Last week’s most popular retail technology articles
These are the retail tech articles that caught your fancy last week.
Woke Sainsbury's under fire for Black History Month tweet
Sainsbury’s has divided opinion after a tweet showed support for Black History Month.
In-vehicle payments space set for major growth
The value of in-vehicle payments will hit $86 billion in 2025, up from $543 million in 2020, according to Juniper Research.
Five retail tech things we learned last week
RTIH takes a tongue in cheek look back at an eventful week for the retail technology space.
Laurence Fox slams Sainsbury's over Black History Month tweet
English actor Laurence Fox says that he is boycotting Sainsbury's over the supermarket’s promotion of "racial segregation and discrimination".
Ocado should buy AutoStore and banish its legal blues
We recently reported that Ocado was being sued by Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore.
So, what is the best option available to Ocado in this situation? Buy AutoStore and run it as a separate company, because an acquisition would eliminate the lawsuit, according to Brittain Ladd, a supply chain consultant and former Amazon exec.
There ain’t no party like an Aldi UK 30th birthday party
Aldi UK celebrated its 30th birthday on Twitter last week. And it was epic.
IBM and Burberry develop prototype system for product traceability
As part of its Extreme Blue internship programme, IBM has collaborated with Burberry to develop a prototype system that aims to improve product traceability.
Majid Al Futtaim gives Carrefour an omnichannel boost with dunnhumby Shop
Majid Al Futtaim, which owns and operates shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has launched a customer insight platform, powered by dunnhumby.
Cyber crooks exploit coronavirus challenges faced by companies and workers
21% of UK workers feel more vulnerable to cybercrime since the outbreak of Covid-19, according to research from PwC.
W23 invests in ‘game-changing’ startup Spoon Guru
London-based AI powered food search and discovery technology startup, Spoon Guru, has announced a Series A funding round involving W23, the VC arm of Woolworths Group.
