Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles
These are the retail tech articles that caught your fancy last week.
Interview: Lisa Bowden, Head of Business Development – Solutions, Retail Assist
Lisa Bowden tells RTIH about OMIO PIM, powered by Retail Assist, which was launched in May.
Seven innovative retail technology deployments
These retailers and brands are leading the way in providing technology and experiences that are one step ahead of their customers’ expectations.
Startup interview: Mohammad Darab Ali, Founder and CEO, Better1
RTIH catches up with the boss of Canadian e-commerce startup Better1.
AO boss reflects on seismic shift in retail
Online electricals retailer AO has seen five years of consumer behaviour change accelerate into five weeks during the coronavirus outbreak.
“Now we've got to prove to our new customers that online is a better way even when it's not the only way,” John Roberts, Founder and CEO, said on Twitter.
Coronavirus will accelerate the digital retail revolution
Selina Yuan, President of International Business, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, asks whether now’s the time for retailers to redevelop their plans and ensure that their online offerings are fresh and in line with the expectations of digitally minded Millennials.
Tracking the retail technology sector during the coronavirus
Retail Technology Innovation Hub rounds up the key Covid-19 developments from last week.
Sustainable retail in a post coronavirus world
Sustainability was the retail sector’s buzzword of 2019 and this hot streak has continued into 2020.
Movements such as Extinction Rebellion, School Strikes for Climate, veganism, the plastic backlash and biodiversity conservation have been hugely influential here. And many believe that the coronavirus outbreak will take things to the next level.
Six stand out retail technology funding rounds
RTIH rounds up the retail technology ventures who have been making waves with major investments.
Practical steps for UK retailers to take right now
By Dave Rosenberg, Head of Business Development and Private Equity, EMEA, Oracle NetSuite.
Uncrowd announces Phil Barden as new investor
Retail analytics startup Uncrowd has completed a £500,000 seed funding round with the announcement of Phil Barden as an angel investor in its Friction/Reward Indexing platform.