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Last mile delivery using network of autonomous delivery vehicles
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Show Review: FinTech Connect Live, Excel, London, UK. Dec 6-7, 2017
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FinTech Connect Live, Excel, London, UK. Dec 6-7, 2017 Our score for this show is 4/5. We visited on Dec 7th. There were plenty of visitors and a good number of exhibitors. It took us about 2 hours to visit all stands and have conversations with about 10 exhibitors. KYC and regulatory compliance was a key topic but there was a good mixture of exhibitors from smaller startups to the likes of GBG, The Bunker and Schroders. The more interesting business (from our retail technology viewpoint) were: Flynet – Client emulator software for legacy systemsAll legacy retailers should know about...
Breakfast meeting @ Retail Week Prospect, 4 Dec 2017
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As many other traditional publishers, Retail Week have suffered from a slump in paper copy sales and have moved online. However, with the variety of sources available online the company has had to look at other ways to monetise its network, connections and expertise. Retail Week Prospect is one such initiative. Retail Week Prospect is an extensive database of 180 of the largest UK retailers including deep analysis of strategic direction, IT investment focus in the near future, key contacts and much more. If you are business developing/prospecting for your IT supply outfit and building your UK retailer network you...
Christmas Windows 2017: Piccadilly, Regent Street, Oxford Street and Argyll Street
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What is happening at Shop Direct?
In 2017 Shop Direct lost three senior executives to Missguided. Why? Shop Direct was apparently on the market in January 2017. By July 2017 the brothers pulled the sale. Shop Direct had been priced at £3bn. In October 2017 Shop Direct placed its first Bond, earning the brothers about £30m. Source: Screenshot Dec, 2017 Shop Direct was slightly late to the ecommerce party but has become a significant player in the market with its Very.co.uk domain. However, looking at a group level revenue one could be excused for thinking the company is a high street retailer with low single percentage...