Ten years ago, the idea of renting clothing seemed quite outlandish, but a lot has changed in a decade. The National Retail Federation flags luxury resale and rental as one of the biggest trends for 2020. But retailers will need an agile and omnichannel technology platform if they want to

Currently a $10 billion industry, pop-up stores have proved to be a significant growth sector in retail. But to do it well, retailers need an agile, mobile POS that is equipped to handle mobile payment methods. As pop-up stores and temporary spaces have become increasingly popular in the new age

As one of Mexico’s top retailers for auto parts and repair services, Rolcar embarked on a digital transformation in 2017 to become faster, more efficient and more competitive in an increasingly omnichannel age. With over 60,000 products on offer, Rolcar currently offers operates 175 locations and 10 distribution centers. Monitoring

Find Out About Our Latest Features and Success Stories Openbravo is delighted to be returning to Paris Retail Week, now in its fifth edition and taking place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 24-26th of September 2019.  As the biggest event of its kind in Europe, Paris Retail Week is where visitors can

RFID is hardly a new technology, but many retailers have struggled to reap its full benefits, with most initiatives in the past limited to boosting warehouse efficiency by attaching RFID tags to pallets or cases. Today, retailers are taking a fresh look at RFID and the deployments are more ambitious

The retail apocalypse is spreading beyond North America, forcing retailers around the world to examine closely their portfolio of stores and, if necessary, close the least efficient. In the UK, for example, the net reduction in stores on UK high streets hit record levels in the first half of this

In just four months, Toys “R” Us Spain & Portugal, has completed the implementation of Openbravo software across all its 64 stores in Portugal and Spain, as part of its broader strategy to revitalise its stores to better support omnichannel and experiential retailing. The speed at which Openbravo was implemented demonstrates

It is a problem every retailer wishes they had to face: too many customers trying to squeeze through its doors. When Costco, the US  discount retailer,  opened its first store in China earlier this week, the  Shanghai police had to be called on the opening day to restore order as

Ikea is coming to a High Street near you. The Swedish retail giant revolutionized the way furniture is sold in the 1970s with its distinctive blue retail sheds in out-of-town locations. But now it wants to get closer to its customers with a new generation of smaller format stores in

Traditional retailing is going through a difficult period of transition with stores closing and retail space occupancy rates falling. But some of the empty space is being occupied by newcomers to the High Street who see big benefits in having a physical presence to get closer to the customer and