Retail Express listed as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies, 2021 

= Summary: Ed Betts reveals how retailers can use algorithmic tools to refine the negotiation process and use it as a springboard for pinpoint planning, product innovation, and future profit growth. Rightly or wrongly, year-on-year (YoY) growth is seen as the measure of success to stakeholders and business leaders alike. But YoY growth very rarely happens organically. It is an active process, one which demands that every …

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 …

AI (Artificial Intelligence) | Blog

4min read = Summary: Ed Betts explores the ways digital transformation can lead retailers to new horizons and help them get the edge in a crowded, competitive market. With the effects of inflation waning[1], 2024 offers retailers a chance to breathe. Retailers must now look forensically at their business processes to find efficiency and alignment to protect themselves against future financial crises. They must seek ways to …

Assortment | Blog

= Summary: Ed Betts explores the difficulty and inequality of legacy joint business planning, and reveals the ways in which retailers can revolutionise the practice Retailers and suppliers plan in very different ways, because they run very different businesses. Suppliers typically look for certainty and efficiency, given the pressures of production runs and supply chain logistics. Retailers need certainty, too, but must also be able to respond …