Including DoorDash, Asos, and Walmart: last week’s biggest retail technology plays at a glance
RTIH rounds up the stand out retail systems deals, launches, deployments and pilots from the past seven days. Including Flytrex, Snappy Shopper, Foodhub, Eroski, VusionGroup, THG Ingenuity, Zitcha, Scandit, Just Eat, Co-op, Debenhams Group, and InPost UK.
DoorDash and Flytrex
DoorDash and Flytrex have announced the launch of a drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, expanding upon a pilot programme.
Customers in parts of Little Elm and Frisco can now order food from dozens of local and national restaurants, including from Papa Johns King Road location and The Brass Tap, between 8:00am and 9:30pm, with delivery via Flytrex’s autonomous drone fleet.
This marks Flytrex’s first third-party app integration, enabling customers to place orders directly through the DoorDash app. Eligible customers can select drone delivery at checkout, with orders prepared at restaurants and flown to their homes. The service currently reaches over 30,000 households and more than 100,000 residents, with additional sites launching soon.
Snappy Shopper and Foodhub
Over 1,000 retailers are now connected to the Foodhub marketplace via UK quick commerce platform Snappy Shopper, with more opting in every week.
Following a pilot, Snappy Shopper has scaled up its roll-out, with coverage expanding across the UK. It says early adopters in retail are seeing strong initial success, with an uplift of 10% in weekly GMV derived from the Foodhub platform - processed through its system, integrations, reporting and terminals.
Charlie, of Premier Carrick, says: “Customers today expect the convenience of ordering everything online, including groceries and takeaways, the two go hand in hand. Being a part of a platform like Foodhub opens up new opportunities for our store to reach a wider audience beyond our physical location.”
“From my perspective, it's been completely seamless. Orders from different platforms all come through the same device so there’s no extra work. Most importantly for us, no separate cashing up. It’s a huge help for our drivers, who receive the full delivery fee with a smooth and reliable payment process. The whole setup just works brilliantly.”
EDEKA Beckesepp
Diebold Nixdorf has equipped a new EDEKA Beckesepp store in Waltershofen, Germany with self-service checkouts featuring its Smart Vision technology-based solutions for automated fruit and vegetable recognition and age verification.
With Vynamic Smart Vision | Fresh Produce Recognition, customers can capture products without barcodes, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, directly at the self-service checkout. A camera placed on top of the scale, combined with algorithms, identifies items and their quantities, which is then shown on the display. This eliminates the manual selection of fresh produce for customers or weighing and affixing a price label in the fresh produce section.
The Vynamic Smart Vision I Age Verification solution allows customers to automatically check their age.
When an age restricted item is scanned, customers are given the option to opt for automatic age recognition. Once consent is given, a camera installed in the system analyses the customer's facial characteristics using AI algorithms to determine their age.
The transaction can be continued if the customer’s age is above a predefined threshold. The attendants in the store during daytime operations can check customers who fall below this age limit or opt out of automatic age recognition. This system is GDPR compliant as the process does not involve facial recognition, nor does it store images or other customer information.
If customers wish to purchase age restricted items outside of the daytime opening hours, access to the store happens via an ID card, which then authorises them to make the purchase.
The new EDEKA Beckesepp #store is equipped with DN #SCOs featuring Smart Vision technology-based solutions for automated fruit and vegetable recognition and age verification.
— Diebold Nixdorf (@DieboldNixdorf) June 24, 2025
Learn more about the faster, more intuitive shopping experience here: https://t.co/v5RsVJzZsA pic.twitter.com/mkXTswrmWl
Wizz Air
Wizz Air reports that American Express is now accepted as a payment method for flight bookings and onboard purchases.
Wizz Air operates nearly 800 routes across Europe and beyond, with over 70 million annual passengers, and is growing its footprint in both established and emerging markets.
Under the new agreement, people can now book flights or pay for services and onboard products using their Amex card, via the Wizz Air website and mobile app. Exclusive offers and discounts will also be available in the coming weeks.
x-hoppers
x-hoppers, an AI powered retail communications platform from Wildix, has announced the roll-out of its fully embedded agentic AI suite, now live across all of its deployments.
This is designed to streamline operations, reduce theft and improve customer experience.
Modular, autonomous and fully GDPR compliant, x-hoppers’ agentic AI listens, interprets intent, and takes immediate action based on voice input. Whether flagging a restock, reporting a theft or pulling up personalised promotions, retail staff can complete critical tasks directly through their headsets, without screens or manual escalations.
“Bricks and mortar retail depends on fast decisions, clear communication and seamless service,” says Graham Dixon, x-hoppers CTO. “Our agentic AI amplifies that impact across every level by compounding the entire experience. From frontline staff using their voice to take instant action, to back office teams gaining real-time insights, to customers receiving faster, more personalised service, every layer benefits.”
Marisota
JD Williams owned Marisota has unveiled its new website, built on N Brown Group’s latest e-commerce platform.
“This marks the sixth brand to join our platform, which is headless, composable, and mobile driven, with three more brands set to launch in the upcoming weeks,” says Nuno Miller, Digital Chief Operating Officer at N Brown Group.
“A remarkable collaboration from the New Web, PIM, and Discover Persuade and Buy Tribes, under the excellent leadership of Peter Madigan (Head of Digital Product). Congratulations to the team.”
THG Beauty
LiveRamp has announced a partnership with THG Ingenuity and THG Beauty Media.
THG Ingenuity is aiming to unlock enhanced capabilities for THG Beauty Media’s commerce media network and its partners through LiveRamp’s Retail Intelligence solution.
Across its portfolio of first-party data from over five million individuals, THG Beauty Media will offer brands actionable insights into consumer behaviour across the customer journey for THG Beauty’s e-commerce sites, including LOOKFANTASTIC and Cult Beauty.
With the ability to tie those actionable insights into media optimisation and, ultimately, measurement, brands will understand the actual impact these actions have on their media investment and whether it is making a meaningful impact on metrics such as incremental return on ad spend (iROAS), market share, customer acquisition, customer lifetime value and loyalty, those involved claim.
NewStore
NewStore, a unified commerce platform specialist, has announced the launch of NewStore Payments, an embedded payment solution that aims to make it easier than ever for retailers to process and manage transactions.
By integrating payments directly into its platform, NewStore says that it is helping retailers streamline their tech stack, replacing fragmented systems with a single solution that unifies Point of Sale, omnichannel transactions, and payments.
Backed by a global network of enterprise-grade processors, the solution unifies omnichannel commerce and transactions, enabling retailers to deliver fast and consistent experiences across all channels. It includes native payment support for omnichannel flows like endless aisle, mixed cart, and buy online pick up in-store.
Publitas and Yocuda
Publitas, a platform for digital first catalogue experiences, has announced a strategic partnership with Yocuda, a specialist in digital receipts and post-purchase customer engagement.
The pair are aiming to help retailers connect the dots between physical and digital shopping experiences, offering a seamless way to identify in-store customers, personalise follow-up communication, and drive repeat visits across channels.
Yocuda claims that its solution helps retailers identify 50–80% of in-store customers via digital receipts, turning the point of sale into a powerful engagement opportunity with 75% open rates. Now, retailers using Publitas can add to the digital journey by reaching shoppers post-purchase with inspiring content, offers, and personalised product discovery powered by digital catalogues.
“This collaboration is about unlocking the full value of in-store transactions,” says Guillermo Sanchez, Publitas CEO. “By combining Yocuda’s ability to identify in-store customers with Publitas’ engaging digital experiences, we enable retailers to stay connected with their shoppers, long after they’ve left the store.”
Walmart
Scandit has announced the renewal of its relationship with Walmart.
Since first being deployed in 2022, Scandit’s Smart Data Capture software has been integrated into several Walmart associate apps, helping to optimise operational tasks like order fulfillment, stock replenishment, out-of-stock detection, product information look up and receipt checks for self-checkout customers.
Scandit CEO and Co-founder Samuel Mueller, comments: “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Walmart. Empowering associates by putting best-in-class technology in their hands is how retailers can drive meaningful change.”
The user interface of the MyWalmart app, designed by Walmart with input from Scandit, streamlines associate onboarding and helps make associates’ day-to-day tasks easier, regardless of role, tenure, and workflow.
GoWit and Goldback Group
GoWit, a commerce and retail media AdTech platform in the MENA region, has partnered with Goldbach Group, an advertising sales house in Switzerland.
The tie up combines GoWit’s self-serve retail media technology with Goldbach’s regional expertise and market reach. The pair say that they are building the largest retail media ecosystem in Switzerland.
Emrah Adsan, CEO at GoWit, says: “Retail media is transforming digital advertising at a pace we've never seen before, and Europe is at the heart of this change. As retailers seek smarter, more measurable ways to drive growth, our partnership with Goldbach unlocks a complete commerce and retail media solution designed for this new era.”
“By combining our scalable, omnichannel tech with Goldbach’s regional strength and trusted relationships, we’re enabling retailers and brands to activate first-party data, deliver high performing campaigns, and capture new revenue opportunities, all from one unified platform.”
🌍 GoWit x Goldbach Group #RetailMedia Partnership Announcement!
— GoWit (@gowit) June 25, 2025
As the leading Commerce & Retail Media AdTech platform, we are proud to partner with #Goldbach Group, the most established advertising sales house in #Switzerland!#partnershipannouncement #collaboration #Europe pic.twitter.com/wjo0kXMFDP
Eroski
VusionGroup has announced a new roll-out of its solutions with Eroski, which operates in the northern Spanish market.
The grocer will deploy VusionCloud and VusionGroup’s electronic shelf labels (ESLs) solutions to replace paper labeling, optimise in-store operations, and enhance communications with consumers through accurate prices as well as clear product and promotional information.
“With the integration of VusionGroup’s innovative technologies, we anticipate a significant boost in our operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. The accurate pricing and promotional information as well as the invaluable time savings will allow our teams to focus on delivering exceptional service to our customers. We look forward to the transformative impact these solutions will bring to our stores," says Alberto Madariaga Perez, Business Director at Eroski.
Henderson Foodservice
Ireland-based Henderson Foodservice says it has saved an estimated ten minutes of data processing time per product - significantly reducing time-to-market across its food and non-food products, after adopting Akeneo's Supplier Data Manager (SDM).
Henderson Foodservice, a division of the Henderson Group, has over 50 years of experience in the foodservice and hospitality catering industry in Ireland. It serves over 4,500 customers across multiple sectors including hotels, restaurants, pubs, education, bakery, wholesale, cafes and coffee shops, workplace catering and travel/leisure.
The company has a range of 5,000+ products from locally sourced produce to national brands across fresh, frozen, ambient and non-foods, and supplies the Country Range brand in Ireland.
In 2020, Henderson Foodservice adopted Akeneo’s Product Information Management (PIM) solution - unifying its product data onto one platform. However, the process of gathering product data from its hundreds of suppliers and inputting it into its PIM remained time intensive for its internal team, often requiring manual reviews and checks.
The adoption of Akeneo’s SDM has allowed Henderson Foodservice to streamline how product information is collected, cleaned, enriched and shared. It rebuilt its onboarding process in alignment with SDM’s architecture creating a process where product data is captured directly from suppliers based on key fields, including critical allergen declarations and dietary suitability to ensure full alignment with regulatory and customer requirements.
THG Ingenuity and Zitcha
E-commerce solutions provider, THG Ingenuity, has announced the launch of its retail media network, partnering with Zitcha.
THG Beauty Media is set to be the first adopter of the technology, connecting brands with more than ten million wellness and beauty customers. It provides brands with a range of digital onsite and offsite solutions, as well as above the line, experiential and influencer marketing opportunities, underpinned by customer insights that enable precise targeting.
Tom Mills-Webb, CCO, THG Beauty, says: “We’re incredibly proud of our retail media offering as we move to the next stage of its evolution with THG Ingenuity and Zitcha. Over the past year, we’ve onboarded multiple partners and increased investment in our marketing services to revolutionise our proposition.”
“We’re excited to see the evolution of THG Beauty Media over the next 12 months as we continue to grow and enhance our offering, providing better ROAS for our partners.”
Just Eat and Co-op
Just Eat has announced the full UK launch of its delivery-as-a-service platform, JET Go.
This enables partner brands to receive customer orders through their own channels while tapping into Just Eat’s technology infrastructure and network of independent couriers to offer on-demand, same-day and scheduled deliveries.
As the official launch partner, Co-op has rolled out the service across hundreds of stores. Customers within a five-mile radius can shop through its online shop or the Just Eat app. People can purchase everything from a full shop to forgotten or top-up ingredients for a midweek meal, or treats for evenings at home.
Delivery-as-a-service is also live on Just Eat’s platforms in 15 countries including Canada, Australia, Bulgaria and Spain and more big UK brands are set to come online across in the coming months.
Homebase
Homebase will launch a dedicated Irish website this August, offering thousands of products in gardening, DIY, decorating and other categories for home delivery, including garden furniture, barbecues, pain, power tools and storage units.
This is part of a wider transformation by CDS Superstores, parent company of The Range, Wilko and Homebase. It acquired Homebase in 2024, and has since converted 55 of its stores into The Range outlets.
In a LinkedIn post, Homebase said: “We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of Homebase.ie, a revitalised online shopping experience designed especially for our Irish customers. Launching this August, it will offer over 40,000 trusted home and garden products, Click & Collect in as little as one hour at Garden Centres by Homebase (within The Range stores) and convenient home delivery across Ireland.”
It added: “This marks a major milestone in our digital transformation journey, following the successful UK relaunch and the expansion of Garden Centres by Homebase across Ireland and the UK. As part of the CDS Superstores family, we’re proud to invest in innovation and customer experience; and to continue serving Irish homes with quality, value and convenience.”
Debenhams Group
Debenhams Group, an online retailer behind brands including Debenhams, boohoo, boohooMAN, Karen Millen, and PrettyLittleThing, is adding to its UK delivery service through a new partnership with InPost.
Customers will now gain access to InPost’s network of 10,000 lockers and 6,000 parcel shops nationwide.
InPost is now live as a primary delivery option on brands including Dorothy Perkins, Coast and Warehouse, as well as on boohoo and Nasty Gal. Since launching at the end of May, thousands of customers have selected it as their preferred method, according to those involved.
Debenhams Group also plans to implement a next-day delivery option in the future, to support customers with its last minute purchases and time sensitive orders. InPost will also be live across the Group’s other brands - boohooMAN, Karen Millen and PrettyLittleThing later this year.
Asos
Process mining specialist, Celonis, has announced an expanded collaboration with Asos involving its supply chain operations.
Through the Celonis Process Intelligence platform, Asos says it is connecting its end-to-end supply chain to provide full visibility, transparency and accountability, enabling reductions in process variation, increasing speed to market, and improving the customer experience.
“Asos is a prime example of how leading retailers can use Process Intelligence to transform their operations,” says Rupal Karia, General Manager for UKI and MEA at Celonis. “With Celonis, it gets unprecedented visibility into its end-to-end supply chain and can identify and act upon opportunities for improvement in real-time. Together, we’re unlocking the full potential of Asos supply chain to deliver faster, smarter, and more efficient operations at scale.”
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