Winning moves, market mastery, and essential trends: RTIH’s 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 RELEX Solutions, CADS, Amazon, Iceland, Shopify, Pricer, Brightpearl by Sage, and Vivobarefoot.
Convenience retailer OXXO teams with RELEX Solutions to refine demand forecasts for stores in Mexico
OXXO, a convenience store chain in the Americas, has selected RELEX Solutions to increase the accuracy of its product demand forecasts. The chosen solution will serve OXXO’s 22,000 locations in Mexico.
This part of the retailer’s digitalisation process and preparation for expansion in the coming years.
Tern Capital acquires retail space planning specialist and 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards sponsor CADS
CADS, a UK-based firm that operates in the retail planning and software market sectors, has announced its acquisition by Tern Capital.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In a press release, CADS says that the decision to join forces with Tern was made by its board alongside its Dutch owners Boskalis with “careful consideration of how it would benefit employees, clients, partners, and stakeholders.”
“This strategic move aims to enhance capabilities, expand reach, and reinforce CADS’ commitment to delivering exceptional services and solutions”.
It adds: “At the heart of this acquisition is the shared vision of both organisations – to empower CADS to further elevate its offerings and remain at the forefront of the industry.”
“With the support and resources of Tern, we will continue to provide the same level of outstanding service and dedication that our clients and partners have always enjoyed.”
Shopify gets physical as it launches PoS hardware for bricks and mortar retailers in UK and Ireland
E-commerce big hitter Shopify is launching PoS Go in the UK and Ireland.
Pitched as an all in one PoS mobile selling device, this builds on the firm’s Shopify PoS offering.
Deann Evans, Managing Director, EMEA at Shopify, comments: “Commerce is happening all around us - online, offline, and everywhere in between - so it's vital to continue powering growth in all areas. The most innovative brands in the world, like Gymshark, Huel and Ooni, build their businesses on Shopify.”
“We’re choosing to launch PoS Go in the UK to help all our merchants, big or small, meet consumers wherever they are and however they want to shop - from counter to kerb.”
Amazon UK expands grocery offering with Iceland as online partner, opens new Amazon Fresh store
Amazon UK is partnering with Iceland to make its groceries available to Prime members, with same day delivery options available, and opening a new Amazon Fresh store in London.
The service will initially be available in selected postcodes within Greater Manchester, before being rolled out in more locations in the coming months.
The supermarket follows Morrisons and Co-op in making their grocery offerings available through Amazon. All items will be sourced directly from a local Iceland store.
The new Amazon Fresh store opens this week in London’s Liverpool Street.
Hillarys expands partnership with CCaaS specialist IPI as retailer transitions from on-premise to cloud
Hillarys, a retailer of made to measure blinds, curtains, and shutters, has selected IPI’s contact centre-as-a-service (CCaaS) offering, ElasticCX CCaaS, as it transitions away from its incumbent on-premise telephony solution.
The move marks the start of Hillarys’ staged migration to the cloud and is part of its ongoing strategy to enhance its contact centre operations.
Finnish co-operative retailer S Group inks five year electronic shelf labels deal with Pricer
S Group has chosen Pricer as its electronic shelf labels (ESL) supplier and signed a framework agreement for five years.
S Group is a customer owned network of companies in the retail and service sectors, with more than 1,000 retail outlets in Finland.
The biggest business area is supermarket trade, which is covered by five chains. The largest chains are the supermarket chain S-market (440+ stores) and hypermarket Prisma (70+ outlets).
Although there are no minimum commitments for volumes or values under the agreement that cover all brands, S Group will make pilot installations in 17 stores (nine Prisma and eight S-market) during 2023, with the intention of doing installations in 300 stores during the coming years.
The solution is based on the platform Pricer Plaza, which provides a cloud-based software offering that enables the chains to centrally manage and control pricing, product information, and promotions across all ESLs in all connected stores.
Reshaping the future: Re:tales podcast from Brightpearl by Sage promises deep dive into pulse of retail
Retail software provider Brightpearl by Sage has launched a new podcast series, Re:tales, building on its Lightning 50 show.
Making its debut this week and hosted by journalist, Caroline Baldwin, this promises to dive deep into the pulse of retail, giving listeners an exclusive backstage pass to the secrets, stories, and insights of industry movers and shakers.
Re:tales launches its inaugural series interviewing the likes of Tori Scott, Founder and CEO of e-commerce business Scribbler, and Lucy Jeffrey, Founder of Bare Kind, a provider of bamboo socks that donates 10% of its profits to animal conservation charities.
All guests will be sharing their triumphs, hard won wisdom, and the strategies behind their success.
Including Pinterest, Asda, and Nobody’s Child: RTIH presents last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail tech deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Including Stuart Trevor, Stored, Crunch Fitness, Amazon, Lapeyre, SES-imagotag, Packfleet and Pizza Pilgrims.
All Saints founder Stuart Trevor unveils new fashion brand, powered by Stored payments technology
All Saints founder Stuart Trevor is introducing a new company that creates clothes solely from discarded material, and taps technology from Stored, a mobile payments startup.
“I am excited to see our payment technology align with Stuart Trevor’s visionary approach. This partnership exemplifies our commitment to redefining the shopping experience, where sustainability and convenience converge to shape the future of retail and drive exponential growth across channels,” says Danny Howe, Co-founder at Stored.
"We're not just launching a clothing brand; we're unveiling a future shopping experience that combines the best of sustainable fashion with cutting-edge payment technology," Trevor comments.
"Stored's frictionless payment solutions complement our mission of delivering an eco-conscious and convenient shopping journey."
Vivobarefoot announces partnership with Circ to work on chemical recycling for circular footwear
Footwear manufacturer Vivobarefoot has partnered with textiles recycling company Circ to design and develop footwear uppers made entirely of a single material (polyester) that can be chemically recycled and reused in the production of new footwear without the need to add any virgin materials.
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