Vanessa Hodgkinson
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Vanessa Hodgkinson

FashionFeatured Eventsindustries

2 min read Openbravo was thrilled to attend the 28th edition of ColombiaModa, one of Colombia’s leading fashion forums with over 50,000 visitors.  This year’s event underscored the importance of using technology to

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Retail Trends

3 min read  The modern point-of-sale (POS) system has become  much more than a cash register, especially for large retail stores offering  a wide range of products. Today’s POS systems enable retailers to manage their

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Retail Trends

2 min read On July 1st, India ushered in the “GST era” with a special session of Parliament to launch the Goods and Sales Tax. While the business community has generally  been optimistic about

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Retail Trends

2 min read By now, most retailers have accepted that e-commerce will be an important source of revenue in the future. Even food retailers, which previously believed online would contribute little to their

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industriesRestaurants

2 min read From quinoa to Korean tacos, restaurant customers are not only getting savvier about the quality and creativity of their food, but also changing the way they view their dining experience.

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Fashionindustries

2 min read Footwear has been  a strong and dynamic retail category over the last decade thanks to the proliferation of specialty niches and the growing demand for specialized footwear designed to meet

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Retail Trends

2 min read Earlier this year, US luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue raised the stakes by opening Saks Downtown Men’s store, a 16,000 square-foot space entirely dedicated to men´s categories. Aaccording to a

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Furniture & Decorindustries

3 min read Before IKEA erupted on the market in the 1980’s,  furniture and home decor was not a very dynamic  part of retailing.  Furniture was often inherited or bought only when people

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Retail Trends

2 min read Today’s consumers are increasingly willing to use new technologies to shop and one of the latest technologies to gain traction in retailing is chatbots. These allow consumers to access personalized

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Retail Trends

2 min read The recent holiday season has demonstrated that omnichannel retail is a trend that is here to stay and is growing rapidly in importance for brick-and-mortar retailers. This rising demand for

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