Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles
These are the RTIH retail systems articles that caught your fancy last week, including OnBuy, boohooMAN, Harrods, Matalan, Amazon, and the 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards.
Matalan enlists THG Ingenuity for digital transformation drive
Matalan has announced completion of phase one of its digital transformation programme.
In collaboration with THG Ingenuity, it is due to migrate its technology platform in 2022 to support and accelerate online growth.
OnBuy offers entire workforce over £1m in share options
British e-commerce marketplace, OnBuy, is offering all of its 100+ employees the option to have a stake in the business.
The news follows a successful month for the venture, which was founded by Cas Paton in 2016. It reports that GMV over the Black Friday weekend increased YOY by 25%.
Compass Group and AiFi enable autonomous shopping for the workplace
Compass Group UK & Ireland, part of foodservice business Compass Group, has unveiled plans to launch its first fully frictionless store in a workplace in early 2022.
This is set to open in Ireland followed by additional sites in the UK over the next year, including units within other corporate clients, as well as in the sports and leisure and defence sectors.
The new stores will utilise AiFi’s AI powered computer vision technology which allows shoppers to purchase items in-store without having to wait in line or stop to scan or pay.
boohooMAN lets shoppers enter the metaverse with NFTs launch
Rise at Seven has created and launched a non-fungible token (NFT) collection for online fashion retailer boohoo’s boohooMAN brand.
Amazon Fresh stores open in Euston, Wandsworth and Chingford, London
Amazon has opened Amazon Fresh locations in Euston, Wandsworth and Chingford, London, bringing the total number in the UK to 15.
These are powered by the e-commerce giant’s Just Walk Out technology, which was pioneered at Amazon Go in the States. and offer a selection of its private food brand, by Amazon.
Other stores can be found in the likes of Camden, Ealing, Wembley Park, White City, Canary Wharf and Dalston.
Harrods launches AR powered Christmas window displays
Harrods has worked with Visualise AR & VR on an augmented reality experience which blends the retailer’s Christmas window displays with 3D animations, delivered through WebAR technology in a mobile browser.
Amazon set to ramp up online grocery delivery efforts in 2022
Amazon is planning to launch a new grocery delivery service in the US next year and expand its current offering in Europe, according to a report by The Information.
Asda named UK retailer of the year at RTIH Innovation Awards
Asda was among the companies who emerged victorious at RTIH’s 2021 retail technology awards.
The awards, sponsored by PMC, StoreSpace, Critizr, Marxent, QVALON and Selazar, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
We received a record number of submissions this year across 14 categories (you can find a full rundown of the 2021 shortlists here).
Our winners and highly commended companies were announced during an exclusive event that took place in central London last week and was attended by retailers, members of our judging panel, and sponsors.
Check out the latest entrants into the RTIH Innovation Awards hall of fame here.
Carrefour UAE named global retailer of the year at RTIH Innovation Awards
Carrefour UAE, meanwhile, picked up the Most Innovative Global Retailer gong.
E-commerce technology startup eyezon expands to UK
eyezon, a platform that connects e-commerce shoppers with retail sales agents, friends, family and also product and category experts, via live streaming sessions, is expanding to the UK.
Foundry’s former Enterprise Sales Manager, Pedro Guimarães, has been hired as Head of Business Development to lead EMEA initiatives from London.
The company, which launched in Russia in 2019, counts Adidas, De’Longhi, Panasonic, The Body Shop, VW and LG as clients.
