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Asda wins RTIH bricks and mortar innovation award

Asda has emerged triumphant in the Bricks and Mortar Innovation category at the 2020 RTIH Innovation Awards.

2020 was the hurried version of digital transformation...2021 can be the one we dreamed of

By Abbie Heslop, Commercial AI Analyst, EBI.AI

Marks and Spencer taps Hermes Play AR video tech

Hermes UK has announced Marks & Spencer as the first retail partner to use its new video technology, Hermes Play.

Fujitsu to distribute Zippin check-out free tech in Japan

Zippin has announced Fujitsu as an exclusive distributor of its checkout-free solution in Japan.

Fujitsu is Zippin’s first exclusive distributor in any market and will start providing the tech, either directly or via local partners, by March 2021 with the aim of creating a new AI smart store business for the micromarket.

WHSmith part of GRIDSERVE electric forecourt retail offering

The UK’s first electric forecourt, situated near Braintree, Essex, has opened for business.

The site is the first of around 100 being built by GRIDSERVE over the next five years. It will be able to charge up to 36 electric vehicles simultaneously at speeds of up to 350kW.

2020 RTIH Innovation Awards: shortlists announced

Walmart, Tesco, Alibaba Group, Flipkart, Amazon and Asda are among the retailers shortlisted at the 2020 RTIH Innovation Awards.

Graff enlists Emakina for Salesforce e-commerce platform

British jewellery venture Graff has worked with Emakina on the launch of a new website for UK and US shoppers.

IBM and Kaya&Kato win RTIH supply chain innovation award

IBM and Kaya&Kato have emerged triumphant in the Supply Chain Innovation category at the 2020 RTIH Innovation Awards.

Desigual taps blockchain tech for supply chain transparency projec

Desigual, a fashion brand headquartered in Barcelona, has partnered with Finboot to integrate its MARCO Track & Trace application within its import and export process.

Lounge Underwear opts for Emarsys customer engagement tech

Lounge Underwear has partnered with Emarsys to gain a better understanding of its customers.

Emarsys’s customer engagement platform will analyse and centralise the data of shoppers. It will integrate with Lounge Underwear’s wider technology stack, including Shopify+.