Last week’s most read RTIH retail technology articles

These are the retail systems articles that caught your fancy during the past seven days, including Sainsbury’s, Wineapp, Gopuff, DoorDash, M&S Tech, and HURR/Depop.

Silent Sainsbury's falls victim to Led By Donkeys PR stunt over GB News ads

#SilentSainsburys was trending on Twitter last week as the grocery giant came under increasing pressure to stop advertising during Nigel Farage’s new show on GB News.

Retail technology solutions that could rejuvenate physical experiences

These are tough times for high streets, shopping centres and retail parks.

The e-commerce space has been thriving amid the Covid pandemic, while one in seven UK shops remain shuttered, with vacancy rates rising across all retail locations.

But all hope is not lost. In this article, RTIH takes a look at retail technologies that could save bricks and mortar experiences.

HURR and Depop announce sustainable fashion tie up

European womenswear rental platform, HURR, has arrived on peer-to-peer social shopping app Depop.

Startup interview: Marco Nardone, CEO and Founder, Wineapp

RTIH gets the lowdown on UK-based rapid wine delivery service Wineapp.

Gopuff announces mega Series H funding round

Rapid grocery delivery startup, Gopuff, has raised $1 billion in a Series H round that values the US-based venture at $15 billion.

It was last valued at $8.9 billion after a March funding round pulled in $1.15 billion.

RTIH looks back at the retail technology space in July

RTIH reviews an eventful month for the retail tech sector, including Gopuff, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Shopify, Instacart, Flipkart and Walmart.

M&S Tech goes on software engineer recruitment drive

Marks and Spencer has kicked off a drive to recruit 70 software engineers over the next year as the retailer looks to boost its digital transformation push.

In support of this, it has launched a new bespoke careers page on its website called M&OS.

DoorDash preps investment in controversial startup Gorillas

DoorDash, the US’s largest food delivery company, is set to take a stake in Gorillas, the Germany-based grocery delivery startup.

Gorillas is seeking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars of funding at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, far below the $6 billion it was previously working towards, according to media reports.