Shopping around: Three European tech stocks shaking up the retail sector

'Winner takes most' market

While the technology sector offers compelling potential for growth, expensive valuations tend to reduce the number of attractive entry points for investors, writes Hermes' European equities manager Chi Chan.

However, with technology now permeating almost every aspect of our lives and revolutionising behaviours, investors can find innovative companies with strong growth propositions at reasonable valuations just beyond the tech sector.   One such area to consider is retail; in Europe, 53% of consumers bought something online in the year to June 2016, even higher in the UK at 81%. Who will be beneficiaries of disruption in the retail sector? With this growing demand, the market is adapting and those businesses that are most effectively evolving their product offering and user experi...