Patrick Hastings’ Post

Swinging into Retail Technology Show! Great event with some FASCINATING retail tech on display, from embedded finance to Ethical Al! Also, thought provoking discussions around how a 175 year old retailer should approach total store digital transformation 🤔💡 #RTS2024

Enjoyed visiting the Retail Technology Show this week. Some great talks that raised some themes that link nicely to the work we are doing in the sector: - Forward-thinking retailers are building AI-powered sandboxes: don't be afraid to trial new ideas, be dynamic and be prepared to adjust your strategy accordingly - Crucial to link tech and data initiatives to business improvement and join up functional teams to create buy-in to change - Value Creation is not just about financial improvement there is huge benefit in understanding your customers and using this knowledge to strengthen the relationship with them - Increasing customer frequency is the route to exponential benefit - Sustainability linked to everything retailers do and it is crucial to look for the win-wins around supply chain efficiency, waste reduction and importantly understanding the link between customers' desire to be sustainable vs their appetite to pay extra to do it!

Yesterday’s Retail Technology Show was a brilliant day and a fascinating opportunity to learn from so many great retail leaders and experts. Some of my key take outs were: 🧠 Listening to Dex Hunter-Torricke discuss the role of AI to help drive business innovation. Predominately how the human touch will still be vital to customers, and that companies should double down on their principles to ensure AI tooling drives the right changes for them. Not just tooling for tooling’s sake. 💭 A brilliant conversation between Miya Knights and Paul Wilkinson on the best way to enable innovation and the innovative ways Deliveroo are bringing the ‘highstreet to you’. Including building their own Chat GPT - ‘RooGPT’ to help employees complete the mundane tasks in order to free up more time. And that innovation breeds from space to think and create, and above all … good data! 📱The growth of social commerce over the next few years is going to be enormous. From 11% digital penetration now to 33% by 2026. Maddie Forman talked through the power of TikTok and TikTok Shop as the new store front for customers, and the vital importance of meaningful and authentic content to drive customer connections. It was so interesting to learn about future developments coming in retail, how brands and retailers can prepare for these and above all what it means for customers. Thanks to all at the Retail Technology Show for organising.

🌟 Excited to announce that I'll be attending the Retail Technology Show 2024! 🛍️ Are you looking to optimize your international payments process and save both time and money for your business? Let's connect! Message me to book a meeting and explore how we can streamline your payment operations. Looking forward to some fruitful discussions! #RetailTech #InternationalPayments #BusinessEfficiency 🚀💼 #RTS2024 #RetailTech #RetailTechnology

🔍 Sneak Peek: We're delighted to share a glimpse of what's to come! When one of our retail customers had this to say about a recent PMC project, we asked if they would help us share the success story more widely! Stay tuned for exciting updates as we join forces to showcase our success at the upcoming Retail Technology Show! 🚀 🛍️ #TechSuccess #RetailInnovation #RTS2024

Are you attending the Retail Technology Show tomorrow? 🛍🌐 If you are interested in learning how #dynamicpricing strategies such as auction and #tradingtech can be applied to scale your marketplace, reach out for a catch-up ! #RTS2024 #RetailTech

Excellent tool to manage the retail and contribute to obtain the best performance of the stores team.

Had an incredible time at The Retail Technology Show! Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the Andaria stand to witness the magic firsthand. If we missed connecting, don't hesitate to reach out. Let's chat about how Embedded Payments can revolutionise your customer engagement! #RetailTech #EmbeddedPayments #CustomerEngagement #fintech #RTS2024 #MasterCard

Great to see so many posts in the last few weeks of people heading down to the Retail Technology Show at the end of the month. This is our first specifically dedicated event in the retail industry and with the ever growing presence of retail media opportunities, we're quite excited. Question to the market, what should be expect and what has been the best day to attend in the past? Looking forward to bumping into some familiar faces! #RTA2024 #RetailMedia #Retailtechnologyshow

Attending #RTS2024 #RetailTech #RetailTechnology at Olympia today? Make time to meet the VusionGroup Team and learn how we're revolutionising the retail industry by transforming physical stores into digital assets. Come and say hello 👋🏻