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Strategy & Innovation: Fine-tuned retail strategies

28 May 2019by Jonathan Wright

Research suggests that brands are testing new approaches, but moving on quickly if they don’t see sufficient performance gains.

Case Study: Schuh

05 Feb 2019by Chloe Rigby

Customer Data Delivery Ecommerce Location Mobile Online Retailer Selling Strategy and Innovation

Strategy And Innovation

30 Jan 2019by Chloe Rigby

Leaders in this field offer joined-up services, from start to finish of the shopping journey

Customer Delivery Health IRUK Top500 Merchandising Mobile Online Other Product Research Retailer Selling Strategy and Innovation The Customer

Conclusion

21 Sep 2018by Chloe Rigby

It’s now more than four years since InternetRetailing first started tracking retail strategies and performance in the IRUK Top500....

Ecommerce IRUK Top500 Mobile Online Payment Research Retailer Strategy and Innovation Technology UK

Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles: iteration and international growth

08 Jun 2018by Christian Annesley

Cycle-run-swim retailer Wiggle and its sister biking business, Chain Reaction Cycles, generate more than half of sales from outside the UK. Head of digital marketing Geoff Bull talked in detail at IRX 2018 about the work that takes. Christian Annesley reports on a fascinating presentation

IREU Top500 ireustrategy Strategy and Innovation

Speaking to design issues

08 Jun 2018by Jonathan Wright

Voice commerce is here. With its arrival, we need to talk not just about a new channel, but new retail models too, says Daniel Harris of experience design consultancy cxpartners. Jonathan Wright reports

IREU Top500 ireustrategy Strategy and Innovation

Challenging times ahead

08 Jun 2018by Penelope Clive

Planning for post Brexit cross-border trade, increased use of mobile and looming problems in the logistics sector are among key strategic issues facing European retailers. How are leading retailers coping? Penelope Ody reports

IREU Top500 ireustrategy Strategy and Innovation

12 strategies to stay ahead

08 Jun 2018by Christian Annesley

The detail of international expansion always has to be worked on, for every one of the European Economic Area’s leading retailers (plus Switzerland). Offers and approaches that work in one country can be transplanted to another – but will need refining to be effective.

IREU Top500 ireustrategy Strategy and Innovation

Zara: augmenting its retail reality

08 Jun 2018by Jonathan Wright

The Spanish fast fashion retailer Zara is at the forefront of innovation right now, using pop-ups and prototypes to test its plans. For example, it recently launched an augmented reality (AR) add-on to its app that allows shoppers to see the clothes they are perusing ‘come to life’.

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