Retail technology deals and deployments round up
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail technology deals, deployments and pilots from the past seven days.
Convenience store chain McColl’s Retail Group has launched a customer experience management programme with Service Management Group (SMG).
We're excited to begin the new year by partnering with @YourMcColls and look forward to helping the brand elevate the voice of the customer through an enterprise-wide #customerexperience management program. https://t.co/Kzm5oZJp4P #CX pic.twitter.com/3h4wGlf1pl
— SMG (@SMGCustomerSat) January 7, 2021
Quiz has announced a partnership with AI platform provider, HelloDone, focusing on its post-purchase customer support.
The Hut Group has selected SoftIron's Ceph optimised HyperDrive as the storage backbone for its THG Ingenuity e-commerce platform.
Zôdio has rolled out Openbravo’s PoS solution to its 20 stores in France.
Bolivian pharmacy chain FarmaCorp has deployed Reflexis’ Q-Walk store audit mobile solution in more than 100 locations.
See why Farmacorp chose Reflexis to streamline in-store inspections across more than 100 stores! https://t.co/NUJ2l8tszW
— Reflexis Systems (@ReflexisSystems) January 7, 2021
Best Buy has placed a SEK 107 million order to continue deploying Pricer's electronic shelf labels (ESL) system in 119 stores.
British TV chefs the Hairy Bikers have unveiled a new e-commerce site.
Eurosonic Group, a UK-based specialist supplier in homeware, kitchenware and electrical supplies, partnered with Visualsoft for the launch and ongoing marketing support.
If you're looking to get busy in the kitchen during this lockdown(!)... you will be pleased to hear the launch of the official Hairy Bikers Kitchenware website! 😄🎉 Shop cookware, stoneware, recipe books and more at https://t.co/72mR2TdBD2!! Go have a gander!! https://t.co/5nV6V3TeCF
— Hairy Bikers (@HairyBikers) January 6, 2021
M&S has launched a new, on-the-spot payment solution to help relieve queues at the checkouts.
Available at 200 of the retailer’s stores, this allows staff members to pick out customers waiting in line to pay for just a few items, and process their transaction via a handheld Honeywell device.
Vincero Watches and Global-e have partnered on a localised e-commerce experience project.
L.K.Bennett has selected Origin from Retail247 as its PIM platform.
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