Robo-Retail vs. Humanity at a Price? Two Possible Futures for Retail Published on August 20, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, April Koury, and Alexandra Whittington What future can we see for humans in retail given the relentless march of the robots? Much of the current debate on automation […]
Consumer Commerce – there’s a light at the end of the tunnel Martin Oxley Consumer Futures Director IORMA November 2018 Offline, online, e commerce, multichannel, omni-channel, unified commerce with a single customer view. A plethora of technologies for every touchpoint, at every level in the organization. All that technology or an all-embracing digital transformation where […]
The Consumer Commerce Catalyst | Is the term ‘High Street’ an anachronism ? To obtain a FREE copy of this full report, please contact IORMA HERE
Five ways to save Britain’s struggling high streets Silent night. Shutterstock. Cathy Parker, Manchester Metropolitan University; Simon Quin, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Steve Millington, Manchester Metropolitan University April 17, 2018 11.58am BST The high street, or the main shopping area, has always been the heart of any UK town or city. But over the last […]
Five ways bricks-and-mortar shops can survive the onslaught of e-commerce Despite closures, there’s still room for real life shopping. Imran’s Photography / Shutterstock.com Claire McCamley, University of Huddersfield June 15, 2018 2.02pm BST Rarely a week goes by without news of a household high street name shutting up shop or closing stores. The rise of […]
Tmall Launches Try-Before-You-Buy Service Christine Chou | June 16, 2018 Article and Images courtesy of Tmall on Saturday introduced a “try before you buy” option for fashion fans shopping on the platform. In a market where e-commerce is already ubiquitous, the B2C marketplace said it wanted to make shopping even more convenient by eliminating the […]
AlipayHK, GCash Launch Cross-Border Remittance Service via Blockchain Jenny W. Hsu | June 25, 2018 Article and Images courtesy of AlipayHK and Philippines-based payment service platform GCash on Monday launched a cross-border remittance service based on blockchain technology – the first of its kind in the world. Effective immediately, the around-the-clock service allows users of […]
E Tail 2018, London – (online + offline)*(AI/customer convenience) = Unified Commerce Martin Oxley | IORMA Retail Futures Director 22nd June 2018 Keep calm, but above all don’t just carry on in the same way you have been has to be the message coming out of this year’s London E tail, held over the […]
Amazon – Much Ado about Nothing ? Martin Oxley | IORMA Retail Futures Director The retail sector is walking in fear of Amazon and many are creating Departments, What Amazon Does not Do (WADNOD). So I talk to a number of Industry Icons to find out just how much has really changed and you […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.