Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles
These are the RTIH retail systems articles that caught your fancy last week, including Tesco, Yango Deli UK, Shopify and the 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards.
Tesco customers fume as IT system outage hits website and app
Tesco's website and app were offline for a number of hours last weekend, due to a major system outage.
Interview: Evgeny Chernikov, General Manager, Yango Deli UK
RTIH gets the lowdown on Yango Deli, the rapid grocery delivery arm of Russian tech giant Yandex which recently launched in the UK.
Shopify hires new Chief Technology Officer and General Counsel
Canadian e-commerce platform giant Shopify has appointed Allan Leinwand as Chief Technology Officer, and former White House Staff Secretary Jessica Hertz as General Counsel.
Don’t miss your chance to enter our retail technology awards
Time is running out to enter (free of charge) the 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards, sponsored by PMC, StoreSpace, Critizr, Marxent, QVALON and Selazar, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
The 2021 categories can be found here and you have until Friday, 5th November to get your entries in.
Trigo enters German market with REWE grocery store deal
REWE has opened its first Trigo powered hybrid autonomous store in Cologne, Germany.
The move marks Israel-based computer vision startup Trigo’s entry into the German market.
Emma – The Sleep Company enlists commercetools, Fluent Commerce for online push
D2C brand Emma – The Sleep Company, has selected commercetools and Fluent Commerce to provide a new e-commerce platform.
Six ways to leverage physical stores in a digital era
Don’t believe the online hype. E-commerce might well be booming, but stores remain a vitally important part of the retail landscape.
For proof of this, look no further than the following retailers who are using physical locations to survive and thrive in a fast changing omnichannel world.
Ted Baker taps Animal Crossing for autumn/winter campaign
Ted Baker is making its first foray into the clothing gaming market. This month it will showcase its autumn/winter brand campaign and clothing collections within its own universe on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Cineworld teams with tastecard to offer discounts on food
Cineworld Unlimited members can now get free tastecard membership.
To launch the partnership, Cineworld has produced an advert with Unlimited customers from across the UK, re-creating iconic food scenes from films like Amélie, Wayne’s World, Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction.
Groupe Rocher enlists Google Cloud for major IT implementation project
Google Cloud and Groupe Rocher, the parent company of cosmetics, home improvement, and textile brands such as Arbonne International, Yves Rocher, and Petit Bateau, have announced a five-year agreement to accelerate the latter’s digitisation and foster its sustainability strategy through IT.
