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Electricals and technology retailer Currys announces new AI charity skills programme

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Electricals and technology retailer Currys announces new AI charity skills programme

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Asos announces launch of Stylist app in ChatGPT powered by Bambuser video commerce technology

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Asos announces launch of Stylist app in ChatGPT powered by Bambuser video commerce technology

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Shock Absorber UK aims to raise the bar for AI innovation in intimate apparel with Brarista partnership

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Shock Absorber UK aims to raise the bar for AI innovation in intimate apparel with Brarista partnership

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Dassault Systèmes launches AI powered and cloud-based HomeByMe Kitchen Expert Suite for retailers

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Dassault Systèmes launches AI powered and cloud-based HomeByMe Kitchen Expert Suite for retailers

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Specsavers focuses on automated tech as it stumps up £7 million for Kidderminster factory expansion

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Specsavers focuses on automated tech as it stumps up £7 million for Kidderminster factory expansion

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Automation

Marks & Spencer begins construction work on £340 million, 1.3 million sq ft automated food distribution centre

Automation

Marks & Spencer begins construction work on £340 million, 1.3 million sq ft automated food distribution centre

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Automation

Automation

Warehouse robotics specialist Exotec teams with Korean fashion brand MUSINSA to power new automated warehouse

Automation

Automation

M&S to buy former Asos automated fashion distribution centre as retailer looks to double online sales

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M&S to buy former Asos automated fashion distribution centre as retailer looks to double online sales

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Automation

TRENDING: RTS 2026

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WorkJam RTS 2026 research: under pressure retailers forced to prioritise cost control over employee experience

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WorkJam RTS 2026 research: under pressure retailers forced to prioritise cost control over employee experience

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Retail Technology Show hits London ExCeL in April and delivers event's biggest ever innovation showcase

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Retail Technology Show hits London ExCeL in April and delivers event's biggest ever innovation showcase

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RTS 2026 conference review: agentic commerce changing the rules of the game amid retailer transformations

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RTS 2026 conference review: agentic commerce changing the rules of the game amid retailer transformations

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Retail Technology Show 2026 conference review: Tesco Lab's Ross Arnone discusses ideation and delivery

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Retail Technology Show 2026 conference review: Tesco Lab's Ross Arnone discusses ideation and delivery

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Warner Bros. Senior Director Christiana Hawes joins 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel

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Warner Bros. Senior Director Christiana Hawes joins 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel

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The Retail Tea Break podcast host Melissa Moore joins 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel

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The Retail Tea Break podcast host Melissa Moore joins 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel

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RTIH retail technology innovation awards return for 2026, deadline for submissions is 2nd October

RTIH Awards

RTIH retail technology innovation awards return for 2026, deadline for submissions is 2nd October

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Walmart's Prabhat Johl added to 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel

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Walmart's Prabhat Johl added to 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel

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Smart stores specialist VenHub thinks about the future as US-based company builds momentum

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Smart stores specialist VenHub thinks about the future as US-based company builds momentum

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Fynd founder Sreeraman Mohan Girija talks going global and AI powered unified commerce

Interviews

Fynd founder Sreeraman Mohan Girija talks going global and AI powered unified commerce

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Interviews

On demand delivery interview: Pete Chong, Global Head of Retail at Just Eat Takeaway.com

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Srinivas Rao Burri engineers trust in digital commerce: talking AI, risk, and the future of payments

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Srinivas Rao Burri engineers trust in digital commerce: talking AI, risk, and the future of payments

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TRENDING: ESLs

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Estonian grocery retailer Coop enlists StrongPoint and Vusion as it embarks upon digitalisation of stores

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Estonian grocery retailer Coop enlists StrongPoint and Vusion as it embarks upon digitalisation of stores

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Milestone for Morrisons in UK grocery retailer's Vusion technology powered digital shelf edge labels roll-out

ESLs

Milestone for Morrisons in UK grocery retailer's Vusion technology powered digital shelf edge labels roll-out

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UK health and beauty retailer Superdrug updates on Hanshow powered digital store roll-out

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UK health and beauty retailer Superdrug updates on Hanshow powered digital store roll-out

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Pricer and JRTech Solutions ink digital store transformation deal with Canadian grocery retailer Sobeys

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Pricer and JRTech Solutions ink digital store transformation deal with Canadian grocery retailer Sobeys

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TRENDING: STORES

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Xiaomi opens its second store in London as Chinese consumer electronics firm lands at Westfield White City

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Xiaomi opens its second store in London as Chinese consumer electronics firm lands at Westfield White City

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Stores

Pop culture and lifestyle retailer MINISO relocates to bigger space in London’s Brent Cross Shopping Centre

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Pop culture and lifestyle retailer MINISO relocates to bigger space in London’s Brent Cross Shopping Centre

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Stores

Stores

P.Louise partners with Boots as British social first beauty brand makes its exclusive entrance on the high street

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Stores

Amazon Just Walk Out solution rethink shows why context matters so much in the emerging technology space

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Amazon Just Walk Out solution rethink shows why context matters so much in the emerging technology space

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Stores

TRENDING: APPOINTMENTS

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Former Tesco and bp exec Ian Boden-Dowds joins Sainsbury's as Head of Customer Experience Transformation

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Former Tesco and bp exec Ian Boden-Dowds joins Sainsbury's as Head of Customer Experience Transformation

Appointments

Appointments

Warehouse automation specialist Exotec appoints Ocado veteran Nick Millard as Lead Solutions Engineer

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Warehouse automation specialist Exotec appoints Ocado veteran Nick Millard as Lead Solutions Engineer

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Appointments

Former John Lewis Partnership executive Manish Bhagat joins Boots UK as Customer Transformation Director

Appointments

Former John Lewis Partnership executive Manish Bhagat joins Boots UK as Customer Transformation Director

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Appointments

Antonio Silveira takes on Chief Technology Officer position at Marc Lore’s food delivery startup Wonder

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Antonio Silveira takes on Chief Technology Officer position at Marc Lore’s food delivery startup Wonder

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Appointments

TRENDING: FUNDING NEWS

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AI powered retail intelligence specialist RADAR lands $170 million in funding and hits $1 billion valuation

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AI powered retail intelligence specialist RADAR lands $170 million in funding and hits $1 billion valuation

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Funding news

Viking Growth invests in Inretrn, a company that helps retailers manage complex returns processes

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Viking Growth invests in Inretrn, a company that helps retailers manage complex returns processes

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Funding news

Shake Shack partners with Blink as workforce management solutions firm bags $17 million in funding

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Shake Shack partners with Blink as workforce management solutions firm bags $17 million in funding

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Funding news

AI driven search specialist Searchable secures £10.3 million in funding from Headline at £62.9 million valuation

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AI driven search specialist Searchable secures £10.3 million in funding from Headline at £62.9 million valuation

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