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The Retail Assist blog

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Streamline Your Supply Chain with Merret Pro - The Ultimate Retail ERP Solution

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Streamline Your Supply Chain with Merret Pro: The Ultimate Retail ERP Solution

Successfully managing a retail supply chain can be a daunting task, but with the right tools and software, it...

Retail Assist X Retail Technology Show 2023

Blog, Retail, Technology

Retail Assist X Retail Technology Show 2023

This year’s Retail Technology Show 2023 was spectacular! Across the last two days we’ve been rushed off of our...

How can technology put store colleagues at the heart of customer experience

Blog, Retail, Technology

How can technology put store colleagues at the heart of customer experience?

In a world where retailers are consistently expected to do more with less, the best assets in a retail...

Blog, Managed Services, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Retail Technology Show 2023: Will You Be There?

The world of retail is uniting again this April. Will you be joining us? Tap into the future of...

Social Commerce: How TikTok Shop is Redefining Retail

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail

Social Commerce: How TikTok Shop is Redefining Retail

Social commerce has revolutionised the way retailers interact with their customers. Creating direct connections, building relationships, increasing engagement, and...

How Voice Picking Is Transforming Warehouse Efficiency

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Your Pick Is My Command! How Voice Picking Is Transforming Warehouse Efficiency

Accuracy and efficiency are the biggest goals in any warehouse operation, so when a new technology is on the...

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...

Retail Trends 2023

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail

Retail Trends to Watch 2023

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be digging deep into the trends that are transforming retail in...

Retail Tech Show 2023: Come and Join Us

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Technology

Retail Tech Show 2023: Come and Join Us

If you’re planning for 2023, make sure you block out the 26th and 27th April for the Retail Technology...

Peak Trade 2022: What’s Next?

Blog, Hospitality, Retail

Peak Trade 2022: What’s Next?

The Christmas ads are out, cosy evenings have taken precedence, the bush tucker trials are well underway and its...

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...

Peak Trade 2022 The Golden Quarter So Far…

Blog, Retail

Peak Trade 2022: The Golden Quarter So Far…

The festive season is certainly upon us, reaching the halfway mark of the Golden Quarter this week. After two...

Top takeaways from the Retail Tech Show 2022

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Top Takeaways From the Retail Tech Show 2022

1000s of retail tech heads gathered at Olympia, London, last week as we reunited once again at the Retail...

Blog, Help Desk, Managed Services, Retail

Black Friday 2021: Last Minute Retail Tips

Retailers are determined to not let this year’s Black Friday be overshadowed by the supply chain issues faced globally....

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Are You Prepared for Peak Trade 2021?

After so much disruption to our normal lives, it’s refreshing to see headlines outlining increasing footfall, rising consumer confidence...

Blog, Retail, Technology

Drapers Digital Festival 2021: Our Top Takeaways

The last 18 months have accelerated digital trends for retailers, forced consumers into new habits and have rapidly created...

Blog, Project Management, Retail

UK Store Openings On The Rise!

The efforts of UK businesses have been focused on recovery, whilst trying to respond to drastically changing consumer behaviour...

Why Do Gen Z Love Shopping In-store?

Blog, Retail

Why Do Gen Z Love Shopping In-store?

Comprising of over a quarter of the world’s population with a spending power that reached over £100bn in 2018,...

Are You Being Served? The importance of customer experience

Blog, Retail

Are You Being Served? The Importance of Customer Experience

Last week I made the most of retail and outdoor hospitality reopening, took a day off and hit the...

Taking a look at life after lockdown with our latest whitepaper

Blog, Retail

Taking a look at life after lockdown with our latest whitepaper

After closing its doors for too many months, non-essential retail made its big return in April. Despite consumer confidence...

What is Stock Replenishment?

Blog, Omnichannel Supply Chain, Retail, Software Solutions

What is Stock Replenishment?

Stock Replenishment Definition Stock replenishment is a standard retail practice, to ensure that the right products are in the...

Meet the Partner! This Week, Meet Datitude

Blog, Retail

Meet the Partner! This Week, Meet Datitude

At Retail Assist, we pride ourselves on providing our customers with technology that meets their changing needs. However, sometimes...

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Preparation! Are Your Stores Ready for Reopening?

Blog, Retail

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Preparation! Are Your Stores Ready for Reopening?

Ok, so The Who might not have been talking about getting their admin list ticked off and, yes, it...

Re-Open for Business! What Are Your Store Reopening Plans?

Blog, Retail

Re-Open for Business! What Are Your Store Reopening Plans?

After what’s seemed like a very long winter, it seems like there’s finally some light at the end of...

Are EU Ready? When EU Customs Fines Aren’t Fine At All…

Blog, Retail

Are EU Ready? When EU Customs Fines Aren’t Fine At All…

It was my sister’s birthday and for her present, she wanted a jumper from a gorgeous, French-aesthetic brand. Being...

Check Your Tech! Why Lockdown is the Perfect Time to Get Business Fit

Blog, Retail, Software Solutions

Check Your Tech! Why Lockdown is the Perfect Time to Get Business Fit

Whilst life in lockdown may mean a multitude of things for each person, it has certainly given us all...

What is EPOS?

Blog, Hospitality, Retail, Technology

What is EPOS? (Electronic Point of Sale)

Keeping any retail business up to date and embracing new technology and ways of working is vital to success....

managing helpdesk demand

Blog, Help Desk, Hospitality, Managed Services, Retail

Managing Help Desk Demand

Is your business growing faster than your IT can handle? A well-managed, efficient and slick IT Help Desk service...

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...

Here’s to the Future Our Guide to Sustainability

Blog, Retail

Here’s to the Future: Our Guide to Sustainability

Sustainability within the retail sector has been on the agenda for some years now but during 2020, a year...

Black Friday 2020 Stats: Our Latest Survey Results

Blog, Retail

Black Friday 2020: The Busiest Year Ever? Our Latest Survey Results

Black Friday 2020 is on the 27th November – only 11 days away now – and this year it’s...

Our Latest Webinar: How Product Experience and Collaboration Increases ROI

Blog, Retail, Software Solutions

Our Latest Webinar: How Product Experience and Collaboration Increases ROI

When faced with difficult business decisions, how do you manage to do more with fewer people and less budget?...

the Nightmare before Christmas? Let us help

Blog, Retail

The Nightmare Before Christmas? Let Us Help

Halloween is often associated with scary things and dark times, and, whilst it was a coincidence, it was unfortunate...

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...

Blog, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Why PXM is the Future of Retail – and Why Your Brand Needs It

Our solution, OMIO PIM, has a PXM-approach and we’re often asked what this means. PXM is one of the...

100 Days to Christmas But How Ready Are You For Peak Trading

Blog, Retail

100 Days to Christmas… But How Ready Are You for Peak Trading?

As much as many people might be looking forward to 2020 being over, it’s now less than 100 days...

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