AI (Artificial Intelligence) | In the news

16th May 2022 | 3 min read Recent macro-economic events have taken their toll on the retail sector, with disruption to supply chains as a result of Brexit and the double blow of the pandemic and Ukraine crisis bringing the threat of global stagflation a step closer. As retailers restructure under the weight of enormous downward pressure, they will be thinking very hard about profitability. The priority …

AI (Artificial Intelligence) | In the news

10th May 2022 | 4 min read Retail Express’ UKI General Manager, Ed Betts, considers the challenges faced by retailers as the financial situation worsens, and how merchandising software can maintain profit margins.  The deepening cost-of-living crisis, with inflation running at its worse rate in decades, is impacting us all. But, for more than a few, the soaring energy costs that are set to reach stratospheric heights …

News | Press Release

29th March 2022 | 2 min read Retail Express has moved to a new larger HQ in the thriving tech hub of Leeds, UK, to help the business deliver its next chapter of growth. The new office announcement comes at the same time as it launches a major upgrade to its intelligent merchandising software, RE 2.0, following a two-year investment cycle in product development to introduce significant …

AI (Artificial Intelligence) | Press Release

29th March 2022 | 2 min read Retail Express has announced a major upgrade to its intelligent merchandising software, RE2.0, introducing significant AI enhancements. This upgrade will ensure its products reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, enabling the delivery of smarter merchandising and collaboration tools to support the modern retail industry and better meet global customer demand. The digitalisation of the retail industry is driving leaders to …

News | In the news

20th March 2022 | 2 min read Retail Express has moved to a new larger HQ in the thriving tech hub of Leeds, UK, to help the business deliver its next chapter of growth. The new office announcement comes at the same time as it launches a major upgrade to its intelligent merchandising software, RE 2.0, following a two-year investment cycle in product development to introduce significant …

AI (Artificial Intelligence) | In the news

7th March 2022 | 2 min read Retail Express has announced a major upgrade to its intelligent merchandising software, RE2.0, introducing significant AI enhancements. This upgrade will ensure its products reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, enabling the delivery of smarter merchandising and collaboration tools to support the modern retail industry and better meet global customer demand. The digitalisation of the retail industry is driving leaders to …

AI (Artificial Intelligence) | Press Release

4th March 2022 | 1 min read Retail Express has released a major upgrade of its Intelligent Merchandising Solution, RE 2.0; referred to as Release 5.2 is a strategic multi-year overhaul of the Intelligent Merchandising solution with new modules, analytics, visualisation tools and dash-boarding. Major AI enhancements developed over the last two years by our Science Group include additional automation in Pricing, Promotion and Supplier Management. Our …

Awards | Press Release

7th January 2022 | 2 min read Retail Express has been recognised by Retail Today magazine as a leader in the Price Optimisation & Management and Merchandising categories in Retail CIO Radar 2022, a first-of-its-kind annual list of the most innovative & transformative retail technology solution providers. In making this selection, Retail Today’s editorial team has analysed the universe of Retail solutions in 16 categories—scanning nearly 7000 …

AI (Artificial Intelligence) | Press Release

4th November 2021 | 1 min read Retail Express CEO Barry Grange commented: “The acceleration by retail leaders in their digital transformation journey is driving demand for intelligent merchandising solutions; Retail Express is looking to help transform this market and is making rapid progress towards becoming a leader in Intelligent Merchandising and Supplier Collaboration. Our expansion will enable more Retailer’s to have access to our SaaS technology …

News | Press Release

4th September 2021 | 1 min read Retail Express has appointed Edward Betts the UK General Manager for UK and Eire, responsible for its UK Client base, New Customer Sales and Business Development and the company’s Business Consulting. Ed joined Retail Express in 2019 after spells with Asda, the UK Supermarket Group previously owned by Walmart where he was a Category Manager. Ed also worked for an …

News | Press Release

14th July 2021 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2021 report July 2021 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies, 2021 [1]. “Our sole focus for seven years has been on working closely with our customers to develop …

News | Press Release

25th May 2021 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2021 report May 2021 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Retail Assortment Management Applications: Long Life Cycle Products [1]. “Our sole focus for seven years has been on working closely …

News | Press Release

24th February 2021 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2021 report February 2021 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Retail Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions [1]. “Our sole focus for seven years has been on working closely with our customers …

News | Press Release

6th January 2021 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2021 report January 2021 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Retail Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimisation Applications[1]. “Our sole focus for seven years has been on working closely …

News | Press Release

4th November 2020 | 1 min read Mark Grange has been appointed Marketing & Operations Manager effective immediately. In this new role, Mark will be responsible for Strategic and Product Marketing, HR and Office Management. Mark joined Retail Express direct from university and spent more than a decade as an Engineer in the Retail Express Development Group, following which Mark was responsible for the Product Marketing function …

Assortment | Press Release

16th October 2020 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2020 report. October 2020 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Retail Assortment Optimization Applications in Merchandising  [1]. “Our sole focus for six years has been on working closely with our …

News | Press Release

4th September 2020 | 1 min read Reflecting on the growth of Retail Express in recent years Philip Grange has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, a new role in the expanding management organisation at Retail Express. Philip, a Director of the Holding Company has been a long-time employee and Director since 2014. Philip in this new role will continue to have responsibility for Finance & Accounting, Administration, …

News | Press Release

29th July 2020 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2020 report. July 2020 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies, 2020[1]. “Our sole focus for six years has been on working closely with our customers to develop …

Assortment | Press Release

7th May 2020 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2020 report. May 2020 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Retail Assortment Management Applications: Long Life Cycle Products[1]. “Our sole focus for six years has been on working closely …

Merchandising | Press Release

4th April 2020 | 1 min read Retail Express has launched a new generation Supplier Collaboration module as part its Intelligent Merchandising platform. The solution provides a two-way Supplier Portal that connects with the heart of the Promotional Module and allows the Retailer and Vendors to plan, negotiate and agree deals and allowance for Promotions, Media, and Promotional Displays, and creates a digital contract and tracks Supplier …

Forecasting | Press Release

28th January 2020 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2020 report. January 2020 – Retail Express, a leading provider of merchandising solutions, today announced that it has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Retail Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions [1]. “Our sole focus for six years has been on working closely with our customers …