Call for entries: 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 Studenac, Infobip, Cyncly, Doorda, CARTO, Woolworths, First Insight, and the 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards.
Ready to roll: 2023 RTIH retail technology awards are now open for submissions
After launching in 2019 and delivering hugely successful follow up events in 2020, 2021 and 2022, the RTIH Innovation Awards return in 2023 with a discussion panel and awards ceremony to be held in central London venues during December.
The fifth edition of the awards is now open for entries.
The event celebrates global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
We received a record number of submissions in 2022, with winners including Sook, B&Q, 3D Cloud by Marxent, Compass Group, AiFi, Walmart, Ribble Cycles, Obsess, HyperFinity, Red Ant, Pets at Home, and TPP Retail.
Our winners and highly commended companies were announced at a sold out event in central London on Tuesday, 6th December.
For 2023, we are introducing new categories and expanding the awards ceremony in December to accommodate more attendees (further details on that will be revealed in the near future).
Scott Thompson, Editor and Founder of RTIH, says: “Our awards celebrate the dynamic, resilient and innovative retail sector and the companies and technologies that drive it forward.”
“Competition was tougher than ever in 2022, so to emerge victorious was no mean feat.”
“Congratulations to our winners and highly commended companies. I’m excited to launch the fifth edition of the awards. The 2023 event will be the biggest and best yet.”
Deadline for 2023 submissions is Friday, 27th October, with winners being revealed at the aforementioned event in central London during December.
Croatia's Studenac teams with Infobip on conversational tools that boost customer engagement
Croatian grocery retailer Studenac has partnered with Infobip to design and implement solutions for customer conversations.
The aim is to improve customer engagement by allowing people to use platforms such as WhatsApp to communicate with Studenac.
“We are excited to join forces with Infobip to help us accelerate our journey of improving customer satisfaction, on a project that’s the first of its kind in Croatia,” says Studenac Board President Michał Seńczuk.
“Our team’s hard work has already brought us to the leading position by number of stores, but we’re not finished yet. Through initiatives like this, we’re harnessing digital technologies to continue growing, targeting a market share of more than 10% and a position among Croatia’s top three retailers by sales in the next three years.”
Cyncly boosts executive leadership team as it brings in new CRO and COO
Cyncly has announced changes to its executive leadership team as it looks to scale and execute its plans for growth.
Matthew Blosl has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), and James Hamilton as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
“We are excited to be enhancing our executive team as Cyncly undertakes an ambitious multi-year plan to extend our leadership in software and content solutions for the home improvement industry,” says David Tombre, CEO.
“With seasoned leaders in place to scale and execute our plans, we can be confident in building on our customer first strategy, offering a greater breadth of integrated solutions to support customer success.”
CARTO helps Asda understand key drivers for selecting parcel location services sites
Doorda has been chosen by CARTO, a cloud native location intelligence platform, as a geospatial data partner.
The latter has incorporated Doorda’s UK geodemographic data into its Data Observatory offering.
Luis Sanz, CEO at CARTO, says: “Doorda has a vast array of detailed data which is easy for us to integrate into our data platform.”
“When we offer our customers access not only to technology, but also to third party datasets, we see our relevance, engagement and stickiness with that client increase considerably.”
Five retail tech questions for Rory O’Connor, CEO at e-commerce delivery management firm Scurri
RTIH asks major players in the retail technology space for their thoughts on the sector, and throws in a random question to keep them on their toes. This time around, our five questions go to Rory O’Connor, CEO at Scurri.
You're hired! The Snappy Group snaps up Brad Jones as its new Head of Marketing
The Snappy Group, a technology business that focuses on the Q-commerce convenience grocery sector, has announced the appointment of Brad Jones as Head of Marketing.
He joins the firm, home of delivery app Snappy Shopper, after three and a half years with Company Shop Group, a redistributor of food and household products in the UK, and will report to Dan Calvert, Chief Growth Officer.
Woolworths taps First Insight retail technology platform to improve merchandising decisions
South African retailer, Woolworths, is using First Insight technology to gather zero-party customer data and boost product testing for faster and better merchandising decisions in its womenswear division.
“We are excited to be a global partner of Woolworths to help them leverage insights with the goal of serving their customers better,” says Greg Petro, CEO at First Insight.
“Our proven data gives retailers and brands the insight and competitive advantage they need to offer their consumer better assortments at the right price.”
Fabrick acquires mobile payments firm Judopay as it looks to become a market leader in the UK
Fabrick, a European open finance specialist, has announced the acquisition of Judopay, a UK-based mobile payments company.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Judopay, which will continue operating under its own brand, currently handles 60 million+ transactions a year worth over €2 billion and has partnered with the likes of KFC, PaybyPhone group, and Autocab.
The company has also been a launch partner for Apple in launching Apple Pay in-app payments in the UK, and Mastercard (Click2Pay and the Pay by Bank App).
Outform creates interactive window display with Miele to promote TwinDos washing machine
Outform has supported domestic appliance brand Miele in creating a new interactive window display in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter that drives awareness of its TwinDos washing machine.
The activation combines motion tracking with LED screens so that shoppers can activate a virtual TwinDos machine by waving their arms in a circular motion.
It then instructs them to stretch their arms and clap, triggering a visual that shows how its automated double dispensing technology works inside the machine.
At the end of the experience, shoppers are presented with a QR code which they can scan to enter a competition to win a Miele washing machine through a mini website.
Outform delivered Miele’s brief of bringing the brand promise of ‘quality ahead of its time’ to life across its high traffic real estate portfolio, from initial concept through to design and in-store fitting.
Featuring Target, Co-op and Ikea UK: RTIH runs you through the week's coolest retail technology plays
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including pizza delivering robots, quick commerce milestones, live commerce tie-ups, Mother’s Day initiatives, and virtual try-on technology.
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