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On Tuesday, 20th October 2015, Localz won the Connected Customer award during Retail Recharged. This win is a result of...

Localz, a beacon technology startup. that was founded in Australia, seems to be on a roll in the UK startup scene...

Speaking at The Drum’s Disruption Day event in London today, John Lewis innovation manager John Vary confirmed the...

As the divide between the online and offline worlds continues to blur, additional applications for this technology seem...

The micro-location services are bridging the gap between online and offline connectivity. The service is inbounded by...

Working with start-ups and embracing a culture of innovation can reveal a new approach to problem-solving, writes...

Localz, a business specialising in micro-location technology, was the winning startup of the first JLAB programme.

The scheme, similar to one set up by retailer John Lewis last year, is intended to get new technology developers to...

Speaking about his recent experience with a new car, Duncan Jones, a principal analyst at Forrester, said ambient...

Deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions for the vendor, and will see new omni-channel capabilities introduced...

Department store chain John Lewis is set to run another start-up incubator in 2015, as the retailer plans to begin...

In 2015, consumer expectations will reach new heights when it comes to shopping across channels and devices. To help...

Readers, if you’ve been with us all year you will know what a breathtaking 12 months it’s been in the mobile marketing...

Mobile payment breakthroughs, website teething troubles, major retailer mergers and the growing importance of science...

John Lewis is placing digital innovation at the heart of its marketing agenda with a raft of initiatives designed to...

John Lewis has bought a stake in a retail technology start-up as part of a plan to work with entrepreneurs who can help...

The old face of retail is being disrupted by new technologies and digital behaviour. But it will be those who can...

¿Cuántos de nosotros no quisiéramos evitar las filas? La startup australiana Localz quiere ayudar a las personas a...

Localz, a new indoor GPS-led technology from Australia, is spearheading the collection of data about offline shoppers

Department store John Lewis recently invested £100,000 in micro-location technology startup Localz, which guides...

Two A/NZ company will unite its technology and services with iProximity's customer solutions for proximity marketing

The trial is a partnership between transport company FirstGroup, out of home specialists Exterion Media and NFC...

Marketing and analytics platform combined with Localz's microlocation solutions for beacon, geolocation to help...

John Lewis is poised to step up its focus on store-based omnichannel projects next year in a bid to make its customer...

Asda is trialling beacon technology at a handful of stores in the UK, as it experiments with new formats to keep...

This issue includes the new Spectator Money supplement, in which I hope you’ll find a bouquet of stimulating ideas. The...

The work that the UKTI put in to attracting and supporting early stage businesses such as Localz makes you realise that...

The retailer is also fine-tuning plans to pilot new micro-location targeting technology from a start-up called...

John Lewis has started looking at what virtual reality (VR) technologies such as Oculus Rift could bring to the...

Shoppers at John Lewis are making the Internet of Things (IoT) a reality in their homes as they look to connected...

Delivery app and mobile menu-ordering service amongst inaugral UK tech companies chosen to join Braintree and PayPal...

PayPal has selected the five UK tech startups that will move into its London offices for six months as part of a new...

TECHCITYINSIDER100: The first week of October saw location-based technology provider Localz named winner of the...

Localz, the recently-crowned winner of the John Lewis business incubator JLab, received another boost this week as it...

The John Lewis competition winner, selected from this year’s tech-incubator finalists, was announced as micro-location...

Localz has pocketed GBP100,000 (USD160,000) to locate customers. The funding comes from UK retailer John Lewis’ tech...

Localz, a startup that uses positioning technologies including Apple’s iBeacons, WiFi and GPS to calculate a shopper’s...

Micro-location startup Localz has raised £100,000 ($A187,000) after winning European omni-channel retailer John Lewis’...

John Lewis est l’une des chaînes de grands magasins au Royaume-Uni et compte plus de 43 entités à travers l’Angleterre,...

A team of tech entrepreneurs have won a £100,000 investment in an initiative from John Lewis.

Localz, a Melbourne based micro location technology startup, has won an incubator investment from British department...

Start up business Localz has won £100,000 in investment and the chance to trial its micro-location technology with John...

John Lewis has announced Localz, a start-up business specialising in micro-location technology, as the winner of JLAB,...

The iBeacon startup were selected as the winners of the programme by a panel of experts following intensely fought...

What an exciting time for beacon technology and retail. There has always been a lot of promise there, but finally it...

John Lewis is investing £100,000 in beacon tech firm Localz as the UK retailer puts part of its efforts into the...

Retailer John Lewis is investing £100,000 in technology startup Localz, which specialises in micro-location technology.

Following a 12-week incubation period, the JLab panel has selected a winning company which has also received up to...

John Lewis’s technology incubator scheme JLab has selected micro-location mobile start-up Localz as the winner of its...

The retailer has invested $160k (£100k) in the startup, which supplies and manages iBeacon-like technologies, and...

The Localz team spent 12 weeks shaping its solution within the JLAB scheme, and as the winning entry secures a £100,000...

The ‘micro-location’ technology business wins £100,000 in investment as well as the chance to trial its solution with...

Localz, a micro-location in-store engagement system, was crowned the winner of JLAB, John Lewis's first technology...

Localz, a startup business specialising in 'micro-location technology', has been crowned the winner of John Lewis's...

John Lewis is set to trial an iBeacon-backed mobile service that will serve promotions and product details to shoppers...

Department store chain John Lewis has named location-based technology solutions firm Localz the winner of its JLAB...

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Localz, a start-up specialising in micro-location technology, has won John Lewis’ technology incubator competition JLab.

John Lewis today announced the winning startup of its first JLabs programme is Localz - a business specialising in...

As winner of the JLabs scheme it will further develop its technology in conjunction with John Lewis to cater for the...

The winner of John Lewis’s start-up competition will be announced on Sunday. Retail Week went to hear the final...

Britain's retail sector is one of the largest in the world, and a vital part of the UK economy. But for those retailers...

Basket abandonment is one of the biggest problems retailers face in the online shopping journey but winners of Retail...

John Lewis wants to see evidence that beacon technology can be used to prompt emotive, "romantic” responses for...

There’s been a flurry of announcements from retailers and brands this year about investments in start-ups, accelerators...

IBeacon technology has so much potential and it seems that UK retailer John Lewis knows that all too well.

Upmarket UK department store chain John Lewis has chosen iBeacon, smart label and in-store digital engagement start-up...

John Lewis’s JLab initiative is one of the first start-up accelerators run by a major retailer in a bid to tap into the...

Melbourne-based start up Localz.co, a company that specialises in helping large enterprise businesses integrate with...

John Lewis has picked five start-ups for its technology incubator scheme JLab following a heavy round of pitching at...

John Lewis has narrowed down the 163 start-ups that applied to be part of its JLAB business accelerator to five...

John Lewis is launching a start-up incubator, JLab, in a bid to tap into innovative ideas from smaller technology...

The gap between online and offline interaction is closing with the use of micro-location services. Think of it as...