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By Edward Betts, European General Manager, Retail Express The deepening cost-of-living crisis with soaring inflation rates and energy bills, and as a result, a more cautious customer, has put significant pressure on the retail industry. Retailers are now having to work harder and think smarter to create stand-out promotions through closer collaboration with suppliers. This relationship is a fundamental part of day-to-day operations, yet it’s interesting to …

New whitepaper from Retail Express examines the role of real-time operationally collaborative merchandising to streamline operations, strengthen supplier relationships and boost profits. Retail Express, a leading UK-based provider of intelligent merchandising solutions and services for retail, has launched a new whitepaper to help retailers operate smarter as they plan for 2023. As recent economic events force the merchandising team to seek new ways to improve performance and …

By Ed Betts, UKI General manager 3 minute read 16 September marks the 100-day countdown to Christmas, also known as the Golden Quarter; the busiest period in the retail calendar. The Golden Quarter can be a difficult time for retail businesses, but this year presents a real challenge. The cost-of-living crisis, disruption to supply chains, the effect on global trade and freight costs as a result of …

By Ed Betts, UKI General manager Last week’s news from the ONS highlighted the continuing impact of inflation with a fall of 0.5% in retail sales figures in May 2022. Retail Express appreciates the tough situation that many retailers are now finding themselves in. Our experience is that, in challenging times, customers will be more concerned about how they can make savings by changing their buying habits …

3 minute read The cost-of-living crisis, with inflation running at its worse rate in decades, is having a major impact on retail. While the chancellors’ £15bn package is welcome, one retail veteran described it as “a drop in the ocean[1]”, as inflationary pressures are set to put a squeeze on household budgets and therefore on retailers’ profits for months to come. Difficult decisions will now have to …

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 enhancements to its product portfolio. With …

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 look for innovative technologies to help them …

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 Algorithmic Retailing strategy has added more Category …

Retail Express has been recognized by Retail Today magazine as a leader in the Price Optimization & Management and Merchandising categories in Retail CIO Radar 2022, a first-of-its kind annual list of most innovative & transformative retail technology solution providers. In making this selection, Retail Today’s editorial team has analyzed universe of Retail solutions in 16 categories—scanning nearly 7000 applicants and nominees. Based on the solutions innovative …

Retail Express was recognized 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 products that best contribute to corporate growth …

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 with our customers to develop products that …

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 to develop products that best contribute to …

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 Optimization Applications[1]. “Our sole focus for seven years has been on working closely with our customers to develop products that …

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 products that best contribute to corporate growth …

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 with our customers to develop products that …

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 to develop products that best contribute to …

Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2018 report. Dec 2018 – 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 four years has been on working closely with our customers to develop products that best contribute to …

Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2018 report. June 2018 – 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 Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applications, 2018 [1]. “Our sole focus for four years has been on working closely with our customers to develop products that …

Retail Express attended Next Generation Retail Summit, Royal Turnberry Hotel, 14 – 16 May 2018 Scotland UK – May 14th – 16th 2018 – Retail Express The summit was an opportunity to sit down 1 on 1 over 3 days with key retailer professionals from across Europe and discuss the latest advances in machine learning and how we can use this technology to improve their business and …

Retail Express wraps up 2 successful days at Retail Business Technology Expo 2018. London UK – May 2nd & 3rd 2018 – Retail Express The show was an opportunity to meet with retail professionals, listen to our peers in the industry and learn from the people on the front line of retail. As a team of former retail professional we understand that engaging with the industry beyond …

Further to the announcement of its Retail Data Analytics and Reporting platform Retail Express is pleased to announce the enhancements to support ‘location analytics’ with a new Store Profile capability which detail the attributes of Bricks and Mortar Stores and other Channels such as Web-based E –Commerce. The profiling will support a range of new analytical offering from Retail Express with Queries, Reports and Insights across a …