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AI (Artificial Intelligence) | In the news

27th July | 3 min 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 …

News | Press Release

3rd July 2014 | 1 min read Retail Express was recognised among a shortlist of vendors in the 2014 report. July 2014 – 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 – July 2014. “Our sole focus for seven years has been on working closely with our customers to …

Forecasting | Press Release

22nd March 2013 | 2 min read The Midcounties Co-operative has selected Retail Express for Retail Price Life Cycle Optimisation. Leeds UK – Retail Express Retail Express is pleased to announce that The Midcounties Co-operative, the largest independent co-operative society in the UK, has licensed the Retail Express Price Lifecycle Optimisation Software RE 2.0. The new deal will allow The Midcounties Co-operative to streamline its pricing management …

Category Management | Blog

= Summary: Ed Betts discusses the potential for retailers to lose sight of their supplier interactions – and argues that it is time for a change of perspective and technique. Retailers sit between the economic forces of supply and demand. Profit is found in the balance between the pull of customers’ needs and the push of supplier priorities. But getting there is a chaotic, difficult process with …