by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2014 | Retail
I was in the Galeries Lafayette, in Paris, last week to find a specific Christmas present for my wife and felt decidedly disoriented as I walked in. Happily, there was a map on the wall with, as a bonus, a geolocation app, specifically for the Boulevard Haussmann...
by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2014 | Retail
Most serious retailers are now looking deeply at ways to go “digitail” aka exploit digital in retail. In other words, they are looking for ways to use and ‘manage’ digital tools, devices and platforms in the retail space for good...
by Minter Dial | Nov 4, 2014 | Retail
Van Cleef & Arpels (VCA), the famed luxury jeweller, has just launched a new initiative in the windows of its flagship store in Paris at Place Vendôme. Could it be a real luxury window shopping experience? Ever curious, I went to explore and experience the look...
by Minter Dial | Oct 15, 2014 | Mobile, New Tech, Retail
The Internet Retailing Conference 2014, held in Hammersmith and run by Ian Jindal (Editor-in-chief and co-founder with Mark Pigou), was a great event. Now in its 9th edition, it is clearly one of the capital moments in the eBusiness/eCommerce space in the UK. The day...
by Minter Dial | Sep 17, 2014 | Retail
If digitail (digital in retail) is still an embryonic science, it is estimated that around 20-30% of stores in the US now provide free wifi access. For the remainder, reasons why retailers or mall owners (and the like) have not embraced offering free wifi most...
by Minter Dial | Sep 2, 2014 | Retail
As brands and retailers continue to up their game in stores via digital tools and devices (aka digitail), one can still observe that they are playing catchup with their consumer. It’s easy to tell how uncomfortable a brand is with the digital literacy of its...