When Selfridges first opened its doors in 1909, it drew crowds by turning shopping into an adventure, using theatre and innovation. Bleriot’s monoplane was displayed there fresh from its maiden Channel crossing and John Logie Baird chose the store to first demonstrate television to the public.

As retail – and the role of tech within it – fast evolves, skill sets, training needs and career paths need to adapt at the same pace. In what skills must we invest to grow the retailers of tomorrow and make retail a career that attracts the very best?

One of the things that caught my eye in the Institute of Customer Services UK’s (UKSCI) most recent report on customer satisfaction was the suggestion that a growing number of customers are prepared to pay more for improved service.

Capita Document & information services today announces it has partnered with HP to offer customers a broader range of end-to end managed print solutions.

Cloud migration remains the top transformational priority as businesses look to innovate, but research reveals migration challenges are slowing progress.

Capita has entered a strategic ‘Scaling Partner’ relationship with Dragonfly Technology Solutions Ltd, an early stage business disrupting the way companies create and optimise content.

February saw the first of three scheduled ‘innovation open days’ in 2019. Guests from up and down the country attended, representing many of the UK’s top brands, from multiple industry sectors.

Capita has entered a partnership with UiPath, the world’s leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software provider. UiPath will support Capita as it strengthens its digital capabilities.

Capita has today signed a partnership deal with tech start-up, Distributed, a company that builds high performing digital development teams.

Capita has gone ‘multi cloud’ by entering into a partnership with HeleCloud, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) specialist, adding AWS managed services to its Microsoft Azure cloud services portfolio.