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Tesco greenlights multi-million pound investment in new DC to meet demands of growing store network

Tesco greenlights multi-million pound investment in new DC to meet demands of growing store network

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Distribution centresStaff WriterJuly 10, 2025Cheshunt ExtraTesco, DCs, Distribution centres, Supply chain, Stores, DP World London Gateway, Grocery retail, MFCs, Attabotics, Brittain LaddComment

Attabotics CEO Scott Gravelle opens up about devastating week that brought bankruptcy and Tesco MFCs deal

Attabotics CEO Scott Gravelle opens up about devastating week that brought bankruptcy and Tesco MFCs deal

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MFCsStaff WriterJuly 6, 2025Attabotics, Tesco, Brittain Ladd, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Bankruptcy, Automation, Supply chain, MFCs, Robotics, Scott Gravelle, Grocery delivery, Stores, Tesco TranscendComment

Here's why rapid delivery firm DoorDash should snap up Lyft and hire Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick as CEO

Here's why rapid delivery firm DoorDash should snap up Lyft and hire Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick as CEO

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AcquisitionsStaff WriterJuly 4, 2025DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, On demand delivery, Grocery delivery, Pony.ai, Travis Kalanick, Food delivery, Acquisitions, Drone delivery, Flytrex, Brittain Ladd, Tony Xu, Self driving vehicles, Autonomous vehicles, DronesComment

Former Attabotics employee Andrew Rockwell pays tribute as firm files for bankruptcy protection amid Tesco link

Former Attabotics employee Andrew Rockwell pays tribute as firm files for bankruptcy protection amid Tesco link

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AutomationStaff WriterJuly 3, 2025Attabotics, Tesco, Brittain Ladd, Automation, Bankruptcy, Robotics, MFCs, Andrew Rockwell, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Tesco preps Attabotics tie up to install micro-fulfillment systems for online grocery orders

Tesco preps Attabotics tie up to install micro-fulfillment systems for online grocery orders

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MFCsStaff WriterJuly 1, 2025Cheshunt ExtraTesco, Attabotics, MFCs, Grocery retail, Grocery delivery, Automation, Supply chain, Brittain Ladd, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Micro fulfilment centresComment

Future of food and grocery delivery is your car as Tesla poses threat to Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats

Future of food and grocery delivery is your car as Tesla poses threat to Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats

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AutomationStaff WriterJune 30, 2025Tesla, Food delivery, Grocery delivery, DoorDash, Instacart, Uber Eats, Self-driving cars, Flytrex, Drone deliveries, Tesla FSD, Last mile delivery, Logistics, Supply chain, Autonomous retail, Brittain Ladd, Elon MuskComment

Walmart opens dark stores as it tackles complicated and costly process of fulfilling online grocery orders

Walmart opens dark stores as it tackles complicated and costly process of fulfilling online grocery orders

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Dark storesStaff WriterJune 29, 2025Walmart, Dark stores, Online delivery, Stores, Grocery delivery, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Automation, US retail, Brittain Ladd, Self driving cars, Tesla, MFCs, AmazonComment

Understanding the physical retail world with precision: RTIH's most read articles from last week

Understanding the physical retail world with precision: RTIH's most read articles from last week

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Andy Jassy's 'Jeff Bezos Moment' arrives as Amazon boss outlines his thoughts on brutal reality of AI

Andy Jassy's 'Jeff Bezos Moment' arrives as Amazon boss outlines his thoughts on brutal reality of AI

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AIStaff WriterJune 20, 2025Amazon, AI, Brittain Ladd, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Online retail, Online delivery, RTIH AI in Retail AwardsComment

Walmart, Amazon crypto payments bypassing traditional system would send shockwaves through US banks

Walmart, Amazon crypto payments bypassing traditional system would send shockwaves through US banks

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PaymentsStaff WriterJune 17, 2025Walmart, Amazon, Cryptocurrencies, Payments, Stablecoins, US retail, Brittain Ladd, 2025 RTIH Innovation AwardsComment

Whole Foods Market slammed for hypocrisy as it preps micro fulfilment centres in select stores that hold CPG goods

Whole Foods Market slammed for hypocrisy as it preps micro fulfilment centres in select stores that hold CPG goods

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MFCsStaff WriterJune 16, 2025Whole Foods Market, Stores, Amazon, Brittain Ladd, MFCs, Automation, Micro fulfilment centres, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Robots, FulfilComment

The gloves are off in grocery automation space as Rohlik Group parks its tanks on Ocado Group's lawn

The gloves are off in grocery automation space as Rohlik Group parks its tanks on Ocado Group's lawn

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Online groceriesStaff WriterJune 13, 2025Rohlik Group, Veloq, Brittain Ladd, Ocado Group, Grocery retail, Automation, Online groceries, Grocery delivery, Kevin VlietComment

Starring Wolt, Simbe, StrongPoint, and Pricer: RTIH rounds up its most read articles from last week

Starring Wolt, Simbe, StrongPoint, and Pricer: RTIH rounds up its most read articles from last week

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UK online grocery retailer Ocado starts moving its customers over to new website and mobile app

UK online grocery retailer Ocado starts moving its customers over to new website and mobile app

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Grocery deliveryStaff WriterJune 6, 2025Ocado, Ocado Group, Brittain Ladd, Online groceries, Grocery delivery, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, AutomationComment

Amazon gears up to leverage 'must have' humanoid robots for package deliveries with Rivian electric vans

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RobotsStaff WriterJune 5, 2025Amazon, AI, Robots, Online delivery, Rivian, Electric vehicles, Humanoid robots, RTIH AI in Retail Awards, Brittain Ladd, Automation, MFCs, Supply chain, LogisticsComment

Starring InPost, Asos, Walgreens, and B&Q: RTIH brings you this week's biggest retail technology stories

Starring InPost, Asos, Walgreens, and B&Q: RTIH brings you this week's biggest retail technology stories

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Here's why Walgreens is doing something brilliant as retailer expands use of prescription filling robots

Here's why Walgreens is doing something brilliant as retailer expands use of prescription filling robots

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MFCsStaff WriterMay 13, 2025Walgreens, Brittain Ladd, Automation, Supply chain technology, MFCs, Robots, Micro fulfilment centres, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Sycamore PartnersComment

What's next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

What's next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

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On the moveStaff WriterMay 9, 2025Instacart, CEOs, OpenAI, Fidji Simo, Grocery technology, Grocery delivery, Brittain Ladd, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, On the move, Appointments, AI, DoorDash, UberComment

Chinese e-commerce giant Temu has nuclear option as President Trump cuts off tariff de minimus loophole

Chinese e-commerce giant Temu has nuclear option as President Trump cuts off tariff de minimus loophole

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E-commerceStaff WriterMay 6, 2025Temu, Brittain Ladd, President Trump, Tariffs, China, USA, E-commerce, Online retail, 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards, Shein, Kohl's, Dollar GeneralComment

AI assistants, cyber attacks, and gaming debuts: our most read retail technology articles from last week

AI assistants, cyber attacks, and gaming debuts: our most read retail technology articles from last week

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