The retail technology week in numbers
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2…Australian retailer Coles has secured sites in Sydney and Melbourne for its first two Ocado Solutions powered customer fulfilment centres. These will commence operation in FY23.
30…The European Commission has announced the 30 semi-finalists of the 2020 European Social Innovation Competition.
500 and 6,500…The mypubshop platform, powered by StarStock, has pulled in 500 pubs across the UK, along with 6,500 customers, since launching last month.
130…Marks and Spencer launched its first home delivery service, just ahead of its highly touted partnership with Ocado.
Around 130 M&S food and household items can be purchased through Deliveroo. Deliveries will take 30 minutes and there is a £4.99 charge. The service is available from 142 outlets across the country.
13,000…Waitrose is opening a six acre customer fulfilment centre on Thursday in Enfield, North London, as it looks to double its online grocery orders in the capital by September.
The site is creating 370 new jobs, building to 850 when at full capacity, by which time it will be adding 13,000 weekly delivery slots for London customers.
$120 million…Back Market, which operates a marketplace for refurbished smartphones and electronics devices. has announced a new $120 million funding round from Goldman Sachs, Aglaé Ventures and Eurazeo Growth.
41% of Brits have been shopping at their local, independent stores more regularly than they did before the coronavirus outbreak, according to research by price comparison site finder.com.
£1.9 billion…The UK online food and grocery retail market is forecast to grow 25.5% in 2020, gaining an extra £1.9 billion, as the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose respond to the coronavirus outbreak by expanding fulfilment capacity.
6,626…Grupo DIA, a convenience store chain with 6,626 self-owned and franchised locations and 29 distribution centres in Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Argentina, has selected RELEX technology for forecasting and replenishment.
54% of UK consumers have used new forms of payments since the coronavirus outbreak began, according to research by Paysafe.
5%…Chinese tech giant Tencent has bought a 5% stake, worth around A$390 million, in Australian buy now, pay later specialist Afterpay.
15…McDonald's is set to reopen its first restaurants for delivery only on 13th May after closing down due to the coronavirus lockdown.
It is starting the long road back to normality with 15 outlets. The fast food giant uses Uber Eats and Just Eat for delivery.
