RTIH brings you the retail technology week in numbers
Do you like numbers? Do you like retail systems news? Then this is the article for you. Including Chipotle, Asda, New Look, Primark, Amazon, Zippin, and parcelLab.
22…Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced that its Boorito promo will return as an in-person event at US restaurants on 31st October.
The brand has teamed up with artist and creative director Pablo Rochat to create a trailer that celebrates the 22nd year of Boorito.
25…Primark has launched a Click and Collect trial in 25 stores.
This will begin before the end of the year and includes the retailer's kids' clothing range. It will be the first time that Primark has offered customers this option.
The mix of stores taking part ranges from large city centre and out of town locations to smaller high street ones.
£1.50…The GMB union is set to ballot its members working as Asda home delivery drivers after learning of “shocking” management plans that include removing a pay supplement which, it claims, will see wages cut by £1.50 per hour.
The ballot, which opens today, will close in four weeks' time. If the dispute continues, the GMB says that it may result in strike action in the run up to Christmas.
It adds that any strike would severely affect Asda’s service, which makes over one million home deliveries a week.
400…Retail Response is now delivering store systems support services to New Look.
Its proposal pipped five other firms to the post, with Retail Response taking on hardware support for more than 400 New Look stores across the UK and Ireland.
Two new Zippin Lanes have opened at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Rockets.
The checkout-free stores, operated by Levy, the Rockets’ hospitality partner at Toyota Center, and Levy’s innovation studio, DBK Studio, are in section 108 on the main concourse and section 415 on the upper concourse.
73% of Brits are concerned about having enough funds to manage the festive shopping period, according to research from FinTech firm Trust Payments.
The company surveyed 2,000 residents in the UK and found that not only is the festive season a concern but over a quarter claim to be unsure of their current debt, while the same number claim that they have no idea how much they have accrued previously.
The research also found significant changes in buyer behaviour across the UK ahead of the busiest quarter for merchants and shows how businesses must realign their payment processes to how consumers want to spend during the cost of living crisis and the upcoming festive season.
25%…New research from parcelLab shows that 25% of the UK’s leading brands, such as Zara and boohoo, are now charging shoppers to return purchases they have made online; a year-on-year increase of 14%.
90% and 99%…Last mile delivery specialist, Stuart, says that it is delivering more than 90% of Tesco online shopping orders in less than 30 minutes.
Following the launch of the grocery giant’s Whoosh service, which aims to get orders to customers in under 60 minutes, it has been working with Stuart to refine and perfect ultra rapid grocery deliveries from store.
Whoosh and Stuart have delivered increased numbers of orders to customers in less than half an hour from ordering, and 99% of all orders have been delivered within a one hour time promise.
4…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, Sharon Peters, Head of Technology - Corporate Functions, Marks & Spencer, and Peter Waugh, Digital & Data Director, Compass Group.
400…Amazon’s Scout robot package delivery days are over.
The e-commerce giant has shut down field testing and is "reorienting" the programme. The Scout team has been disbanded, with most of its 400 members being offered new positions within the company
£300,000…InHaus, a startup which which uses technology and automation to help online fashion retailers create product videos, has received £300,000 in funding to support team growth and commercialise its software.
77%, 71% and 68%…British shoppers are increasingly seeking better value for money, quality, and convenience during the current economic climate, offering retailers new opportunities to engage people and drive loyalty, according to research from American Express.
The company surveyed 2,000 UK consumers, with 77% saying they are increasingly focused on value for money, and 71% proactively looking for sale items when shopping. 68% believe that retailers could do more to help counter rising prices.
£300 and £500…Bookshop.org has launched the Golden Bookmark Competition, offering people the chance to win free books for life.
Inspired by the Golden Ticket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, the initiative will grant one winner £300 in Bookshop.org gift cards every year for life.
They will also get to nominate their favourite bookshop to receive a one time £500 donation.
