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The Retail Assist blog

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Top 5 Retail Trends in 2025 and How To Navigate Them?

Blog, Retail, Software Solutions, Technology

Top 5 Retail Trends in 2025 and How To Navigate Them?

Looking ahead to 2025 retail trends, the retail sector is on the edge of something big, a revolution, to...

AI revolutionising shopping in Retail

Blog, Retail, Technology

5 Retailers Revolutionising Shopping with AI This Month

Whilst Artificial Intelligence (AI) might have been named Word of the Year for 2023, it’s 2024 and retailers are...

Navigating the Retail Technology Show: 2024 Your Pre-Event Guide

Blog, Retail, Technology

Navigating the Retail Technology Show 2024: Your Pre-Event Guide

The Retail Technology Show 2024 is just around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited to be a...

Discover What's in Store at Our Retail Technology Show Stand!

Blog, Retail, Technology

Revolutionising Retail: Discover What’s in Store at Our Retail Technology Show Stand!

Join us at the Retail Technology Show 2024 on 24th and 25th April to discover how Retail Assist can...

Retail Trends 2024

Blog, Retail, Technology

Retail Technology Show 2024: What Do We Expect to See?

The Retail Technology Show 2024 promises to be a hub of innovation, with industry experts gathering to explore the...

White Stuff Opens Flagship Store at Liverpool ONE!

Blog, Clients, Retail

White Stuff Opens Flagship Store at Liverpool ONE!

Yesterday we joined White Stuff to celebrate the opening of their new 1,800 sq ft store at Liverpool ONE....

Step aside Black Friday, Super Saturday is Here. This Year's Key Peak Trade Statistics

Blog, Retail

Step aside Black Friday, Super Saturday is Here! This Year’s Key Peak Trade Statistics

As we enter the highly anticipated and busiest shopping season of 2023, it’s time to take a closer look...

Transformation for Resilience - Adapting to Challenges in Retail & Hospitality

Blog, Hospitality, Retail, Technology

Transformation for Resilience: Adapting to Challenges in Retail & Hospitality

‘Transformation for Resilience’ revolves around a question that is resonating with all industries as we head into the Golden...

Blog, Retail, Technology

Fireside Chat with Maryanne Fleming: Lessons Learned in Retail Technology

Maryanne Fleming has spent her career in the retail industry, working for some amazing brands. In this Q&A, she...

Blog, Retail, Technology

Julian Burnett: Navigating the Future of Retail with Smart Technology

The retail industry is a bellwether for the economy, employing 3 million people in the UK alone. Julian Burnett’s...

Blog, Retail, Technology

Doing More with Less: Navigating the Balance of Growth and Efficiency at the Retail Assist Client Summit 2023

The Retail Assist Client Summit 2023 brought together industry leaders and experts from the retail technology sector. The summit’s...

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...

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