Including HMV and Decathlon: RTIH presents its biggest retail technology articles on LinkedIn right now
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 Worldpay from FIS, Volt, ekko, Frasers Group, Carrefour Belgium, Pennies, and Be.EV.
HMV goes live with Worldpay from FIS and FreedomPay solution at Dublin and Antwerp stores
Worldpay from FIS is expanding its relationship with music and entertainment retailer HMV to support its omnichannel focused European expansion.
Worldpay Omnichannel aims to give HMV greater flexibility and choice when it comes to improving its omnichannel strategy, across 34 geographic markets.
The solution brings together Worldpay’s e-commerce capabilities with FreedomPay’s commerce platform.
Through a single integration, Worldpay Omnichannel allows merchants to operate across borders and Point of Sale (PoS) providers, supporting both major and local card schemes, alongside local payment methods.
It will allow for synchronisation and tokenisation across multiple channels. It also enables access to multiple PoS providers, allowing merchants to maintain their preferred relationships with partner ecosystems.
Worldpay Omnichannel is now live in HMV’s Dublin and Antwerp stores and will be rolled out across Europe in the coming months.
2023 RTIH Innovation Awards winners announced during glittering ceremony in central London
Last month, we announced the winning submissions for the 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards, sponsored by PMC, FreedomPay, Worldpay from FIS, CADS, 3D Cloud by Marxent, Goodays, and Vista Technology Support.
Our winners were revealed during an event which took place at the Barbican Centre in central London and included a drinks reception in the stunning Conservatory, followed by a Christmas themed three course meal, and awards presentation in the Garden Room.
Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, says: “Since we launched the awards in 2019, they have gone from strength to strength and holding them at the Barbican Centre, a much loved, internationally acclaimed venue, is going to be a tough one to top.”
“Thanks to all those who entered the 2023 awards, many of whom were at our event last night. We received a record number of submissions this year and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.”
“Congratulations to our 2023 winners and highly commended submissions.”
“To quote a member of our judging panel: “What a year, these awards are really going from strength to strength. There were many categories in there that were so difficult to call. Very worthy entries and winners.”
Further information on all our 2023 entries can be found here.
Volt and ekko help consumers and retailers remove plastic from ocean, tracking impact in real-time
Real-time payments platform, Volt, has announced a partnership with embedded sustainability FinTech, ekko.
The aim here is to help consumers and retailers to support the removal of plastic bottles from the ocean at checkout, which are then tracked in real-time to measure the environmental impact of payments.
When choosing a payment method at the checkout, consumers can remove a plastic bottle from the ocean when paying with Volt, before seeing a real-time counter for how many bottles have been removed so far. The counter increases once a payment is completed.
The collaboration means ekko will join Volt’s network, plugging into payments being initiated across the UK, Europe, Brazil and Australia.
Decathlon wraps up deal with Be.EV for network of ultra-rapid chargers at stores in UK
Be.EV has partnered with sporting goods provider Decathlon to provide it with ultra-rapid EV charging at a number of stores across the UK.
The deal is Decathlon UK’s first partnership with a public charging network.
Sites are already in the pipeline across various stores in the UK, with Decathlon’s Stockport site being first across the line to receive a charging hub in April 2024. The store is one of the largest in the UK - spanning over 52,000 sq ft - and 16 ultra-rapid charging bays will be installed.
Decathlon Stockport receives up to 20,000 visitors per week, and is located minutes from the M60 - which sees an average of over 83,000 vehicles a day. Stockport has close to 2.700 registered electric vehicles.
Worldpay from FIS partners with Pennies to help UK merchants raise £10 million for good causes
Worldpay from FIS has enabled UK merchants to raise £10 million for charities through its integration at the PoS with digital charity box Pennies.
The pair have been collaborating since 2011, providing a way for consumers to donate to charity when making a purchase by card and digital wallet.
The Pennies integration is in use with 14 of Worldpay’s largest merchants across the UK.
Maria Prados, Retail Expert, Worldpay from FIS: forget Generation Z, we’re all next generation shoppers now
With shoppers of all ages now embracing digital and mobile, merchants shouldn’t underestimate how consumers are ready to take advantage of new payment methods and tech trends, says Maria Prados, Retail Expert, Worldpay from FIS.
Retail technology innovation of the week: Reckon AI powers new BuyBye by Carrefour store
Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a new series brought to you by RTIH and sponsored by 3D Cloud by Marxent, highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers.
This week, we’re focusing on Carrefour Belgium, which has opened its smallest store in Belgium, measuring just 18 sqm.
BuyBye by Carrefour is located at the retailer’s Belgian headquarters in Zaventem (near Brussels).
The autonomous store consists of a series of refrigerated vending machines where customers can purchase lunch, snacks, cold drinks and fruit.
Shoppers need to download the Carrefour BuyBye app, create an account and add a payment method before they can use the app to open the machines, take out products and check-out.
Initially, this will be open Monday to Friday from 7am to 10pm to start with, but from January it will be available seven days a week.
It is the result of a collaboration with startup Reckon AI, which specialises in micro-stores equipped with artificial intelligence.
Frasers Group teams with Lab Digital, Valtech and AND Digital on new MACH e-commerce platform and apps
Frasers Group is working on a new MACH e-commerce platform and consumer apps, with go live set for 2024.
In a LinkedIn post, David Clark, Group Digital Director at Frasers Group, whose brands include Sports Direct, Flannels, and Jack Wills, said: “Short hop to Utrecht today to meet our partners at Lab Digital, Valtech and AND Digital.”
“Very excited with the progress on our new MACH e-commerce platform and consumer apps. Coming to Frasers Group in 2024.”
“Building strong relationships and bringing together strengths of different partners can generate incredible results. Thanks for hosting us in your great office space Michiel Tielemans (Managing Director at Lab Digital).”
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