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Noble Macmillan boosts customer journey with Confer With immersive live video shopping technology

Noble Macmillan boosts customer journey with Confer With immersive live video shopping technology

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Live shoppingStaff WriterOctober 18, 2024Startups, Live commerce, Confer With, Live video shopping, Live shopping, Noble Macmillan, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, 2023 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Brexit blues, shuttered stores and dark doubles: RTIH rustles up the retail technology week in numbers

Brexit blues, shuttered stores and dark doubles: RTIH rustles up the retail technology week in numbers

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Retail trendsStaff WriterOctober 18, 2024Retail technology, Retail trends, Funding news, Stores, Omnichannel retail, Online retail, Supply chain, Payments, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

UK retail technology company Jisp sets sights on sustainable growth following strategic review

UK retail technology company Jisp sets sights on sustainable growth following strategic review

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StartupsStaff WriterOctober 18, 2024Jisp, Jisp Scan & Save, Jisp Scan & Win, Stores, Startups, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Shipping and logistics specialist Auctane bolsters executive team with addition of new CTO and CFO

Shipping and logistics specialist Auctane bolsters executive team with addition of new CTO and CFO

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AppointmentsStaff WriterOctober 18, 2024Auctane, Appointments, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Nick Ciubotariu, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CTOs, CFOsComment

Retail Insight boosts global growth plans with new CRO Richard Collins and CFO Peter Rooken-Smith

Retail Insight boosts global growth plans with new CRO Richard Collins and CFO Peter Rooken-Smith

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AppointmentsStaff WriterOctober 18, 2024Retail Insight, Appointments, CROs, CFOs, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Richard Collins, Peter Rooken-Smith, StoresComment

JYSK preps launch of dark stores in Ireland and Morocco as retailer looks to get closer to customers

JYSK preps launch of dark stores in Ireland and Morocco as retailer looks to get closer to customers

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Dark storesStaff WriterOctober 18, 2024JYSK, Dark stores, Ireland, Morocco, Online delivery, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Supply chainComment

Australian healthy fast food outfit Oliver's claims an AI first as it deploys its newest team member Ollie

Australian healthy fast food outfit Oliver's claims an AI first as it deploys its newest team member Ollie

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AIStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Oliver’s, AI, Australia, Fast food, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Customer serviceComment

E-commerce technology specialist Rokt appoints Simon Curran as Chief Development and Culture Officer

E-commerce technology specialist Rokt appoints Simon Curran as Chief Development and Culture Officer

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AppointmentsStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Rokt, E-commerce, Machine learning, AI, Appointments, Simon Curran, Chief Development and Culture Officer, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

2024 RTIH Innovation Awards judges assemble! Our biggest retail technology articles on LinkedIn this week

2024 RTIH Innovation Awards judges assemble! Our biggest retail technology articles on LinkedIn this week

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Social mediaStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024LinkedIn, Social media, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, føtex, AiFi, Primark, Deliveroo, wilko, Retail Technology Show 2025, Autone, The Co-op Media Network, Dobbie, Daniel Rees, Virtualstock, Asda, Wayvee AnalyticsComment

Social commerce key as Checkout.com research flags Generation Alpha’s rising influence in digital economy

Social commerce key as Checkout.com research flags Generation Alpha’s rising influence in digital economy

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Digital retailStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Checkout.com, Research, Generation Alpha, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Digital retail, PaymentsComment

Glovo gets social as new mobile app updates go live in Madrid and Barcelona with further roll-out in the works

Glovo gets social as new mobile app updates go live in Madrid and Barcelona with further roll-out in the works

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Food deliveryStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Glovo, Rapid delivery, On demand delivery, Spain, Mobile retail, Social mediaComment

Pricer research: Brexit to blame as Brits say many items in weekly food shop are out of stock in stores

Pricer research: Brexit to blame as Brits say many items in weekly food shop are out of stock in stores

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StoresStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Pricer, Research, Stores, Brexit, Supply chain, Food shopping, Grocery retailers, Out of stocksComment

Rite Aid signs on for FinTech giant Klarna’s ‘customer centric’ Pay in 4 payment option across all stores

Rite Aid signs on for FinTech giant Klarna’s ‘customer centric’ Pay in 4 payment option across all stores

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BNPLStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Rite Aid, Klarna, BNPL, Payments, FinTech, Buy now pay later, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, StoresComment

GXO Logistics inks three year agreement with Matalan to run value retailer’s transport delivery operations

GXO Logistics inks three year agreement with Matalan to run value retailer’s transport delivery operations

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Supply chainStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024GXO Logistics, Matalan, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Supply chain, Logistics, DeliveryComment

Moving on up: Narvar promotes Anisa Kumar from Chief Customer Officer to Chief Executive Officer role

Moving on up: Narvar promotes Anisa Kumar from Chief Customer Officer to Chief Executive Officer role

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AppointmentsStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Narvar, Anisa Kumar, CEOs, Appointments, Post purchase experiences, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Simbe Brand Insights allows CPG brands to solve mystery of what drives consumer decisions at the shelf

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StoresStaff WriterOctober 17, 2024Simbe, Simbe Tally, Simbe Brand Insights, Stores, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, CPG brandsComment

Paris and London based AI powered inventory platform Autone raises $17 million from General Catalyst

Paris and London based AI powered inventory platform Autone raises $17 million from General Catalyst

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Funding newsStaff WriterOctober 16, 2024Autone, AI, Inventory, Inventory management, Funding news, Startups, Funding round, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, General CatalystComment

John Lewis connects with UK FinTech Zopa Bank to offer personal loans directly to its customers

John Lewis connects with UK FinTech Zopa Bank to offer personal loans directly to its customers

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FinTechStaff WriterOctober 16, 2024Zopa Bank, John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis Money, UK retail, Loans, FinTechComment

Inside Project Juniper, Amazon’s hotly anticipated secret micro-fulfilment and mobile retail strategy

Inside Project Juniper, Amazon’s hotly anticipated secret micro-fulfilment and mobile retail strategy

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AutomationStaff WriterOctober 16, 2024Brittain Ladd, Project Juniper, Amazon, MFCs, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Micro fulfilment centres, Local vending machines, LVMs, Mobile retail, AutomationComment

Snapchat announces launch of immersive augmented reality high street on Brick Lane in East London

Snapchat announces launch of immersive augmented reality high street on Brick Lane in East London

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ARStaff WriterOctober 16, 2024Snapchat, Snap Street, AR, Augmented reality, Brick Lane, London, High streets, Physical retail, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Depop, Boots, Immersive experiencesComment