Our most viewed retail technology articles from last week
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Morrisons offers teachers 10 per cent discount amid coronavirus outbreak
Morrisons has become the first major UK supermarket to announce a shopping discount (10%) for teachers and school staff.
Recognising their efforts in keeping schools open during the coronavirus pandemic and ensuring key workers with children can continue to work, this will kick off on Monday and run until 3rd January 2021.
X5 Retail Group targets young folks with cashierless store
Russian food retailer, X5 Retail Group, has opened its first cashierless store as part of its Pyaterochka chain.
Grocery retailers prep big bets on micro-fulfilment tech
Several large grocery retailers will soon announce micro-fulfilment centre (MFC) technology partnerships, probably with AutoStore. That’s the view of Brittain Ladd, a supply chain consultant and former Amazon exec.
There ain’t no party like an Aldi UK 30th birthday party
Aldi UK recently celebrated its 30th birthday on Twitter. And it was epic.
Woke Sainsbury's under fire for Black History Month tweet
Sainsbury’s has divided opinion after a tweet showed support for Black History Month.
Pret Itsu founder faces Twitter backlash after lockdown comments
Julian Metcalfe, the founder of Pret and Itsu, recently hit out at a second UK coronavirus lockdown. This, somewhat unsurprisingly, went down like a lead balloon in the Twitterverse.
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Dufry tests out MishiPay mobile tech at Zurich airport
Travel retailer Dufry is trialling a Scan, Buy, Fly mobile self-checkout solution with MishiPay at two stores in Zurich airport.
RTIH Innovation Awards showcases leading UK retailers
RTIH recently announced the launch of its 2020 Innovation Awards. This includes a Most Innovative UK Retailer category, sponsored by EBI.AI.
Ikea talks Google Cloud powered digital transformation efforts
Google Cloud has released details of its work with Ikea as the retailer accelerates its digital transformation amid the coronavirus outbreak.
