Author Archives: Alex

The Value of Client Involvement – Merret User Day Part 2

Whilst we can’t reveal the finer details of the day, the most recent Merret user session allowed us to gain feedback on a number of features that have either been developed, or are on the roadmap for development. We wanted … Continue reading

Posted in Research | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Value of Client Involvement – Merret User Day

We recently held our ‘Merret User Day’ – a session designed to involve the users of Merret in a discussion about the current and new functionalities of the supply chain solution. To date we are very proud to say this … Continue reading

Posted in Merret | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

NRF 2013 – Combining the physical and digital in-store experience

One of the final technologies to impress me at NRF ‘13 was display units that combined physical and digital in-store experience – I came across two suppliers for this solution. How this worked: Effectively a physical product was held within … Continue reading

Posted in Retail Assist in the USA | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

NRF 13 Day Two

There was so much to see whilst at NRF. The second day was equally as busy as the first, if not more so.  On day two we came across further solutions to facilitate both the personalisation of message and the … Continue reading

Posted in Retail Assist in the USA | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

NRF 13 Day One

Yesterday was the first day of the NRF 2013 EXPO in New York – and after starting the day with the New York standard (donuts) we were fully charged and ready to go. As ever, the EXPO was huge.  For … Continue reading

Posted in Retail Assist in the USA | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

NRF 2013

It’s nearly time for our annual visit to NRF Retail’s Big Show.  If you haven’t heard of it before it’s an exhibition and conference that brings together world retailers, providing the chance to showcase and engage in the latest technologies, … Continue reading

Posted in Retail Assist in the USA | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Interview with Cath Kidston

You may have heard about the exciting news regarding our latest client to join us, Cath Kidston.  We are thrilled about this, particularly some of the females in the office.  We have a number of Cath Kidston fans here alongside … Continue reading

Posted in Guest blog | Leave a comment

International Retail

Alex: With many UK retail brands now performing well overseas we decided to chat with Nigel Illingworth our CEO of Merret at Retail Assist about his views on Internationalisation, along with his recommendations to consider when making decisions to trade … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment

Retail Insight from the Retail Systems Multichannel Conference

Last week we attended the Retail Systems Multichannel Conference. I wanted to share some of the beneficial points that were raised for retailers. Firstly the conference opened with the message that the new retail driver is convenience over location. Customers … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion | Leave a comment

The Retail Assist Client Day

Last week we held our client event at the very impressive Skyloft in Millbank Tower, London.  We invited both our Managed Services and Merret clients with the aim to provide insight, innovations and updates, and so I wanted to share … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment