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Post-pandemic world set to see retailers invest in more tech – kiosks may hold the key

09 Jun 2021by Paul Skeldon

A recent study finds that the world’s largest retailers show a renewed focus on combining the best of physical and online shopping to reignite sustained growth in the decades to come

Hotter Shoes uses AR to enable shoppers to use their smartphone to try on footwear

01 Jun 2021by Chloe Rigby

Hotter Shoes is using augmented reality (AR) in its mobile app to enable shoppers to try on its footwear using their smartphones. Customers can use digital technology in its stores as well to ensure the perfect fit

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Lindex sees 55% add-to-cart rate during virtual live shopping summer fashion show

28 May 2021by Chloe Rigby

Lindex has turned to new virtual live shopping technology to launch its summer styles, taking customers on a tour of Scandinavian beaches from Gotland to Tylösand

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Eton Shirts pioneers use of CT scanning tech, creating 3D visualisations of garments to aid online sales

26 May 2021by Paul Skeldon

Shirtmaker Eton Shirts has teamed up with tech company So Real to transform a white dress shirt, into a detail-rich 3D rendition that offers a new dimension to product exploration and digital touch and feel. To achieve greater detail than ever, So real used CT scans

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Audit reveals top 50 retail websites are not compliant with accessibility guidelines

19 May 2021by Paul Skeldon

With more than one billion people, 15% of the world’s population, reporting some form of disability that impacts their ability to navigate a website, research finds that none of the world’s top 50 websites are compliant with digital accessibility guidelines

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boohoo launches new Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton websites in nine weeks

19 May 2021by Paul Skeldon

Global online clothing retailer, boohoo, has launched newly acquired brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton on its multi-brand ecommerce platform in less than three months

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Pinterest trials live streaming events from within its app

19 May 2021by Paul Skeldon

The live streaming retail trend gathers pace with Pinterest trialling and in-app streaming service next week, featuring key creators giving masterclasses to the network’s 475 million users worldwide.

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John Lewis offers latest vision of the 21st century department store with the reopening of its Edinburgh shop

14 May 2021by Chloe Rigby

John Lewis welcomes in its first visitors to its newly refurbished Edinburgh store today – a reopening that offers insights into its latest thinking on how department stores can stay relevant as shoppers move further online

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Digital set to be at the heart of Currys rebranding, both online and in its slimmed down store estate

14 May 2021by Chloe Rigby

A new cloud-based Currys website will underpin the transformation, supported in-store by upgraded tablets, and digital screens to communicate products

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Tech players team up to offer retailers a plug-and-play 3D AR in-store experience

05 May 2021by Paul Skeldon

Leading augmented reality (AR) and 3D creative platform, Poplar Studio, is working experience platform company Raydiant, to offer retailers a plug-and-play digital signage solutions that enhance and transform the in-store experience

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