Majid Al Futtaim to power Carrefour UAE stores with 100% clean energy Green retailStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021Majid Al Futtaim, Carrefour UAE, Stores, RTIH Innovation Awards, 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards, Sustainability, Green retail, Bricks and mortar retail, Yellow Door Energy, Carrefour City+, Checkout free stores, AifiComment
Netto taps Trigo tech for hybrid, checkout-free store in Munich, Germany Checkout free storesStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021Netto, EDEKA Group, Trigo, Checkout free stores, Stores, Autonomous retail, Bricks and mortar retail, REWE, Discount retailers, Computer vision, GermanyComment
RTIH Innovation Awards roundtable discussion: key talking points RTIH Innovation AwardsStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021RTIH Innovation Awards, 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards, Retail technology, Omnichannel retail, Online retail, Stores, AI, Coronavirus outbreak, 3D technology, Checkout free storesComment
Top trends and predictions that will shape e-commerce in the next five years CommentStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021Kevan Bishonden, Selazar, E-commerce, Online retail, Coronavirus, E-commerce fulfilment, Retail technology, E-commerce technology, Online delivery, Personalisation, 3PL services, Online returns, CommentComment
AutoStore must think again as Ocado wins robotics patent trial RoboticsStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021Ocado Group, AutoStore, Robotics, Online delivery, Brittain Ladd, Supply chain, Patents, Automated warehousesComment
eBay UK launches Small Business Shopfronts campaign Small businessesStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021eBay UK, Online retail, E-commerce, UK retail, McCann London, Small businesses, SMEs, Christmas 2021, OOH campaignsComment
Bloom & Wild taps Mention Me tech for referral marketing push Referral marketingStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021Bloom & Wild, Mention Me, Referral programmes, Coronavirus, E-commerceComment
PPRO announces former Wayfair, Klarna tech leader as new CTO AppointmentsStaff WriterDecember 16, 2021PPRO, Payments, Appointments, Bernie Miles, CTOs, Cross border payments, PayTech, FinTechComment
Compass Group and AiFi enable autonomous shopping for the workplace Checkout free storesStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Compass Group UK & Ireland, Aifi, Checkout free stores, Stores, AI, Computer vision, Retail technology, Payments, Autonomous shoppingComment
Amazon Fresh stores open in Euston, Wandsworth and Chingford, London Checkout free storesStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Amazon, Amazon Fresh London store, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Stores, Checkout free stores, Euston, Wandsworth, Chingford, Mobile retail, Payments, Sainsbury's SmartShop Pick & Go storeComment
Supermarkets’ business models on a knife edge, report claims SupermarketsStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Food Research Collaboration, Supermarkets, Grocery retailers, Retail technology, University of Portsmouth, Professor Lisa Jack, Sustainability, Green retail, Food retailersComment
Asda named UK retailer of the year at RTIH Innovation Awards RTIH Innovation AwardsStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Asda, Asda Stevenage, musicMagpie, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, RTIH Innovation Awards, 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards, Retail technology, Connected customers, Customer experience, eSEL, Smart trolleys, Digital screens, Point of Sale, Frictionless shopping, Self service kiosksComment
OnBuy offers entire workforce over £1m in share options Online marketplacesStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021OnBuy, Cas Paton, E-commerce, Online retail, Online marketplaces, Retail workersComment
Need specialised tools for your business? Here’s how to find them Specialised toolsStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Specialised tools, ManufacturingComment
GXO Logistics and 6 River Systems claim DC automation tech first CobotsStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021GXO Logistics, Logistics, Distribution centres, 6 River Systems, Cobots, Supply chain, AutomationComment
Stuart and Vok Bikes announce rapid delivery tie up in London SustainabilityStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Stuart, Vok Bikes, Electric bikes, Sustainability, London, Same day delivery, Online delivery, Quick commerce, Rapid deliveryComment
Domino’s Pizza India taps MoEngage omnichannel customer engagement tech Customer engagementStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Domino’s Pizza India, MoEngage, Customer engagement, Stores, Online retail, Omnichannel retailComment
Clean and green: ways to reduce use of plastic for businesses SustainabilityStaff WriterDecember 15, 2021Plastics, Plastic, Single use plastic, Green retail, Sustainability, E-commerce, Online delivery, Fast food, StoresComment
Hudson notches up a first with Amazon One biometric tech deployment BiometricsStaff WriterDecember 14, 2021Hudson, Airports, Biometrics, Payments, Amazon One, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Stores, Hudson NonstopComment
Ocado blasts 'misconceived' AutoStore robot warehouse patent infringement move PatentsStaff WriterDecember 14, 2021Ocado Group, AutoStore, Robotics, Robots, Warehouses, Patents, Online delivery, Grocery deliveryComment