Last week’s biggest retail tech plays

RTIH rounds up the stand out retail technology roll-outs and pilots from the past seven days.

Marks and Spencer announces Mobile Pay Go roll-out

M&S has expanded its Mobile Pay Go technology to 50 stores, following a trial across Edgware Road, Bankside, Waterside Paddington, West Hampstead, Canary Wharf and Stratford Westfield in London.

Mercato checks all online boxes for Grace’s Marketplace

Grace’s Marketplace, a European style neighbourhood market in New York, is now offering same-day online delivery through startup Mercato’s platform.

Fabi Boutique reports online sales increase after switching to Kooomo platform

With Magento ending support for Magento 1 in June this year, online shoe retailer Fabi Boutique decided to migrate to Kooomo and also overhaul its site.

Coop Sweden enlists EBI.AI for digital assistant project

EBI.AI has been chosen by Coop Sweden to build an artificial intelligence grocery assistant called Cooper.

WHSmith makes buy now, pay later move with Laybuy

WHSmith has teamed with Laybuy to offer its UK online customers a buy now, pay later solution. 

CMOstores.com taps Peak AI tech for personalisation project

Peak is working with online construction materials supplier CMOStores.com to include artificial intelligence and machine learning technology into its six digital stores.

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