Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles

These are the RTIH retail systems articles that caught your fancy last week, including Ted Baker, Majid Al Futtaim, BrewDog and Buyk.

Sixth Amazon Fresh store opens in Dalston, London

Amazon has opened an Amazon Fresh location in Dalston, London.

Situated at 28-31 Kingsland High Street, it is the sixth such UK convenience store to feature Just Walk Out Shopping tech, which was pioneered at the Amazon Go offering in the States.

The other five are in Camden, Ealing, Wembley Park, White City and Canary Wharf.

Majid Al Futtaim opens Carrefour City+ just walk out store

Majid Al Futtaim, which owns and operates shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced the launch of checkout free store, Carrefour City+.

A first for Carrefour worldwide and opening today in Mall of the Emirates, this taps AiFi powered artificial intelligence technology.

BrewDog makes BNPL move with Clearpay tie up

UK-based brewery and pub chain, BrewDog, has signed on with buy now, pay later venture Clearpay.

The company is launching exclusively with an advent calendar, offering shoppers the option to pay in four interest free instalments.

Startup interview: Slava Bocharov, Co-Founder and CEO, Buyk

RTIH gets the lowdown on Buyk, a new service promising grocery delivery from dark store to doorstep within 15 minutes. The venture has just soft launched in Manhattan, with ambitions to expand across the US and beyond.

Ted Baker boosts e-commerce offering with Secret Sales tie up

Ted Baker has partnered with Secret Sales to launch its first ‘always on’ UK digital outlet, enabling it to sell aged stock away from the brand’s main website.

Shopify boss Harley Finkelstein talks winning holiday season strategies

Harley Finkelstein, President at Canadian e-commerce platform giant Shopify, has been giving his predictions for how the 2021 holiday season in retail will pan out.

New payment methods see Covid pandemic surge in popularity

New research from emerchantpay reveals stark differences in UK attitudes to payments between generations, and also sheds light on the potential economic contribution of trends such as cryptocurrencies.

Brits miss tailored in-store experiences when shopping online

New research from Ve Global reveals the top products British consumers find difficult to buy online.

How retail technology is changing the world during Covid-19

RTIH’s Editor, Scott Thompson, reviews what has been an incredible 18 months for the retail technology space and asks: what will a post-Covid world look like?