Stories in this edition of Digital Transformation Monthly include: Tesco’s trial of rapid delivery service Whoosh; new AR-enabled try-on tools from Snap that mimic how fabric moves, adopted by luxury fashion retail platform Farfetch; Expedia hiring top talent from Apple and Verizon as it restructures the business; and Google’s preview of an AI-powered tool that lets users access information about skin conditions based on their pictures.
1. Introduction Each month, Econsultancy’s Digital Transformation Monthly report highlights the most important transformation stories arising from sectors from retail and finance to travel, transport and more. Bold moves are being made all around as we move into the second half of 2021 and brands, increasingly emboldened as some of the worst effects of the […]
1. Introduction Each month, Econsultancy’s Digital Transformation Monthly report highlights the most important transformation stories arising from sectors from retail and grocery to finance, healthcare and travel. This month, we look at two new studies that present different perspectives on organisations’ digital aptitude: one from The Economist and Microsoft, which reveals that most companies were […]
1. Introduction Each month, Econsultancy’s Digital Transformation Monthly report highlights the most important transformation stories arising from sectors from retail and grocery to beauty, travel and finance. This month brings tales of Bed Bath & Beyond’s soaring digital sales thanks to an accelerated omnichannel strategy, while The Hut Group has enjoyed significant revenue growth from the […]
1. Introduction Each month, Econsultancy’s Digital Transformation Monthly report highlights the most important transformation stories arising from sectors including retail and grocery, healthcare, travel, and finance. In April, as the UK and much of the rest of the globe prepares itself for the easing of lockdown restrictions, we take a look at how retailers including […]
1. Introduction For retailers, the continued shift to online shopping is driving the development of new products and technological innovation. This edition of Digital Transformation Monthly covers just two prime examples; Nestlé’s expansion of its ecommerce portfolio through the acquisition of SimplyCook, and Gap’s investment in a new $140m distribution centre to aid online fulfilment. […]
1. Introduction For many brands on the high street, the pandemic has proven one challenge too many, with the collapse of the Arcadia Group late last year threatening the future of brands including Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Burton. However, as this edition of Digital Transformation Monthly covers, four Arcadia brands have been offered a lifeline, […]