Retail Trends & Insights Blog
Curated and original insights, case studies and news from the Cybertill Retail Insights team.
Ecommerce springs into action: How retailers can boost their ecommerce sites during Spring Fair International 2013
With Christmas 2012 behind us, the sales figures are in and they all point to changing consumer patterns, with a growing share of shoppers doing more of their spending online and an emergence of ‘show rooming’ and ‘price matching’. However the retail winners of 2012...
Can Cloud Technology Reduce the Hours Retailers Work?
Independent retailers are Britain’s hardest workers, working over 50 hours a week and taking fewer than 10 days off a year, according to a recent report by the Association of Convenience Stores. Although the survey may have been aimed at more convenience retail, the...
Omni-channel Retailing sounds Ominous but it’s already in the Cloud
There is a relatively new term in retail “Omni-Channel Retailing”. This is an evolution of multi-channel retailing (that this blog argued in a previous column was a misnomer and should be called cross-channel) whereby that omni-channel allows a seamless approach...
There’s More to Cloud Computing than Cost
This year’s Retail Business Technology Expo at Earls Court, in London, saw presentations from a variety of businesses and I used the show to discuss the use of cloud computing with Mike Pink, Head of Retail at Wembley Stadium, a customer which has benefited from this...
Multi-Channel Retail is finished
Multi-channel retail is fast becoming extinct as the lines blur between each sales channel, and as retailers evolve into cross-channel retailers. First there was retail, then mail order, then ecommerce. Some retailers managed to combine the three sales channels with...
Why is cloud computing a must for Hospice Retailers?
3 mins read Regional Hospices throughout the UK have turned to retail in helping them raise valuable funds to help maintain their critical services for their local communities.
Why are Cloud Based EPoS Systems the future for retail?
Consumers are mobile, in store and online at the same time checking out the retailer, and their competition. They can compare prices and share their findings with others via social media sites. Today, the consumer is savvier and has more power over retailers than ever...
