Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles
These are the RTIH articles that caught your fancy last week, including AiFi, Pandora, Primark, Currys, Unilever, Shein, and Klarna.
AiFi leads the way in autonomous retail space
RTIH gets the lowdown on AiFi, a trailblazing company which offers customised, AI powered solutions to help retailers of all sizes become fully autonomous.
Pandora launches global hub in London to attract digital and marketing talent
Jewellery brand, Pandora, has created a global hub at its UK and Ireland head office in London, as part of a move to attract talent in the marketing, digital and technology space.
Primark enlists EPAM Systems for new website launch
Primark has unveiled a new website, featuring thousands of products from across its ranges, as well as a fresh design, enhanced navigation and a new feature that allows customers to check stock availability in their local store.
This is launching first in the UK, before rolling out to Primark’s 13 other markets in the coming months.
Boots CIO sings praises of AiFi powered Aldi Shop&Go London store
Currys launches range of hoverboards for hassle free commuting
As an April Fools’ Day joke, UK omnichannel retailer Currys said it was now selling hoverboards that fly up to 4ft in height.
A press release noted: “Thanks to ground-breaking new HovAir technology, our new hoverboards are designed to get people from A to B without having to battle traffic on the daily commute.”
It added: “Coming in a range of multiple colours, the hoverboards are looking like being one of this summer’s hottest trends, and are already flying off the shelves.”
Arf.
Shein and Klarna announce London pop-up partnership
Fast fashion giant Shein recently opened the doors to a London pop-up in partnership with buy now, pay later big hitter Klarna.
The #SHEINxKlarna experience, hosted in Covent Garden, gave shoppers the chance to browse the Chinese retailer’s upcoming spring collection.
boohoo hits the metaverse with female lead NFT collection
Fast fashion big hitter boohoo has announced the launch of its first NFT collection.
Phase one of the brand’s move into this space included the launch of NFT education and community building platform @boohooverse on Twitter and Discord, which aims to onboard the female fashion community into Web3 ahead of the first drop.
boohoo ran a competition to support a second phase. This recruited artists in the NFT space to be part of what is pitched as “the biggest female led NFT collection yet”.
French startup Foodles brings connected smart fridges to UK
Foodles, a French startup that provides “fresh, chef prepared, affordable food” for employees at any time of the day through its connected smart fridges, has entered the UK market.
Perch and Unilever unveil in-store digital platform in partnership with Giant Food
Unilever has partnered with Perch to launch an in-store product engagement platform at Giant Food supermarkets in the Washington DC area.
Interactive end caps in the beauty section incorporate a digital screen that automatically senses what products shoppers touch to respond with videos and information, without having to scan a QR code, touch a screen, download an app etc.
March: top ten coolest retail technology plays
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his stand out ‘future of retail’ systems deployments from last month, including omnichannel fashion personalisation and engagement platforms, automated fulfilment centres, and Metaverse Fashion Week.
