2020: top 10 most clicked retail tech articles
Fruity pop up stores, amusing Twitter disses and woke backlashes…These are the RTIH articles that caught your fancy during 2020.
Morrisons offers teachers 10 per cent discount amid coronavirus outbreak
Morrisons became the first major UK supermarket to announce a shopping discount (10%) for teachers and school staff.
This recognises their efforts in keeping schools open during the coronavirus pandemic and ensuring key workers with children can continue to work.
Woke Sainsbury's under fire for Black History Month tweet
Sainsbury’s divided opinion after a tweet showed support for Black History Month.
There ain’t no party like an Aldi UK 30th birthday party
Aldi UK celebrated its 30th birthday on Twitter. And it was epic.
Ooh err, missus. Pornhub pops up in New York
Adult entertainment platform Pornhub opened its first Valentine’s Day pop-up shop in New York City’s Lower East Side from 13th-14th February.
Asda wins RTIH bricks and mortar innovation award
Asda emerged triumphant in the Bricks and Mortar Innovation category at the 2020 RTIH Innovation Awards.
20 retail technology startups powering a new era of retail
RTIH brings you 20 tech startups who are driving change in the omnichannel retail space.
Tesco is working on a £45 contactless payments limit rise
Tesco updated its tills as it eyed an increase in the contactless payments limit during the coronavirus outbreak.
Waterstones and Pets at Home face coronavirus social media backlash
Many Brits were not happy with Waterstones and Pets at Home amid the coronavirus outbreak. And they let these retailers have it on social media.
Dunelm addresses coronavirus with Click and Collect and contactless delivery moves
Dunelm’s Click and Collect service added a deliver-to-car option as part of the retailer’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Iceland boss owns Marks and Spencer on Twitter
Marks and Spencer were none too pleased with Iceland over an ad comparing the two retailers’ pizzas.
“70% prefer the taste of our new frozen stone baked triple pepperoni,” the ad stated. It also compared prices (£1.50 in Iceland vs £4.50 in M&S).
The latter wasn’t about to take this diss lying down, which lead Iceland Foods MD Richard Walker to tweet: “We’ve just had a formal complaint from @marksandspencer about this ad. Their pizza actually costs £4.75. Apologies.”
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