BJSS, an award-winning delivery-focused IT consultancy, has successfully delivered an engagement on behalf of Waitrose, enabling the retailer to reduce its development costs whilst improving productivity. BJSS re-engineered the existing client application software suite deployed to devices, enhancing the user experience
Furla, the Italian fashion brand, has chosen Yourcegid Retail in a bid to optimise its retail management processes and provide its clients with a unique shopping experience as it continues to expand the business, particularly overseas. The project started in
M&Co, one of the largest privately-owned retailers in the UK, has partnered with Peerius, a market leader in personalisation, to engage its customers with personalised individual emails to improve brand engagement and drive revenue. M&Co realised the knock-on effect that Black Friday and deep
The Midcounties Co-operative has been awarded a coveted 4.5 star rating in Business in the Community’s annual benchmark of responsible business, the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index), rising from 4 stars in 2014 and achieving a score of 98% against a
British consumers spent a record £16.5bn in 2014 on products and services bought through price comparison, voucher, cashback, loyalty and product review websites – 14% more than in 2013 – according to the Online Performance Marketing study conducted for the
Catering outlets including restaurants are the only category of chain operator to have seen unbroken growth in UK branch numbers over the last 17 years according to CBRE, the commercial property and real estate services advisor. In its study of UK retail,
Over the last two years Fortnum & Mason has delivered significant growth figures, in part due to new store openings such as Heathrow Terminal 5 and St Pancras, but also through an excellent online performance. In line with its continuing
Scandinavian design store, Tiger, is to open a new 4,300sq ft store at Centre:mk, its flagship retail and leisure destination. The brand will be located on Eagle Walk, adjacent to the new concept Clarks store and John Lewis and trade over
Condé Nast will launch a global e-commerce business in the autumn with the mission to sell merchandise to consumers, including readers and users of its magazines and websites such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and Gentlemen’s Quarterly. The e-commerce venture will be branded Style.com, a name
Amazon, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis are the UK’s most meaningful brands, according to a new study which ranks brands by their impact on consumer wellbeing and their personal finances. Online retail giant Amazon secured the top slot in the UK retail
Mikko Kärkkäinen, group CEO at supply chain solution provider, RELEX, says mastering big data and the supply chain is key to business success The UK’s retail supply chain managers know they’re holding too much stock but are worried that cutting
In the next instalment of Retail Times’s definitive Guide to Profitable Fresh Foods Retailing, launched in collaboration with Applied Data Corporation (ADC), we learn how Dansk Supermarked Gruppen (DSG) has implemented ADC’s Fresh Item Management software to boost performance in
NOMADIC, world inspired yogurt makers, is bringing its Labneh, a Lebanese-style savoury yogurt to the retail trade from the restaurant market, where it has successfully been served for over 25 years. Launching into Tesco’s yogurt fixture with a RRP of £1.89
The Fairtrade Foundation will join more than 250 coffee roasters, cafés and other exhibitors at this year’s London Coffee Festival (30 April – 3 May 2015), to showcase a selection of the high quality coffees that carry the FAIRTRADE Mark, and to
Tulip has set its sights on growing share of the wholesale, independent and discount markets following the recent re-launch of its Plumrose branded canned meat and meals range. The brand, which has been around since the 1930s, has always represented
One of Britain’s fastest growing grocery brands, Lancashire Farm Dairies, has launched its new range of yogurts as part of a major push to become Britain’s daily yogurt. The new range, which includes natural yogurt, greek yogurt and flavoured yogurts
Walkbase, the provider of in-store analytics for airports and retail stores, today announced it has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors” in the April 15, 2015, ‘Cool Vendors in Digital Business, 2015’ report by Gartner, Inc. The ‘Cool Vendor’
Released today, a new report from IMRG, commissioned by CollectPlus, predicts that click and collect options – in-store, parcel store and lockers – will continue to increase in popularity at a growth rate of 20% per year. The IMRG CollectPlus UK Click &
Shoppers around the world now expect omni-channel, multi-screen experiences from brands and retailers, with the average consumer using a total of five devices when making a purchase – a significant increase from the 2.8 devices reported in 2014. This is
Clydebank Co-operative, one of only two independent Co-operative Societies in Scotland, has appointed its first female chief executive as the Society restructures its retail operation and builds its funeral business. Fiona McInnes, who has been deputy chief executive since 2011,
A Chicken, Mushroom, English Mustard & Cream Pie made by Great North Pie Co. has taken home the title of Supreme Champion at this year’s world-renowned British Pie Awards. Beating 830 other pies to secure the much sought-after trophy and
NetSuite Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based financials/ ERP and omni-channel commerce software suites, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bronto Software Inc., a privately-held cloud-based commerce marketing company, in a cash and equity transaction valued at approximately $200m. This transaction
To celebrate the launch of the new Stir Your Senses range, which hit shelves in February of this year, Birds Eye has released the world’s most stirring speech – a mash up of the greatest political lines and sound bites reframed to
Top supermarkets in the UK are right to defend themselves against a ‘super-complaint’ issued by Which? following an investigation into apparent misleading supermarket pricing practices, according to Nick Miller, head of FMCG at global supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co.
European business leaders gathered in The Netherlands earlier this week to celebrate the official launch of the B Corp movement in the region, following its success in the USA, South America, Canada and Australia. The introduction of the B Corp
