Ocado Group announces go live of first customer fulfilment centre in Asia with AEON CFCsStaff WriterJuly 10, 2023Ocado Group, AEON, AEON NEXT, Japan, Grocery delivery, Customer fulfilment centres, CFCs, Online delivery, Omnichannel retail, AEON Green Beans, TokyoComment
Fanatics brings sports merchandise to Japanese shoppers on Rakuten Ichiba online marketplace Online marketplacesStaff WriterJuly 5, 2023Fanatics, Rakuten, Rakuten Ichiba, Sports, Sports merchandise, Online retail, Online marketplaces, E-commerce, JapanComment
SumUp partners with JCB to boost card acceptance for European merchants within its network PaymentsStaff WriterMay 25, 2023SumUp, JCB, JCB International, FinTech, Japan, Europe, Payments, Card paymentsComment
The fun world of ベラジョンカジノ Hospitality and leisureStaff WriterMay 5, 2023Japan, Online casinos, E-commerce, Hospitality and leisure, Casinos, Gambling, Loyalty, Vera&JohnComment
Japanese virtual sizing technology specialist Makip launches in the UK with focus on ‘returns crisis’ Virtual sizing techStaff WriterApril 6, 2023Japan, UK, Makip, Virtual sizing technology, Sizing technology, Online retail, Online returns, E-commerceComment
Asia Pacific leads the way as electronic shelf labels market set to hit $2.8 billion by 2028 ESLsStaff WriterFebruary 20, 2023MarketsandMarkets, ESLs, Stores, Electronic Shelf Labels, Pricer, Asia Pacific, Japan, SES-imagotag, HanshowComment
And relax…Tatcha introduces Forest Awakening, a new virtual store powered by Emperia Virtual storesStaff WriterFebruary 16, 2023Tatcha, Forest Awakening, Emperia, Japan, Virtual store, Immersive experiencesComment
Fujitsu delivers AI demand forecast service for TORIDOLL noodle shops throughout Japan AIStaff WriterFebruary 2, 2023Fujitsu, TORIDOLL Holdings, Marugame Udon, Japan, AI, Demand forecasting, Stores, Sustainability, A2Z Smart Technologies Corp., Smart carts, Thailand, The Mall Group, Cust2Mate smart carts, Artificial intelligenceComment
AiFi launches first autonomous store in Japan with Cainz Corporation Autonomous storesStaff WriterAugust 16, 2022Cainz Corporation, AiFi, Autonomous stores, Checkout free stores, Payments, Japan, Checkout free tech, Computer vision, QR codes, Mobile retailComment
Increased use of cryptocurrencies in Japan’s retail and gaming industries CryptocurrenciesStaff WriterJune 7, 2022Increased use of cryptocurrencies, Japan’s gaming industry, Japan, Cryptocurrencies, Payments, Bitcoin, FinTech, Dogecoin, EthereumComment
Five innovative Japanese startups to watch out for in 2022 JapanStaff WriterApril 26, 2022Japan, Startups, Funding rounds, Coronavirus, Internet of Things, Online retail, EntrepreneursComment
Marubeni and Kyocera test out smart checkout system CheckoutsStaff WriterMarch 8, 2022Marubeni, Kyocera, Japan, Supermarkets, AI, Artificial intelligence, Retail technology, Stores, Checkouts, Smart checkout technologiesComment
Check out this week's coolest retail technology plays Retail technologyStaff WriterJanuary 28, 2022Retail technology, Amazon, Amazon Go, Checkout free stores, Automated retail, Stores, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Nourish + Bloom Market, US retail, Decathlon, Geek+, Distribution centres, Supply chain, Robotics, AI, Cartken, Mitsubishi Electric, Japan, Starbucks, Mobile retail, Omnichannel retail, Food delivery, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, MishiPay, Mobile payments, Payments, Cust2Mate smart cart, A2Z Smart Technologies Corp., StreetDrone, wilko, Majid Al Futtaim, Mall of the Emirates, Store of the future, Cisco, Ocado Group, Nike, Metaverse, Nikeland, Augmented reality, Snapchat LensesComment
Autonomous delivery firm Cartken teams with Mitsubishi Electric Autonomous deliveryStaff WriterJanuary 25, 2022Cartken, AEON MALL Tokoname, Japan, Food delivery, Mitsubishi Electric, Startups, Autonomous delivery, Robot delivery, Starbucks, Mobile retailComment
Aeon announces Ocado Group powered CFC in Hachioji, Japan CFCsStaff WriterDecember 24, 2021Ocado Group, Aeon, Japan, Ocado Smart Platform, Customer fulfilment centres, CFCs, Online groceries, Online delivery, Click and Collect, Stores, Online retail, Supply chain, Tokyo, AutoStore, RoboticsComment
Japan’s Kitamura deploys Synchronoss cloud technology Cloud solutionsStaff WriterAugust 4, 2021Kitamura, Synchronoss Personal Cloud, Japan, Cloud solutions, Online retail, StoresComment
Kiwi startup Imagr lands in Amsterdam and eyes European opportunities Autonomous checkoutsStaff WriterMarch 23, 2021Imagr, Imagr SmartCarts, Autonomous checkouts, Bricks and mortar retail, Amsterdam, Europe, New Zealand, Japan, Amazon Fresh London store, Grocery retailersComment
Zippin tech powers Koyo Green Leaves Plus store in Japan Checkout free storesStaff WriterFebruary 10, 2021Zippin, Hotels, Koyo Group, Fujitsu, Japan, Bricks and mortar retail, Stores, Convenience stores, Checkout free tech, Yokohama Techno Tower Hotel, Koyo Green Leaves Plus storeComment
Imagr smart shopping trolley goes live at Oasis store in Japan Autonomous checkoutsStaff WriterJanuary 29, 2021Imagr, Imagr SmartCarts, Oasis supermarket, Supermarkets, Japan, Computer vision, Artificial intelligence, Bricks and mortar retail, Checkout solutions, Autonomous checkouts, Funding roundsComment
Current retail trends in Japanese convenience stores JapanStaff WriterDecember 22, 2020Japan, Convenience stores, 7-Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson, Cashierless stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Payments, Retail technology, Smart stores, Mobile retailComment
