In the 11 years since the iPhone made its debut, smartphones have subsumed just about every other gadget and altered every business, from news to retail to taxis to television, ultimately reordering everything about how we understand media, politics and reality itself.
The company is just one of a range of firms betting that the future of retail looks a little like its past, and that traditional shops aren't being killed by technology but enhanced by it.
The company is reportedly planning to open a flagship Amazon Go retail store near the Oxford Circus retail and shopping district in London, the U.
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union President Stuart Appelbaum said in a statement: "Amazon's automated robots put humans in life-threatening danger today, the effects of which could be catastrophic and the long-term effects for 80 plus workers are unknown.
10bn, according to retail researchers Mintel.
Data from retail research firm ShopperTrak also showed that visits to stores fell a combined 1% over the two days compared with the same days in 2017.
The penetration rate of China's cross-border e-commerce retail import, which refers to the proportion of people buying imported goods through cross-border e-commerce platforms, rose from 1.
5 billion yuan in sales last Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day.
5bn yuan (￡24bn) in sales on Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day, but the event's annual growth dropped to its slowest rate.
Through investment and acquisitions, Alibaba is working to tighten grip on as many sectors as possible by merging online and offline resources through its so-called "New Retail" initiative.
,（Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores） Burberry CEO ·（Angela Ahrendts） She's coming to Apple at a very crucial time in the company's development post-Steve Jobs, and although she's worked in fashion most of her life, she looks like the perfect fit.
María del Pilar del Olmo, Castilla y León's economy and treasury minister, made her controversial idea known at a recent Retail Industry Conference, after reportedly discussing it with the province's tourism, trade and industry minister.
María del Pilar del Olmo, Castilla y León's economy and treasury minister, made her controversial idea known at a recent Retail Industry Conference, after reportedly discussing it with the province's tourism, trade and industry minister.
Kate, rather than royal newcomer the Duchess of Sussex, had the biggest impact on shopping habits, according to eBay's annual UK Retail Report.
Sold on luxury fashion retail platform Farfetch, the pair of distressed jeans look exactly as the name suggests.
Employers, architects, building developers, retail space managers and others, can use subtle scents to help shape employees' or occupants' experience with their environment.
" All of which reveals why Bicester Village, a vast retail estate on the outskirts of the Oxfordshire town, is the second most visited UK attraction for Chinese tourists – after Buckingham Palace.
" All of which reveals why Bicester Village, a vast retail estate on the outskirts of the Oxfordshire town, is the second most visited UK attraction for Chinese tourists – after Buckingham Palace.
Starbucks executives have come under scrutiny for being slow to adapt to technological shifts and retail trends in the country, namely delivery.
"WeChat Pay used to collaborate with companies in the retail and catering industry, but now we want to bring convenience to Chinese tourists in more aspects, such as entertainment," said Zheng Hongmin, marketing director of Tencent's WeChat Pay international business.
