Logistics & Supply Chain Technology, Transportation & Distribution

99% of the UK’s top 100 fashion retailers are failing to provide customers with a personalised post-checkout experience by neglecting to send tailored shipping communications to their customer, meaning the majority are missing out on a vital marketing channel, according to parcelLab’s ‘UK E-Commerce Shipping Study 2020: Fashion Edition’.

CommerceHub presented key research findings at The Internet Retailing Conference on 10 October 2019 from its survey of 200 online retail decision makers and workers, uncovering their current mindset around using drop ship or marketplace models to cost-effectively expand product range.

Getac has launched its new Getac Select program, offering a faster and more streamlined approach to channel sales across a number of industries, including industrial manufacturing, utilities, transport & logistics, natural resources/energy, and public safety.

It has been a common trend that uptake in new technologies is slower amongst SMEs than that of major multinational companies, who have significantly more scale and resources.

The Government is giving £2million to projects to test innovative ways for SMEs to be more productive through accountancy and HR management technology.

Global technology provider CodeGen will showcase its AI-driven reservation platform, TravelBox at World Travel Market in London (4 Nov – 6 Nov 2019). Travel buyers can visit stand TT525 and learn from the experts how to maximise bookability, while also automating workflows to improve operational efficiency.

By Steve Villegas, FinTech and Partnerships Leader, PPRO. 

Retail has increasingly become a mobile function to meet the needs of a constantly on-the-go consumer base, especially with the rise in popularity of mobile E- wallets. The introduction of 5G will only enhance innovations in retail technology and in turn, benefit the consumer.

Exertis, the distributor of technology products for the B2B, enterprise, mobile and retail markets, has announced its Plug In To Exertis Pro AV event to be held at the Vox Exhibition Centre, within the NEC campus in Birmingham, on the 5th November.

With speciality printing being one of the fastest-growing digital segments, Xerox developed the Xerox Adaptive CMYK Plus Technology designed for the all-new Xerox PrimeLink C9065/C9070 Color Printer and the Xerox Color C60/C70 Printer.

Dr. Kerstin Braun, President of Stenn Group, an international provider of trade finance headquartered in the UK, comments on the Eurostat retail trade figures and drop in Asian markets/FTSE 100: