Unlocking Efficiency: Overcoming warehouse productivity challenges for retailers
By Axel Schmidt, Principle Communications Manager at ProGlove In today's ever-evolving retail landscape, increased products and changing consumer demands present retailers with both opportunities and challenges. The [...]
Grocers lead retail sector in balancing profit pressure, planet and price rises
By Gurpreet Gujral, Fund Manager and Head of Renewables at Atrato Partners With lower food price inflation, upwards cost pressure on the shopping basket has softened slightly, [...]
What the metaverse means for the future of retail
By Jane Pang, Director of Sales at ByondXR The metaverse is one of the most trending tech buzzwords. The concept promises to be one of the globe's [...]
EV charging stations: A new frontier for supercharged advertising
By Henrik Hansen, Business Development Manager, EDO at Samsung Electronics Europe As electric vehicle (EV) ownership increases and as we drive towards a sustainable future, more and [...]
Utilising ground-floor retail with sustainable solutions
By Rachael Smith, COO at Fleet Street Quarter High streets and retail parks have to continue to evolve to adapt to the changing needs of consumers, residents [...]
Back-to-school: How retailers can get it right
By Rob Shaw, SVP Global Sales at Fluent Commerce Every parent has been there: The last-minute rush to get back-to-school supplies just before the new year begins. [...]
How retailers can elevate the total experience with Conversational AI (CAI)
By Gopi Polavarapu, Senior VP and General Manager at Kore.ai ChatGPT and generative AI have been gaining traction across many sectors and retail is no exception. But [...]
How technology is influencing the world of Interior Design
By Ewald Damen, Creative Director/Managing Partner of Virgile + Partners Digital integration and technology have crept into my life ever since I was born. The first computer [...]
Overcoming the challenges of deliveries and returns
Jess Morris, Head European Marketplace Manager at B-Stock, comments on how the retail industry can overcome the challenges of modern-day deliveries and returns to keep customers happy and [...]
The soundtrack to customer experience
Mike Sponza, Music and Licensing Director at M-Cube talks to A1 Retail about the importance of getting the music right in your shop or store. Music has always [...]
Saying goodbye to plastic in e-commerce parcel shipping
By Luis Barros, Chief Operations Officer, at Asendia UK Oversized boxes. Polystyrene void chips. Too much tape. Un-recyclable polybags. These e-commerce packaging bugbears have all made headlines [...]
Instant payment solutions hold the key to the retailer refund conundrum
Tom Pope, Head of Payments and Platforms at Tink talks to A1 Retail about how retailers can overcome the refund conundrum with payment solutions. Slow refunds are [...]
SCA: How merchants can prepare this festive shopping season
Kirsty Morris, Managing Director of Specialist Sales at Barclaycard Payments talks to A1 Retail about Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and how merchants can prepare this festive shopping [...]
eCommerce warehouses: Letting the robots take the strain at peak
When Christmas peak kicks in, automation combined with experienced staff will ease the pressure in eCommerce warehouses, says Luís Barros, Operations & Transport Director at Asendia UK. [...]
Is the commerce shift to headless for you?
James Brooke, CEO at Amplience talks to A1 Retail about the benefits of switching to headless commerce. Retailers with an online presence have a decision to make [...]
Delivery disruption is en route: how can retailers prepare?
By Elissa Quinby, Senior Director, Retail Marketing at Quantum Metric Shipping delays significantly impact retailers and consumers, leading to frustrations that can ultimately result in revenue losses [...]
The need for speed: Automated sortation and robotic labelling
Emerging technologies have the potential to shape the future of omnichannel retail and order fulfilment, explains Ed Turner, CIO, Asendia UK in this article. Retailers reliant on parcel [...]
November 2023 issue
2023 A1 Buyers Guide
