Retail Archives

Closing the gap between your online and offline customer data

Business, Retail, WiFi Technologyby Jessica Thomas14/09/2018Leave a Comment

Are you capturing customer data from your physical spaces? If not, you could be missing a trick. With the rise of online sales and convenience buying, offline seems to have...

Shifting retail’s focus from e-commerce to an inclusive Customer Algorithm

Retail, Whitepaper, WiFi Technologyby Jessica Thomas22/04/2018Leave a Comment

E-commerce took off in the early 2000’s and created a buzz around 24-hour shopping, but it’s also heavily skewed retail marketing to rely on online insights to generate sales. In...

Holiday shopping trends may be about Black Friday now, but you’re open 11 more months of the year too

Business, Retail, WiFi Technologyby Jessica Thomas21/11/2017Leave a Comment

One-third of consumers who plan to shop during the holiday season say they will brave Black Friday crowds this year, down from 51% in 2016 and 59% the year before,...

Leading leather brand rolls out Purple’s WiFi and analytics solution across Colombian stores

Press releases, Purple news, Purple WiFiby Jessica Thomas04/09/2017Leave a Comment

High-speed WiFi is now available to CUEROS VÉLEZ S.A.S shoppers in Colombia thanks to the installation of Purple’s advanced WiFi and analytics solution by MAAKAL S.A, which also allows the...

In-Store WiFi: Are you using it to it’s full potential?

Technology, WiFi Technologyby Jessica Thomas21/02/2017Leave a Comment

Every day, millions of us use our smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearable technology to connect to public WiFi access points (WAP). Ultimately, we expect to be connected wherever we go,...

The Technology Behind Amazon Go: How it Works and What It Means for Retailers

Business, Internet of Things, Purple WiFi, Technologyby Jessica Thomas19/01/2017Leave a Comment

Whether you spotted it in your social feeds, saw it in a news headline, or were one of the 7.9 million people who have viewed its debut YouTube video, it’s...

Acuative becomes a Purple Certified Partner to attract new opportunities in retail

Business, Press releases, Purple news, Purple WiFiby Jessica Thomas18/01/2017Leave a Comment

Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced its certified partnership with Acuative, a global provider of IT and networking support services, based in New Jersey. Acuative helps both public and...

The history of online shopping

Retail, Technologyby Jessica Thomas18/02/20152 Comments

1979 – It all began when Michael Aldrich ‘invented’ online shopping. Using videotex, a two way message service, it revolutionised businesses. We now know this as e-commerce. 1981 – Saw...

Guest blog: Lets Get Digital – Beacons review

Technologyby Jessica Thomas07/01/2015Leave a Comment

Picture this – you’re walking in the mall (shopping centre of course in the UK but I love the way mall sounds) and you see a friend who tells you...

Purple WiFi’s summary of the ‘Future Stores’ Retail Report

Purple news, Technologyby Jessica Thomas18/06/2014Leave a Comment

The recent large scale study ‘The Future Stores 2014 State of Brick and Mortar Report’ has looked into the in-store retail experience and technology standards currently in place at over...