Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles

These are the retail tech articles that caught your fancy last week.

Seven innovative retail technology deployments

These retailers and brands are leading the way in providing technology and experiences that are one step ahead of their customers’ expectations.

Nespresso taps blockchain tech for supply chain initiative

Nespresso has launched a blockchain platform that lets people trace their coffee from farms in Zimbabwe through to the company’s production centre in Switzerland.

X5 Retail Group tech innovation drive continues apace

Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group and French tech accelerator Lafayette Plug and Play (LP&P) have released the interim results of their innovation scouting tie up.

The retail tech space in June: good month/bad month

RTIH takes a look at the retail technology space during June and rounds up the winners and losers.

Retailers must be mobile first in a post Covid world

Prior to Covid-19, retailers were already moving towards mobile-first shopping, with phones being used to link the in-store and digital experience. The pandemic has pressed fast forward on this transformation, opening up both challenges and opportunities for retailers. 

Tracking the retail technology sector during the coronavirus

Retail Technology Innovation Hub rounds up the key Covid-19 developments from last week.

Interview: Lisa Bowden, Head of Business Development – Solutions, Retail Assist

Lisa Bowden tells RTIH about OMIO PIM, powered by Retail Assist, which was launched in May. 

Last month’s biggest retail technology plays

RTIH rounds up the stand out retail technology deployments, deals and pilots from June. 

John Lewis backs IT outsourcing model with Wipro deal

John Lewis Partnership is shaking up its technology operations via a new partnership with Wipro.

Startup interview: Sam Ulph, Founder and CEO, Starstock

 RTIH finds out about StarStock, an e-commerce and marketplace business built to disrupt the food and drinks industry. 

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