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34% of retail workers in the UK are waiting to be made redundant before switching careers, according to a survey released by professional training provider Learning People.

New research by Exasol, the analytic database provider, has found that almost half of data-driven initiatives are failing in retail organisations.

Today’s ONS retail sales figures revealed that online spending continues to rise. The percentage of online purchases has risen by 8.0 per cent in March 2019 in comparison to March 2018.

By Arnaud Gauthier, President & Chief Customer Officer, EMEA at Symphony RetailAI.

The ability to quickly and accurately anticipate demand is essential for those who want to remain competitive in the retail industry, where even the slightest variation in production volume, distribution networks, or just the weather can have an immense impact on turnover. Increasingly, technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being adopted by the world’s major retailers to enable them to better aggregate and process huge data sets to predict trends or anomalies which will affect demand.

Most UK brands are unsure of the actual impact digital marketing spend is having on visits to their own bricks and mortar stores.

Retail has been hit by a perfect storm, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. New figures from PwC reveal 5,853 shops closed last year, and embattled Debenhams has placed itself in receivership as it fights against the onslaught of e-commerce. But with ASOS’ profits tumbling nearly 90%, online retailers are also struggling.

In the new report "Smart Packaging 2019-2029", IDTechEx Research finds that electronic smart packaging will become a $1.8 Billion market in 2029.

How many Polish companies sell and buy products online? What are their sales channels? How do they search for clients and business partners?

Over the last few years, infections due to malware have been steadily falling, and are giving way to new, more sophisticated behaviours from cyberattackers.

High street retailers must be savvy with omnichannel technological integration in order to survive in the digital age, new research has warned.

A survey of 1,056 UK adults carried out by digital marketing agency, Marketingsignals.com, revealed that 85% of people still prefer to physically purchase products in store, despite the convenience offered by online shopping.