Last week’s biggest retail technology plays
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail technology deals, deployments and pilots from the past seven days.
The Co-op has partnered with startup Pinga to offer zero emission online grocery deliveries in East London.
Over 500 of the convenience retailer’s products will initially be available through Pinga’s app, serving up to one million people living close to five stores located in Hackney, Stepney and Stoke Newington.
Tesco will shortly go live with its first urban fulfilment centre (UFC) as it looks to capitalise on the coronavirus powered online shopping boom.
Confectionery company, Cloetta, has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to support its digital transformation strategy. The solution is expected to go live in 2021 for 650 users.
Swedish online grocery retailer, MatHem, has announced a partnership with RELEX Solutions.
The latter’s tech will service its four distribution centres in Sweden with fresh food forecasting and replenishment, including promotion and seasonal planning.
Children’s apparel company, Hanna Andersson, is partnering with Emarsys to streamline and personalise customer engagement.
Asda has launched a wine recommendation kiosk at its innovation store in Stevenage.
Customers answer a few questions on their likes and dislikes and then, using AI, the display will identify wines to suit their palate.
Online retailer The Hut Group’s e-commerce services division, THG Ingenuity, has inked a 10-year, ‘multi-million pound’, digital transformation deal with Homebase.
Phase Eight has teamed with OneStock to enable registered customers to pre-book a 60 minute personal styling slot at a selected store via its website.
Irish health and beauty retailer, I Love Shopping, has chosen Brightpearl as its digital operations platform.
