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Social impact firm Too Good To Go appoints Sid Baveja as VP of Operations for Central Europe, UK and Ireland

Social impact firm Too Good To Go appoints Sid Baveja as VP of Operations for Central Europe, UK and Ireland

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AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2025Too Good To Go, Sid Baveja, Appointments, Surplus food, Green retail, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

STRATACACHE buys LED integration specialist SNED to support activity across France and Benelux

STRATACACHE buys LED integration specialist SNED to support activity across France and Benelux

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AcquisitionsStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2025STRATACACHE, SNED, Acquisitions, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, France, LED solutions, Stores, Scala, BeneluxComment

Circle K taps RELEX Diagnostics to help improve store performance across European network

Circle K taps RELEX Diagnostics to help improve store performance across European network

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Supply chainStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2025RELEX Solutions, Circle K, RELEX Diagnostics, Stores, Supply chain, Forecasting and replenishment solutionsComment

Much needed good news for UK physical retailers as January sees first annual footfall uplift since 2016

Much needed good news for UK physical retailers as January sees first annual footfall uplift since 2016

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Physical retailStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2025MRI Software, UK retail, Physical retail, High streets, Stores, Retail parks, Shopping centres, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, FootfallComment

From retail to healthcare: how different sectors are leveraging technology to improve online services

From retail to healthcare: how different sectors are leveraging technology to improve online services

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Tech innovationStaff WriterFebruary 6, 2025Retailers, Healthcare, Technology innovation, AI, Personalisation, AR, Online retail, Cryptocurrencies, FinTech, Digital transformationComment

A quick look at how gardening technology is revolutionising horticulture

A quick look at how gardening technology is revolutionising horticulture

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Home improvementStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Gardening, Home improvement, Technology innovation, Horticulture, AI, Mobile apps, Smart technology, AutomationComment

Qsic names in-store retail media veteran Marc Walkin as firm's new Vice President of Marketing

Qsic names in-store retail media veteran Marc Walkin as firm's new Vice President of Marketing

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AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Qsic, Appointments, Retail media, Stores, Marc Walkin, Vice President of Marketing, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, In-store retail mediaComment

Scott Moffitt joins AI powered consumer ratings analytics platform Yogi as board member and advisor

Scott Moffitt joins AI powered consumer ratings analytics platform Yogi as board member and advisor

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AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Yogi, AI, Appointments, Scott Moffitt, RTIH AI in Retail Awards, Analytics, Consumer goodsComment

Erin DaSilva departs SunStop to take on Customer Success Manager role at mobile retail firm Rovertown

Erin DaSilva departs SunStop to take on Customer Success Manager role at mobile retail firm Rovertown

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AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Rovertown, Customer Success Manager, SunStop, Mobile retail, Mobile apps, Appointments, Erin DaSilvaComment

UK retailer Poundland achieves reduction in store violence and theft with Motorola Solutions body cameras

UK retailer Poundland achieves reduction in store violence and theft with Motorola Solutions body cameras

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Retail securityStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Motorola Solutions, Poundland, Body cameras, Retail crime, Retail security, Stores, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Resale technology specialist Archive preps global expansion as it bags $30m in Series B funding

Resale technology specialist Archive preps global expansion as it bags $30m in Series B funding

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Funding newsStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Archive, Funding news, Funding rounds, Resale technology, Circular economy, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Green retailComment

Redefining what’s possible in video commerce: RTIH presents January's coolest retail technology plays

Redefining what’s possible in video commerce: RTIH presents January's coolest retail technology plays

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Retail innovationStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Retail technology, Retail innovation, January 2025, Alo Yoga, Roblox, Sawhorse Productions, Currys, Joybird, 3D Cloud, Ikea, Reckon.ai, Hugo Boss, Walmart, Zepeto, Zara, Bambuser, Sensei, MC Sonae, Doji, TalkShopLive, Simbe, Makeup by Mario, FFFACE.ME, PepsiCo, WingComment

Key insights from NRF 2025: RTIH rounds up its most read retail technology articles from January

Key insights from NRF 2025: RTIH rounds up its most read retail technology articles from January

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Retail technologyStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Retail technology, January 2025, Doji, Rohlik Group, Vineta Bajaj, GK Software, Nomitri, Hugo Boss, Cart.com, Currys, NRF 2025, Vista Technology Support, Raspberry AIComment

Rapid records as Amazon hits fastest delivery speeds ever for Prime members globally in 2024

Rapid records as Amazon hits fastest delivery speeds ever for Prime members globally in 2024

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Online deliveryStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Amazon, Amazon Prime, Online delivery, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Same day delivery, Next day delivery, Rapid delivery, UK, Parcel lockers, Online retailComment

Mountain House taps Reactor Data technology to unlock new efficiencies and real-time insights

Mountain House taps Reactor Data technology to unlock new efficiencies and real-time insights

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DataStaff WriterFebruary 5, 2025Mountain House, Reactor Data, AI, Data, RTIH AI in Retail Awards, BI, DTC, Oregon Freeze DryComment

Here's why Currys' work on TikTok is one of the biggest social media success stories of recent times

Here's why Currys' work on TikTok is one of the biggest social media success stories of recent times

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Social mediaStaff WriterFebruary 4, 2025Currys, Fabric Social, Social media, Social commerce, TikTok, 2024 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Online supermarket Ocado Retail tie up with LiveRamp sees launch of new offsite self-serve media solution

Online supermarket Ocado Retail tie up with LiveRamp sees launch of new offsite self-serve media solution

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Retail mediaStaff WriterFebruary 4, 2025LiveRamp, Ocado Retail, Ocado Ads, Retail media, Online retail, Grocery delivery, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Advertising, Audience+Comment

Sainsbury’s Local Holburn Circus in London till free store moves back to traditional checkout solutions

Sainsbury’s Local Holburn Circus in London till free store moves back to traditional checkout solutions

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Checkout free storesStaff WriterFebruary 4, 2025Sainsbury’s Holborn Circus Local, Sainsbury's, London, Bryan Roberts, Checkout free stores, Stores, Amazon Just Walk Out technology, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Amazon Fresh, Tesco, Aldi, Trigo, AiFi, Payments, Cards, CashComment

Shopblocks raises £2 million from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, rebrands to Symphony Commerce

Shopblocks raises £2 million from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, rebrands to Symphony Commerce

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Funding newsStaff WriterFebruary 4, 2025Shopblocks, Startups, Digital retail, Funding news, NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, Funding rounds, E-commerce, B2B companies, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Symphony CommerceComment

Autonomous microstores and major acquisitions: the biggest retail technology stories from January

Autonomous microstores and major acquisitions: the biggest retail technology stories from January

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Retail technologyStaff WriterFebruary 4, 2025Retail technology, January 2025, Reckon.ai, Ikea, Infinite Reality, Obsess, Currys, Hugo Boss, GK Software, Nomitri, MC Sonae, Sensei, Walmart, Zepeto, Whatnot, Joe Cano, Zappos, Jason Buechel, AmazonComment