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Osprey Charging acquires land for ultra-rapid public EV charging hub at A46 Twyford Services in UK
Osprey Charging acquires land for ultra-rapid public EV charging hub at A46 Twyford Services in UK

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Electric vehiclesStaff WriterJuly 16, 2024Osprey Charging, UK retail, EVs, Green retail, Electric vehiclesComment
Asda completes Store Assist online groceries project: last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance
Asda completes Store Assist online groceries project: last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance

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Retail technologyStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Retail technology, Asda Store Assist, Regatta, One iota, Currys, Titan OS, Hy-Vee, VusionGroup, Albrecht’s Delafield Market, ReposiTrak, Represent, Cart.com, Brown Thomas Arnotts, Aptos, UCG, HotWax Commerce, UNTUCKit, RetailNextComment
Guitar Center brings in tech veteran Adolfo Rodriguez as Executive VP, Chief Technology & Information Officer
Guitar Center brings in tech veteran Adolfo Rodriguez as Executive VP, Chief Technology & Information Officer

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AppointmentsStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Guitar Center, Chief Technology & Information Officer, Appointments, Retail technology, Omnichannel retail, US retailComment
Check out these five tips for choosing and vetting your tenants
Check out these five tips for choosing and vetting your tenants

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PropertiesStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Property, Tenants, Rental properties, HousesComment
Swedish sports safety specialist POC launches DTC online flagship store in partnership with Centra
Swedish sports safety specialist POC launches DTC online flagship store in partnership with Centra

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Online retailStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024POC, Centra, DTC channels, Online retail, Customer experience, Online retailE-commerce, Sweden, SportsComment
People first: Vice President & Commercial Director - Food Paul Gillow leaves Asda House for the last time
People first: Vice President & Commercial Director - Food Paul Gillow leaves Asda House for the last time

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On the moveStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Paul Gillow, Asda, Asda Store Assist, Supermarkets, On the moveComment
Starring Macy’s, boohoo, Aldi Süd, and Currys: RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week
Starring Macy’s, boohoo, Aldi Süd, and Currys: RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week

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Retail technologyStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Retail technology, Snapchat, Selfridges, Dr. Christian Bock, Aldi Süd, Currys, WelcoMe, Alan Dickson, EE, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Roblox, Superdrug, LoudCrowd, boohoo, Andrew Burton, Rapid7, commercetools, Titan OS, Asda Store Assist, Macy’s, Keith CredendinoComment
Focus on guest experience as The O2 preps second Amazon Just Walk Out technology powered location
Focus on guest experience as The O2 preps second Amazon Just Walk Out technology powered location

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Checkout free storesStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024The O2, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, Checkout free stores, Smart carts, Hospitality and leisure, MusicComment
Quadient partners with Punch Pubs to extend parcel deliveries and returns open locker network across UK
Quadient partners with Punch Pubs to extend parcel deliveries and returns open locker network across UK

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Parcel lockersStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Quadient, Punch Pubs, Pubs, Parcel lockers, Online delivery, Online returns, UK retailComment
Brightpearl by Sage research: beleaguered retailers spend 300 hours a year fighting day-to-day work admin  
Brightpearl by Sage research: beleaguered retailers spend 300 hours a year fighting day-to-day work admin  

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AutomationStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Brightpearl by Sage, Research, Admin, UK retail, Inventory management, Automation, Online retailComment
Secret glue: workforce management solution specialist Sona appoints Anne Crawford as Chief Operating Officer
Secret glue: workforce management solution specialist Sona appoints Anne Crawford as Chief Operating Officer

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AppointmentsStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024Sona, Appointments, Workforce management, Funding news, Anne Crawford, Chief Operating OfficerComment
A year in the making: The Range goes on recruitment drive as UK omnichannel retailer opens new warehouse
A year in the making: The Range goes on recruitment drive as UK omnichannel retailer opens new warehouse

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WarehousesStaff WriterJuly 15, 2024The Range, Virtualstock, UK retail, Supply chain, Warehouses, Omnichannel retail, Online retail, StoresComment
Bringing you up to speed: check out the retail technology news stories you might have missed last week
Bringing you up to speed: check out the retail technology news stories you might have missed last week

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Retail technologyStaff WriterJuly 14, 2024Retail technology, Hasbro, Regatta, One iota, Currys, Boca Roas, Banuba, Hy-Vee, VusionGroup, NewStore, Represent, Cart.com, Scurri, Recurly, Skipify, Brown Thomas Arnotts, Aptos, Zippin Walk-Up, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Fortnum & Mason, LoudCrowd, boohoo, UNTUCKit, RetailNextComment
Toy and game big hitter Hasbro announces senior appointments focused on digital transformation and supply chain push
Toy and game big hitter Hasbro announces senior appointments focused on digital transformation and supply chain push

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AppointmentsStaff WriterJuly 12, 2024Appointments, Hasbro, Supply chain, Digital transformation, Dan Shull, Stephanie Beal, Dan RawsonComment
Morrisons trials exclusive 10% discount for all UK teachers and school staff ordering online groceries
Morrisons trials exclusive 10% discount for all UK teachers and school staff ordering online groceries

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Online retailStaff WriterJuly 12, 2024Morrisons, Teachers, Online groceries, Online retail, Supermarkets, Online delivery, saviComment
Starring Superdrug, Boca Rosa, Watsons Malaysia: this week's coolest retail technology plays
Starring Superdrug, Boca Rosa, Watsons Malaysia: this week's coolest retail technology plays

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Retail innovationStaff WriterJuly 12, 2024Retail technology, Retail innovation, Future of retail, Boca Rosa, Banuba, Walmart, Lidl GB, Snap, Selfridges, Zippin, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Currys, WelcoMe, Superdrug, Roblox, Fortnum & Mason, Fortnum's Dispatch, boohoo, LoudCrowd, Watsons MalaysiaComment
Inclusion, immersion and agility: RTIH rolls out the biggest retail technology news stories of the week
Inclusion, immersion and agility: RTIH rolls out the biggest retail technology news stories of the week

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Retail technologyStaff WriterJuly 12, 2024Retail technology, Currys, WelcoMe, Dr. Christian Bock, Aldi Süd, Alan Dickson, EE, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Snapchat, Selfridges, Macy's, Keith Credendino, Laura Miller, Walmart, Andrew Burton, Rapid7, commercetools, Titan OS, Frasers Group, AsdaComment
Asda wraps roll-out of online groceries picking solution Store Assist as retailer works on new digital landscape
Asda wraps roll-out of online groceries picking solution Store Assist as retailer works on new digital landscape

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Online groceriesStaff WriterJuly 12, 2024Asda, Asda Store Assist, Online groceries, Stores, Kevin Besford, Asda Store Assist programme, NCRComment
Including Banuba, Walmart, NewStore, and Zippin: RTIH presents the retail technology week in numbers
Including Banuba, Walmart, NewStore, and Zippin: RTIH presents the retail technology week in numbers

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Staff WriterJuly 12, 2024Retail trends, Retail technology, Stores, Online retail, Omnichannel retail, Supply chain, Funding news, Mobile retail, Online deliveryComment
Retail technology innovation of the week: Selfridges London and Snapchat launch sports themed AR experience
Retail technology innovation of the week: Selfridges London and Snapchat launch sports themed AR experience

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Retail innovationStaff WriterJuly 12, 2024Retail Technology Innovation of the Week, Retail innovation, Retail technology, AR, 3D Cloud, Selfridges, Snap, Snapchat, Stores, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment
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TRENDING: AI

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Loblaw Companies connects with Google to give Canadians new way to shop via conversational AI
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Loblaw Companies connects with Google to give Canadians new way to shop via conversational AI
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Akeneo and Stripe shake hands on partnership that helps businesses prep for agentic commerce
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Akeneo and Stripe shake hands on partnership that helps businesses prep for agentic commerce
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Metapack launches AI powered delivery intelligence tools at TDC 2026 event in London
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Metapack launches AI powered delivery intelligence tools at TDC 2026 event in London
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Unilever and Google Cloud ink five year deal that includes deployment of Vertex AI platform
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Unilever and Google Cloud ink five year deal that includes deployment of Vertex AI platform
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New Asos virtual try-on experience launches in partnership with AI fashion platform AIUTA
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New Asos virtual try-on experience launches in partnership with AI fashion platform AIUTA
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First for Debenhams Group as it teams with PayPal on AI driven shopping experience in UK
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First for Debenhams Group as it teams with PayPal on AI driven shopping experience in UK
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Future of retail isn't agentic as sociability, discovery, tactility, and enjoyment remain key
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Future of retail isn't agentic as sociability, discovery, tactility, and enjoyment remain key
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Loblaw connects with OpenAI to integrate PC Express grocery delivery app into ChatGPT
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Loblaw connects with OpenAI to integrate PC Express grocery delivery app into ChatGPT
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Alipay AI Pay solution hits 120m transactions as Chinese shoppers tap agentic commerce
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Alipay AI Pay solution hits 120m transactions as Chinese shoppers tap agentic commerce
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Boring AI wins: here's why the retailers winning in this space are doing deeply unsexy work
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Boring AI wins: here's why the retailers winning in this space are doing deeply unsexy work
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Online retailer Wildberries rolls out AI powered tools including animated product listings
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Online retailer Wildberries rolls out AI powered tools including animated product listings
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EE focuses on digital wellbeing as it launches Stay Safe with AI appointments in Essex stores
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EE focuses on digital wellbeing as it launches Stay Safe with AI appointments in Essex stores
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Amazon GenAI specialist Jenny Jau talks rough few weeks amid store closures and job losses
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Amazon GenAI specialist Jenny Jau talks rough few weeks amid store closures and job losses
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RTIH AI in Retail Awards to return in 2027 following a barnstorming debut during January
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RTIH AI in Retail Awards to return in 2027 following a barnstorming debut during January
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Many online shoppers using AI assistants but some have walked away and gone elsewhere
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Many online shoppers using AI assistants but some have walked away and gone elsewhere
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Experts at Status Labs explain the Citation Gap: why ChatGPT cites your competitors but not your firm
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Experts at Status Labs explain the Citation Gap: why ChatGPT cites your competitors but not your firm
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Genstore launches AI native e-commerce platform featuring autonomous agent teams
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Genstore launches AI native e-commerce platform featuring autonomous agent teams
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Beauty company Coty announces partnership with OpenAI as it looks to boost global AI adoption
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Beauty company Coty announces partnership with OpenAI as it looks to boost global AI adoption
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Prepare before agentic AI changes shopping, IGD warns food retailers and suppliers
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Prepare before agentic AI changes shopping, IGD warns food retailers and suppliers
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RTIH AI in Retail Awards winners announced, including Ikea, Depop, Currys, and B&Q
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RTIH AI in Retail Awards winners announced, including Ikea, Depop, Currys, and B&Q
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TRENDING: AUTOMATION

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Amazon preps Integrations launch to self-install AutoStore systems beginning next year
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Amazon preps Integrations launch to self-install AutoStore systems beginning next year
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REWE and Cimcorp automate fresh supply chain for Berlin supermarkets and stores
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REWE and Cimcorp automate fresh supply chain for Berlin supermarkets and stores
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Kroger taps Corvus One for Cold Chain autonomous inventory system in live freezer ops
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Kroger taps Corvus One for Cold Chain autonomous inventory system in live freezer ops
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Amazon pins grocery ambitions on Orbital platform as it announces major job cuts
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Amazon pins grocery ambitions on Orbital platform as it announces major job cuts
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UK online retailer taps StrongPoint for AutoStore powered automated fulfilment centre
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UK online retailer taps StrongPoint for AutoStore powered automated fulfilment centre
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Robotics firm Exotec expands partnership with Renault Group at warehouse in Germany
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Robotics firm Exotec expands partnership with Renault Group at warehouse in Germany
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IFF Colibri robot delivers quicker, more precise fragrance sampling for customers across Greater Asia
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IFF Colibri robot delivers quicker, more precise fragrance sampling for customers across Greater Asia
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Kroger's Ocado Group move doesn't spell end for CFCs but overly complex mega sites are done
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Kroger's Ocado Group move doesn't spell end for CFCs but overly complex mega sites are done
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The way forward for under pressure Ocado Group is Instacart and DoorDash MFCs tie ups
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The way forward for under pressure Ocado Group is Instacart and DoorDash MFCs tie ups
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Billion dollar flop: Kroger's failed automated fulfilment strategy with Ocado worse than it appears
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Billion dollar flop: Kroger's failed automated fulfilment strategy with Ocado worse than it appears
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Transcend Retail Solutions should rethink interest in Attabotics technology within Tesco stores
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Transcend Retail Solutions should rethink interest in Attabotics technology within Tesco stores
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Independent US grocery retailer Harmons deploys Simbe Tally inventory robot across 17 of its locations
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Independent US grocery retailer Harmons deploys Simbe Tally inventory robot across 17 of its locations
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Online retailer bol shares a glimpse of AI driven automation in logistics pilot with Sereact
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Online retailer bol shares a glimpse of AI driven automation in logistics pilot with Sereact
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AI powered dropshipping on eBay: which automation tools lead the pack?
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AI powered dropshipping on eBay: which automation tools lead the pack?
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Holland & Barrett taps AutoStore for automation drive across distribution network
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Holland & Barrett taps AutoStore for automation drive across distribution network
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Walmart agreement with Symbotic marks 'one of the most ambitious moves in retail automation'
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Walmart agreement with Symbotic marks 'one of the most ambitious moves in retail automation'
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Tesco keeps faith with Attabotics after warehouse automation firm is bought by Lafayette Engineering
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Tesco keeps faith with Attabotics after warehouse automation firm is bought by Lafayette Engineering
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Exotec and E80 Group announce tie up aiming to streamline end-to-end warehouse automation
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Exotec and E80 Group announce tie up aiming to streamline end-to-end warehouse automation
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Warehouse automation firm Exotec teams with ILS Logistics to deploy Skypod system
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Warehouse automation firm Exotec teams with ILS Logistics to deploy Skypod system
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Household products retailer and distributor enlists StrongPoint for first AutoStore solution
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Household products retailer and distributor enlists StrongPoint for first AutoStore solution
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