Last week’s biggest retail technology deals at a glance
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Featuring Walmart, La Perla Beauty, Wakefern Food Corp., and Carrefour Group.
Walmart has launched a new consumer shopping tool, Shop By Diet, which helps in-store or online shoppers with allergies or dietary constraints determine what to purchase via a website or QR code.
Powered by Sifter technology, this rolled out last week.
DTC sports brand SAMURAI has deployed Brightpearl’s retail operations system.
Brightpearl’s Automation Engines means the e-commerce retailer will have its orders, inventory, warehouse and fulfilment processes streamlined and automated, while plug and play integrations with third party apps make it easy to sync with SAMURAI’s existing Shopify setup.
Israel-based computer vision startup Trigo has announced a partnership with Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer owned cooperative in the US which owns and operates 257 supermarkets under the ShopRite and PriceRite banner.
In a LinkedIn post, Trigo says: “This year we will help Wakefern convert and develop hi-tech store formats that are exclusive to their brands, accelerate their growth, and pave the way for frictionless shopping at US customers’ favourite supermarket brands across the eastern US seaboard.”
It adds: “Through this partnership, US-based independent retailers can compete with multinational retailers and global tech giants alike on cutting-edge shopping experiences.”
HomeValet has made its new Smart Box and app available for pre-order.
The contactless 24/7 delivery solution will first be offered to eligible Walmart InHome customers in select participating regions this January, with wider availability announced in early 2022.
Offering a temperature controlled and internet connected outdoor receptacle, the Smart Box enables unattended delivery of fresh groceries and packages directly to consumers’ front door steps.
Through HomeValet’s mobile app and subscription service, consumers will be able to customise, manage, monitor, and remotely control their Smart Boxes.
Toolstation is adding Ecospend’s Open Banking payments technology to its e-commerce offering.
It says that the move will allow its trade account customers to “significantly improve their cash flow, while also providing flexible credit limits and making their online account management much more efficient”.
The tech will be integrated into Toolstation’s customer app and website.
Pentland Brands, owner of the Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, ellesse, SeaVees and Mitre brands, has adopted the Infor Nexus supply chain platform.
It says the technology will help to improve visibility of inventory, enhance collaboration with suppliers, automate the procure-to-pay process, and accelerate the onboarding of new suppliers and partners.
Contentstack, BigCommerce and Like Digital have teamed up to deliver a global digital platform and e-commerce capabilities to La Perla Beauty, the cosmetics and fragrance subsidiary of Italian lingerie brand La Perla.
La Perla Beauty will launch multiple storefronts on Contentstack and BigCommerce, with build and implementation from Like Digital.
Blackhawk Network has announced a deal with Carrefour Group to manage its branded third-party gift card programme across France, Belgium, Poland, Italy, Spain, Romania, Argentina and Brazil.
Carrefour will offer gift cards from a range of international and local brands, including high street retailers and gaming and entertainment providers such as iTunes, Google Play, Sony, Nintendo, Zalando and Ikea.
Blackhawk Network will be delivering the branded gift card programme as a fully managed service across all eight regions, including supply chain, operations and customer service.
Italian luxury footwear brand, Aquazzura, has selected the Cegid Retail unified commerce and Point of Sale platform to manage its stores.
Fourth has announced partnerships with Holland & Barrett and the Theo Paphitis Retail Group (TPRG), which includes the high street brands Robert Dyas, Ryman, and Boux Avenue.
This partnership will see Fourth’s workforce management technology implemented in over 1,000 stores across the UK for almost 10,000 employees of Holland & Barrett and TPRG.
This will help them manage the full employee lifecycle from hiring and onboarding, through to scheduling, paying, engaging, and ultimately retaining employees.
AI nutrition technology startup Spoon Guru has partnered with US supermarket chain Schnucks to develop and launch a new healthy eating platform.
Launched on 1st January, Good For You is free to all members of Schnucks Rewards.
Shoppers who choose to opt into the programme will be entered into sweepstakes to win Schnucks Rewards points and will have access to a fitness library and wellness tips via an app.
The platform has been developed using Spoon Guru’s technology alongside a nutritionist led categorisation of products according to government guidelines.
