RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, deployments, initiatives and pilots from the past seven days, including Newegg, The SM Store, Shopify, Boots and Nasty Gal.

Newegg has become the first major online retailer to accept the Litecoin (LTC) cryptocurrency as a payment method, via the BitPay platform.

Customers will have the option of paying with LTC using the BitPay Wallet app.

Woodhouse, part of the Clothing Sites group, has commissioned One iota to design, develop and deliver its new mobile app, which will replace the current one in November.

Ubamarket has rolled out its mobile technology in a new Central England Co-op store at Warsop, Mansfield.

This takes Ubamarket into its fourth partnered store with the retailer.

We're thrilled to be partnering with @mycoopfood today as they launch their new store in Warsop.

Using the CEC 'Scan, Pay, Go' app, customers can utilise Ubamarket's Magic Shopping List technology for the most personalised shopping experience retail has to offer. pic.twitter.com/fnM7RNGrvh
— Ubamarket (@Ubamarket) July 30, 2021

The SM Store has deployed Aptos’ Merchandise Financial Planning solution to support its omnichannel sales planning activities.

Hullabalook has released data from its partnership with Dutch furniture retailer fonQ.

The company’s Stickers technology converts retailers’ products into 2D ‘stickers’, which shoppers can select and move around a blank canvas.

Users can explore the full product catalogue, design their space and then checkout with all of their favourite products in one click.

For @fonq, our tech has driven:
👉44% increase in AOV
👉22% increase in CVR
👉76% uplift in RpU
👉86% more sessions

Data doesn't lie. Our technology makes a REAL impact.
Read the full case study: https://t.co/BMKF9W7TDz #retailtech #ecommerce #data #retail pic.twitter.com/MqlXVkka4t
— Hullabalook (@hullabalookers) July 28, 2021

Shopify has made it possible for eligible merchants to sell NFTs (non-fungible tokens) through their e-commerce stores.

One of the first out of the traps is the NBA’s Chicago Bulls.

If you’ve spent 1 minute on the internet this year, you’ve seen a lot about NFTs. @Shopify we are making it easier for our merchants to sell NFTs directly through their stores, with one of the first being the @ChicagoBulls NFT store. https://t.co/Qv2wKO7RCS
— Harley Finkelstein (@harleyf) July 26, 2021

Cloud-based catering management software startup FoodStorm has signed eight new US grocery customers, including DeCicco & Sons, Cardiff Seaside Market, Village Market, Fruit Center Marketplace and Caraluzzi's Markets.

They will be using its software to manage the entire catering/prepared foods ordering, production, payment and fulfilment process from one centralised system.

Nasty Gal, an American retailer that specialises in fashion for young women, has partnered with Astound Commerce on the launch of a new website.

In a LinkedIn post, the latter said that the site was “built using our custom built Reference Application so it's both agile and scalable”.

We're delighted to announce that we are live with @Outfits24D. With over 2,000 participating shops, Outfits24 is the largest retail portal in the fashion sector. Welcome to the Fit Analytics family, Outfits24! #fitfinder #newpartner #ecommerce https://t.co/jQHPcy8hzB pic.twitter.com/QGvAtv2T1B
— Fit Analytics (@Fit_Analytics) July 27, 2021

Boots has gone live with its first dispensing robot in the retailer’s pharmacies in Ireland.

Marks & Spencer is rolling out a new digital Click & Collect option to 78 stores, alongside a mobile friendly returns process.