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Tesco IT team hard at work as customers experience issues with accessing website and mobile app

Tesco IT team hard at work as customers experience issues with accessing website and mobile app

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IT outagesStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Tesco Extra HorwichTesco, Online retail, Mobile retail, IT outages, Grocery delivery, Tesco Clubcard, Social media, DowndetectorComment

Walmart Discovered Pass launches on Roblox, pitched as first ever branded game pass on the platform

Walmart Discovered Pass launches on Roblox, pitched as first ever branded game pass on the platform

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Immersive experiencesStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Walmart, Sawhorse Productions, GEEIQ, Justin Breton, Immersive experiences, Gaming, Roblox, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Walmart Discovered Pass, Walmart DiscoveredComment

Carrefour Belgium opens another Reckon.ai technology powered BuyBye location as it goes live at NATO base

Carrefour Belgium opens another Reckon.ai technology powered BuyBye location as it goes live at NATO base

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Autonomous retailStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Carrefour BuyBye, Carrefour Belgium, Reckon.ai, Autonomous retail, Autonomous stores, NATO, Brussels, AIComment

Bloq.it and Vinted Go smart locker technology partnership expands to Spain and Portugal with Madrid up first

Bloq.it and Vinted Go smart locker technology partnership expands to Spain and Portugal with Madrid up first

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Parcel lockersStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Bloq.it, Vinted Go, Vinted, Smart lockers, Parcel lockers, Online delivery, Spain, Portugal, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Gymshark, Lounge Underwear, and AYBL star as The Sunday Times 35 under 35 Rich List is published online

Gymshark, Lounge Underwear, and AYBL star as The Sunday Times 35 under 35 Rich List is published online

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EntrepreneursStaff WriterMay 16, 2025The Sunday Times 35 under 35 Rich List, Gymshark, Lounge Underwear, AYBL, Billionaires, Fashion retail, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, EntrepreneursComment

Personalised fashion shopping startup Doji bags $14 million seed round led by Thrive Capital

Personalised fashion shopping startup Doji bags $14 million seed round led by Thrive Capital

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Funding newsStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Doji, Fashion retail, Virtual try on, AI, Thrive Capital, Seven Seven Six Ventures, Funding rounds, Funding news, RTIH AI in Retail Awards, StartupsComment

Milestone for Sainsbury’s Smart Charge network as it powers 60 million miles without fossil fuels in just over a year

Milestone for Sainsbury’s Smart Charge network as it powers 60 million miles without fossil fuels in just over a year

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Green retailStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Sainsbury's, Sainsbury's Smart Charge, Green retail, Stores, EVs, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Glovo turns ten and DHL eCommerce UK merges with Evri: presenting the retail technology week in numbers

Glovo turns ten and DHL eCommerce UK merges with Evri: presenting the retail technology week in numbers

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Retail trendsStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Green retail, Funding news, Retail trends, Retail technology, Stores, Online retail, Omnichannel retailComment

PacSun's Brieane Olson: retail disruption not just about tech as shoppers rewrite rules of engagement

PacSun's Brieane Olson: retail disruption not just about tech as shoppers rewrite rules of engagement

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EventsStaff WriterMay 16, 2025PacSun, CEOs, World Retail Congress, Events, Retail disruption, Retail innovation, Retail technology, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Challenger brands, Smartphones, Mobile retail, Whole Foods Market, Customer engagement, Brieane OlsonComment

Should you be outsourcing your online business's growth strategies?

Should you be outsourcing your online business's growth strategies?

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E-commerceStaff WriterMay 16, 2025E-commerce, Online retail, Pureplays, Outsourcing, Marketing, Marketing agenciesComment

Former Shopify, WordPress and HackerRank exec Monica Ohara joins data movement firm Fivetran as CMO

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AppointmentsStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Fivetran, Data movement, CMOs, Appointments, Monica Ohara, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Retail technology innovation of the week: AutoStore powered Opollo Farm tackles major challenges in agriculture

Retail technology innovation of the week: AutoStore powered Opollo Farm tackles major challenges in agriculture

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Retail innovationStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Retail technology innovation of the week, 3D Cloud, Robotics, AutoStore, OnePointOne, Whole Foods, Opollo Farm, Robots, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Retail technology, Retail innovationComment

Deliverect takes wraps off vision AI powered Resolve solution to help delivery platforms with order accuracy and refund claims

Deliverect takes wraps off vision AI powered Resolve solution to help delivery platforms with order accuracy and refund claims

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AIStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Deliverect, Food delivery, AI, Visual AI, RTIH AI in Retail Awards, Deliverect ResolveComment

Mexican grocery chain Super Akí selects RELEX Solutions to optimise forecasting, pricing, and operations

Mexican grocery chain Super Akí selects RELEX Solutions to optimise forecasting, pricing, and operations

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Supply chain techStaff WriterMay 16, 2025Super Akí, Grocery retail, RELEX Solutions, AI, Supply chain technology, RTIH AI in Retail AwardsComment

Online fashion marketplace Secret Sales taps Mirakl Ads solution for retail media launch in UK market

Online fashion marketplace Secret Sales taps Mirakl Ads solution for retail media launch in UK market

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Retail mediaStaff WriterMay 15, 2025Secret Sales, Mirakl, Mirakl Ads, Online retail, Fashion retail, Retail media, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Online marketplaces, E-commerceComment

Marks and Spencer advises customer caution as retailer provides update on devastating cyber attack

Marks and Spencer advises customer caution as retailer provides update on devastating cyber attack

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CybercrimeStaff WriterMay 15, 2025M&S, Marks and Spencer, Stores, Online retail, Cyber attacks, Cyber security, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Business continuity, Jayne Wall, Cyber crimeComment

Gopuff offers rapid grocery delivery service to Amazon UK customers starting with Birmingham and Salford

Gopuff offers rapid grocery delivery service to Amazon UK customers starting with Birmingham and Salford

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Grocery deliveryStaff WriterMay 15, 2025Amazon UK, Gopuff, Rapid delivery, Grocery delivery, Quick commerce, Grocery retailers, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, UK retail, Amazon PrimeComment

Coach drops fashion products including Tabby handbag and its newest Soho sneaker on Roblox Marketplace

Coach drops fashion products including Tabby handbag and its newest Soho sneaker on Roblox Marketplace

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Virtual shoppingStaff WriterMay 15, 2025Coach, Roblox, Immersive experiences, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Virtual retailComment

Online women's fashion retailer Oh Polly shares social successes as it hits tenth birthday this week

Online women's fashion retailer Oh Polly shares social successes as it hits tenth birthday this week

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Social mediaStaff WriterMay 15, 2025Oh Polly, Social media, Online retail, Pureplays, Mike Branney, Instagram, TikTok, Nibble, AI, RTIH AI in Retail AwardsComment

Campus retailer Follett Higher Education taps Koddi technology to boost online store experience

Campus retailer Follett Higher Education taps Koddi technology to boost online store experience

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Retail mediaStaff WriterMay 15, 2025Follett Higher Education, Koddi, Campuses, Online retail, Retail mediaComment