Our most viewed retail technology articles from last week
These are the retail tech articles that caught your fancy during the past seven days.
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 run until 3rd January 2021.
Currys PC World extends store opening hours ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Currys PC World extended the opening hours of its stores across the UK (except in Wales) as it predicted a surge in demand for consumer tech products ahead of a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
Asda Stevenage store installs electronic shelf edge labelling tech
Asda has rolled out an electronic shelf edge labelling (eSEL) solution at its Stevenage innovation store.
James Sands, Project Manager - Tech Store at Asda, said in a LinkedIn post: “It’s taken just over a year and has probably been the most challenging project I’ve delivered, but after five nights of installing we now have a fully integrated eSEL solution across 22,000 lines in our innovation store.”
Reviewing the retail technology space in October
RTIH takes a look back at the retail technology space during October and highlights the winners, losers and major developments.
Asda appoints Anna Barsby as Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Asda has hired former Morrisons Chief Technology Officer Anna Barsby as interim Chief Digital and Technology Officer, following the grocery giant’s sale by Walmart to the Issa brothers.
Blackwell’s and Jellybooks prep digital tools for booksellers
Blackwell’s and Jellybooks have received a grant from Innovate UK to create a cloud-based platform enabling booksellers to feature samples online.
The objective is to provide independent shops with digital tools that support better book discovery and wider online retailing choice for consumers.
Last month’s biggest retail technology deals
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail technology deals, deployments and pilots from October.
Ocado hit by US ITC investigation into its robot technology
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced plans to launch a formal investigation into Ocado, which could prevent its robots and other technologies entering the country.
It will look into Ocado’s Smart Platform (OSP) technology based on allegations of infringement of numerous patents from Norwegian firm AutoStore.
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.
