Articles by Guy Chiswick
Five smart new ways to avoid online cart abandonment
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Recent research from ContentSquare has revealed that the most frequently abandoned online shopping cart item is clothing, with 40 per cent of purchases being discarded at checkout. Coming above technology and homeware purchases (18 and 16 per cent respectively) this is clearly an area that needs attention from the fashion industry. When online...
Reinventing Retail with London Fashion Week
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As we approach 2017’s first London Fashion Week on February 17, speculation surrounds the future of the runway, especially after September’s shows were lauded for their experimentation and reinvention. The ‘runway to retail’ initiative, debuted by Burberry during September 2016 at London Fashion Week, revaluated the traditional catwalk concept....
Rise of the machines: what to expect from AI in 2017
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The last year has been characterised by uncertainty, unpredictability and change both on a global political scene and in retailing. In particular, technology has been developing at such an accelerated pace that what’s cutting edge in January becomes old news by June. Nowhere has this been more notable than in the retail sector. 2016 saw some...