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:...
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Four Of The Best: Valentines Edition
For those of us that aren’t anti Valentine’s, this Thursday is a day to look forward to. Cheesy cards and cheesy movies are – in our humble opinion – what makes this night special, so we’ve put...
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A Conversation With Tim Moger, Head Of Development
At Retail Assist we work hard to maintain a group of employees with a passion for – and a high level of experience in – the retail sector. Along with many of our directors, the majority of our staff...
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Jacques Vert Group Chooses Merret for Irisa Integration
We recently issued a press release that has been picked up by many different publications and portals. As it covers a piece of work we are extremely proud of, we couldn’t be happier about the attention...
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Morrisons Picks Merret
Supermarket chain Morrisons announced its new childrenswear range, Nutmeg, last week. Due to launch on the 21st March the range is described as ‘a clothing brand full of thoughtful details,’ and is...
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Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen choose Merret
We are very excited to announce that Merret has been chosen as the supply chain solution for Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen – a move designed to drive the omni-channel strategy of each of the...
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RBTE 2013
On Wednesday last week we visited the Retail Business Technology Expo. Held at Earls Court in London the event was filled with interesting technologies, our favourite retail publications and plenty of...
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Morrisons Nutmeg In Pictures
As we announced a few weeks ago (here) we have been working hard to implement our Merret supply chain solution into the new Morrisons ‘Nutmeg’ range. With the range landing in stores this week we...
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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...
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‘How Do You Shop?’ Part 2.
At the end of January we contacted some of our favourite bloggers with one simple question – ‘how do you shop?’ We had a great response, delivering some real insight into the way some of our favorite...
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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...
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Cognitive Chrysanthemums: How Greenery Can Boost Retail Performance
There is an on-going debate in regards to the effects of greenery on our cognitive functions. Many aim to highlight the effects it has on the environment, its necessity in built-up urban areas where we...
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“How Do You Shop?”– The Final Instalment
For the third and final instalment of our ‘how do you shop?’ series we spoke to more inspirational bloggers. This series of blogs has allowed us to learn a little more about the habits of bloggers...
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The Evolution Of Ra-X – A Conversation With Andy Thomas
Ra-X is a data exchange, retail communications and polling solution from Retail Assist, and supports a number of our major retail clients. Ra-X is scalable and able to support growing businesses with...
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“It’s Easier to Keep a Customer than Find a New One”– A Guest Blog From Von...
What does it take to keep your customers? Sales campaigns launched at existing customers can have success rates as high as 65-70%, while potential customers have just a 5% pick up rate. When you think...
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The Importance Of Imagery In Retail
In the world of e-commerce, according to an article recently published in the Sunday Times magazine, the model wearing the clothes can increase sales of an item by as much as 800%. The power of the...
View ArticleBank Holiday At Vue Cinema
With another bank holiday fast approaching it’s time to make plans for your long weekend. Having worked alongside Vue cinema for a number of years the team at Retail Assist have become regular movie...
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Retail Assist Wins The ‘Company of the Year’ Award
We are very proud to announce that Retail Assist has been awarded the top award of ‘Company of the Year’ at this years Nottingham Post Business Awards. The ceremony took place on Thursday night at the...
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Using Merret May Prevent Customer ‘Grief Cycle’
According to a recent survey, buying clothes online can trigger a complex series of emotions closely resembling the grief cycle. If things go wrong, shoppers are left feeling mad within themselves,...
View ArticleThe Importance and Challenges of Integrated Communication
This week’s blog post was contributed by Hannah Tulley, a recent Retail Buying graduate from De Montfort University. In June Hannah is starting her career as a Garment Technologist for a UK based...
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