Last week’s most clicked RTIH retail technology articles
These are the retail systems articles that caught your fancy during the past seven days.
Rakuten Europe and Chiliz launch fan token partnership
Chiliz, the blockchain venture behind the Socios.com fan engagement platform, has announced a partnership with Rakuten Europe.
The latter’s customers in Spain, UK and Germany can now use Rakuten points to redeem fan tokens.
Morrisons ends 10% teacher discount and focuses on More For Teachers Club
Morrisons has pulled a 10% discount for teachers and school staff that had been on offer as a thank you for their work during the coronavirus outbreak.
Liam Payne opens EE BAFTA Film Awards with AR performance
Ahead of the 2021 EE BAFTA Film Awards, Liam Payne delivered a live augmented reality experience for mobile users.
The platinum selling artist went on to an EE BAFTA Film Award opening performance on BBC One.
This saw Payne duet alongside his avatar, which was beamed on stage using EE’s 5G network.
Amazon opens third London Amazon Fresh store, in White City
Amazon has opened an Amazon Fresh location in White City, London.
It’s the third such convenience store to feature Just Walk Out Shopping tech in the UK, which was pioneered at the Amazon Go offering in the States.
Convenience delivery startup Asap goes live in London
Asap has entered the booming q-commerce space.
The startup is currently delivering across London, with new locations being added on a regular basis.
Products are distributed from its micro-fulfilment centres, and drivers use electric vehicles and bicycles.
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Tesco presents ovation worthy financial results but online challenges remain
Tesco has issued its 2020/21 preliminary results, with the grocery giant notching up £825 million in pre-tax profits, down from £1,028 million in the previous year.
Homebase launches garden centres in six Next stores
Home and garden retailer Homebase has announced a tie up with Next.
Six of its garden centres have opened in Next stores in Shoreham, Ipswich, Warrington, Camberley, Bristol and Sheffield, coinciding with non-essential stores returning to action.
Kroger should rethink Ocado customer fulfilment centre bet
Kroger has made a wrong online delivery bet on Ocado, according to Brittain Ladd, a supply chain consultant and former Amazon exec.
Salesforce Ventures backs online marketplace startup Marketplacer
Australian retail systems company, Marketplacer, has secured new funding ($4 million) from Salesforce Ventures to help accelerate North American expansion.
