Check out RTIH’s most popular retail technology articles on LinkedIn
We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. These are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Studenac, Grubhub, Starship Technologies, Boots UK, Sephora, and the 2022 RTIH Innovation Awards.
Nina Mimica takes on Chief Innovation Officer role at Studenac
Nina Mimica has been named as the new Chief Innovation Officer at Studenac, joining the management board of Croatia’s largest retailer by number of stores to oversee projects including a digital centre of excellence.
Mimica will be responsible for designing and implementing innovation and digital transformation projects, introducing advanced analytics and using technology to drive the company’s growth.
She has served as the firm’s Marketing Director since October 2019.
Grubhub and Starship Technologies bring robot deliveries to US colleges
Grubhub and Starship Technologies are teaming up to provide robot delivery services on college campuses across the United States.
The service is currently available at the University of Kentucky, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Wayne State University, Southern Methodist University and Fairfield University, and will be rolled out at multiple other college campuses later this year.
Trinny London enlists Excellent Zephyr and Patchworks for NetSuite project
D2C beauty brand, Trinny London, says that it has modernised its business operations and in turn enhanced its customer experience with the help of digital agency Excellent Zephyr and the Patchworks (iPaas) platform.
Originally conceived as a digital first business, Trinny London now sells its products in-store through the British department stores Fenwick and Harvey Nichols, and has just announced its first permanent retail presence in the US at Saks Fifth Avenue.
It implemented NetSuite’s solution to optimise its back end operations.
Sephora goes live with Fluent Commerce OMS in Australia
Beauty retailer Sephora has implemented a new distributed Order Management System (OMS) from Fluent Commerce.
The platform, deployed in partnership with Accenture, has been launched in Australia, marking the start of a broader roll-out across the rest of its markets in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Ann Hawkins takes on Director of IT role at Boots UK
Ann Hawkins is starting a new position as Director of IT - Business Services Platform at Boots UK.
She joins from Boots parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she served as Director, Transformation Lead - Business Services.
2022 RTIH retail technology innovation awards - more judges announced
RTIH has added four more people to the judging panel for its 2002 Innovation Awards: Wizz Selvey, CEO, WIZZ&CO, David Polinchock, Co-Founder/President, Unified Brand Experience Lab, Peter Waugh, Digital & Data Director, Compass Group, and Sharon Peters, Head of Technology - Corporate Functions, Marks & Spencer.
River Island taps Scandit smart data capture solution
River Island is working with Scandit as part of its plans to modernise store operations.
The UK high street fashion retailer has issued each store associate a Scandit enabled Samsung Galaxy XCover rugged smartphone, equipped with Microsoft Teams, to replace shared hardware-based scanning devices.
It says that the Scandit Smart Data Capture platform unlocks a range of functionalities for it to improve workflows, introduce new services and empower store associates to uplift the overall customer experience.
Footasylum installs new high bright LED screen tech in Bristol store
Digital out of home (DOOH) display specialist, UX Global, has completed the first installation of new Philips P3.1 high bright 7000 Series LED screen technology in the UK.
A 3.5m x 3.75m screen was installed on the high street facing wall of UX Global’s client Footasylum’s newly refurbished Cabot Circus store in Bristol.
UNTUCKit deploys YOOBIC digital workplace solution
Apparel brand, UNTUCKit, says that it has streamlined communications, operations and training for store staff, in partnership with YOOBIC.
Startup Stories: Daniel Hemsley, Co-founder, The Beagle Button
RTIH sits down with Daniel Hemsley to get the lowdown on The Beagle Button, a startup pitched as the UK’s first browser extension that automatically recommends eco alternatives when you’re shopping online.
