch New Payment Service

    RetailTechNews rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European retail technology space. In this week’s edition: TabMo & adsquare Launch ‘Branding to Store’ Ad Format; Yandex.Checkout to Provide Online Stores with Instalment Payments; and Shop Direct & Pindrop [...]

  • Targeting China Consumers Requires QR & Other Local Support

    China can offer brands, especially in retail, tremendous returns, but enjoying the market's richness in scale and potential will require advertisers to know local nuances and consumer preferences. These, for instance, will include the need to integrate QR codes into [...]

  • Weekly Focus: China Online Retail to Hit Trillion-Dollar Milestone

    This week, the spotlight is on China, where the online retail market is expected to be the first worldwide to hit USD$1tn (£721.79bn) in sales this year. This would be ahead of a previous forecast by Forrester, which projected the [...]

  • Don’t Innovate for Innovation’s Sake. Understand the Need for Change.

    Today’s retail environment is hyper-competitive; and retailers are under continuous pressure to stay relevant as consumer expectations evolve. Here, Luke Griffiths (pictured below), general manager, Klarna UK, explains why that means it’s crucial that retailers consider the shopping journey from browsing through [...]

  • Amazon to Enter Vietnam in Challenge to Alibaba; Sending Money to Friends Through Alexa

    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 to enter Vietnam in challenge to Alibaba; Sending money [...]

  • Weekly Focus: JD.com Aims to Smarten Up Supply Chain

    This week, the spotlight is back on JD.com and its hopes to develop next-generation supply chain technologies with the launch of a new research facility. The Chinese e-commerce operator opened its Global Supply Chain Innovation Centre (GSIC) with the aim [...]

  • Amazon Could Be Rolling Out Banking for Younger Customers; Ad Growth to Break the Duopoly

    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 could be rolling out banking for younger customers; Ad [...]

  • 3D Technology Will Change the Customer Experience from In-Store to At-Home

    Retailers and e-commerce enterprises are beginning to realise the disruptive potential of 3D technology. In this piece, Andrei Vakulenko (pictured below), chief business development officer, Artec 3D, explains that the challenge is that there hasn’t been a standard set yet when it comes [...]