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2023: The Year of Customer Retention - Retail Tech Predictions

Blog, Guest Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail

2023: The Year of Customer Retention? Retail Tech Predictions

Guest Blog by Sarah Hughes, Co-founder & Director at Datitude What a difference a year makes! This time last...

How Sustainability Impacts Consumer Habits Throughout Peak Trade

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

From Black Friday to Green Friday: How Sustainability Impacts Consumer Habits Throughout Peak Trade

Guest Blog by Lucy Moore, Sustainability Content Manager at Supply Pilot What impact will sustainability have on consumer habits...

Paper Pain: The Consumer Case for Ditching Paper Receipts

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Paper Pain: The Consumer Case for Ditching Paper Receipts

Our latest “Guide to…” focuses on sustainability, with expert opinion and examples of sustainable best practice from across the...

Slow Chain, No Gain: What Retailers Need for a Successful Supply Chain of the Future

Blog, Guest Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Technology

Slow Chain, No Gain: What Retailers Need for a Successful Supply Chain of the Future

This week’s guest blog is written by former WHL Holdings Ltd CDO, John Bovill. The global COVID-19 pandemic...

Will It Be a Gold Rush - Predictions for Retail’s ‘Golden Quarter’

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Will It Be a Gold Rush? Predictions for Retail’s ‘Golden Quarter’

This week’s blog is a guest post by independent retail analyst, Nelson Blackley. Every autumn, retail commentators like to...

#WFH Diaries: Scott Thompson, Editor of RTIH | Retail Assist

Blog, Guest Blog

#WFH Diaries: Scott Thompson, Editor of RTIH

It’s the fifth week of our Working From Home Diaries (where has the time gone?) and this week we’re...

Blog, Guest Blog, Life at Retail Assist

#WFH (and in the office!) Diaries: Jan Benjamin, Operations and Compliance Manager

Whilst many people in our business are working from home, there are still team members whose roles require them...

The #WFH Diaries: Andrew Busby

Blog, Guest Blog

The #WFH Diaries: Andrew Busby

It’s the third instalment of our WFH Diaries, where we bring you the insights, reflections and essentials of people...

Blog, Guest Blog, Life at Retail Assist

The #WFH Diaries! This Week We Speak to Our COO, Matthew Proudlove

It’s the next installment of our working from home diaries, as we bring you a collection of voices from...

Ted Baker Customer Testimonial

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

“The high street isn’t a thing of the past – it’s simply returning to its roots”

Guest Blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University Much of the recent...

What Can The High Street Learn From Independent Retailers - 200 Degrees Coffee

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

“Keep what you do simple”: We talk to 200 Degrees in the next instalment of our retailer mini-series

The UK’s first coffee shop was opened in Oxford in 1652: walk down any UK high street today and...

What Can The High Street Learn From Independent Retailers - Doughnotts

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Doughnut miss this! Our video mini-series continues with Doughnotts

Frosted, glazed, jam or chocolate: however you enjoy yours, we know a store that’s got the perfect one for...

What Can The High Street Learn From Independent Retailers - Bird & Blend

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

What Can the High Street Learn from Independent Retailers? We launch our new video series

Lights, camera, action – this week sees the launch of our latest video series! Filming on location, we talk...

Why Online is the New Catalogue

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Online retail is here to stay, but will it ever overtake offline sales?

Guest blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University The recent, mixed, Christmas...

The Place Of Voice Recognition Technology In Retail - Part Two

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail, Technology

Talking Shop: The Place of Voice Recognition Technology in Retail Part Two

Guest blog by Alan Morris. Alan is the co-founder and brand ambassador of Retail Assist. The retail sector knows...

The Place Of Voice Recognition Technology In Retail - Part One

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail, Technology

Talking Shop: The Place of Voice Recognition Technology in Retail Part One

Guest blog by Alan Morris. Alan is the co-founder and brand ambassador of Retail Assist. It’s somewhat ironic that...

Clicks To Bricks

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

‘Clicks to bricks’: an unexpected retail phenomenon

Guest blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University What is ‘clicks to...

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Generation Next: how can retailers support Gen Z’s retail expectations?

Guest blog by Marketing Assistant, Hannah Waterfield Generation Z (born post 1995) are now the largest demographic in the...

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Strawberries In January

Guest blog by Andrew Busby. Andrew Busby is a former retailer, Founder & CEO of Retail Reflections and an IBM Futurist. “We...

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

What’s Happening On Our High Streets?

Guest blog by Andrew Busby. Andrew Busby is a former retailer, Founder & CEO of Retail Reflections and an IBM Futurist. Darwinism...

RBTE

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Mercaux’s Top 3 Trends Ahead of RBTE 2018

An RBTE 2018 guest blog from our partner Mercaux, by Bhavna Sakhrani. Mercaux’s Top 3 Trends Ahead of RBTE...

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