MoEngage, the insights-led customer engagement platform, today announced that it has raised USD $77M in Series E funding. This round was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital, with participation from the company’s existing investors; Steadview Capital,
ME Group, the global leader in instant service vending equipment, today announces that it has partnered with French technology startup Digitiz.me, the unique and revolutionary omnichannel solution dedicated to the connected food vending equipment market.
Waking to the shrill tones of your phone or alarm clock speaker could soon be a thing of the past, while back problems caused by an awkward night’s sleep could soon also be eliminated.
CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed the potential volume of additional footfall that retail and leisure destinations can expect if they implement electric vehicle (EV) charging points now. According to their recent survey, 68% of people
Sales of Aldi’s plant-based products soared by 500% year-on-year during Veganuary.
Vladislav Kurbatov, CEO of Perekrestok, part of the X5 Group - Russia’s largest food retailer - on digitisation, omnichannel retailing, promoting conscious consumption and a new Garden concept for small format stores
Ahead of the peak Christmas shopping season, Superdrug is expanding their delivery service to include super fast 2 hour rapid home delivery, from nearly 300 stores nationwide.
Supermarket Asda has partnered with data science leader ‘Quantium’ to launch a new strategic partnership that will enable Asda and its suppliers to better understand customers and meet their needs even more effectively.
Tents, air fryers, trampolines and Crocs were among the products that defined the last 12 months, according to this year’s Shop, Live, Look report by John Lewis. The report, which looks back at the products and trends that shaped the
Co-op has today announced plans to accelerate its ecommerce strategy and drive rapid growth in the market for community-based home deliveries, with a new partnership with Amazon and an acceleration of robot deliveries. The moves are part of an ambitious
The Modern Milkman has selected Peak, the leaders in Decision Intelligence, to streamline its digital delivery platform to meet the needs of customers, alongside optimising operational efficiency and preventing food waste.
Retail technology company, Go Instore, today releases its user data for the period since lockdown restrictions eased in the UK, revealing that its live video solution has remained popular despite the option to return to stores. In the first 4
Shopflix, a video streaming network where brands can tell their stories, launched today and is available on their app and website. For shoppers, the network offers entertaining, shoppable video content 24 hours a day, demonstrated by expert hosts and category
Iceland has extended its giveaway of frozen veg to customers using Healthy Start Vouchers in its stores across England, Wales and Northern Ireland until the end of August 2021. The free veg, worth £1 for every Healthy Start voucher used
Following today’s release of John Lewis Partnership results for FY2020/21; Zoe Mills, senior retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: “The John Lewis Partnership’s full-year results highlight parallels to Marks & Spencer, as its food &
For the first time the Brand Finance's retail ranking has been expanded to include 100 brands to give a fuller picture of the diverse sector. Unsurprisingly, various types of retailers have been impacted by the pandemic differently, with e-commerce brands
Today the Data & Marketing Association’s (DMA) talent function, DMA Talent, has published a new report into apprenticeships, supported by the DM Trust.
Critizr, Europe’s leader in customer interaction management, has today (26 January) announced the acquisition of Dublin-based retail customer experience and messaging start-up ServiceDock.
In light of recent developments on current food provision for Free School Meal pupils during Covid-19 school closure, a letter signed by Marcus Rashford MBE, Jamie Oliver, Dame Emma Thompson, Tom Kerridge, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and over 40 NGOs, Charities
Central England Co-op is reassuring its customers, members and communities that it is taking significant steps to help minimise the impact of Brexit.
Christmas 2020 has begun with many of this year’s TV ads already appearing on our screens, including the latest from Morrisons, launched today. We’ve heard that Christmas will be 'like no other', so how does the current crop of ads
Gap is reportedly considering closing all company-owned stores in Europe.
The Nation’s Favourite Coffee Shop, Costa Coffee, has added a new ‘Mini’ size to its existing cup family and expanded its incredible value meal deal range, providing customers with more choice than ever before. Available in stores nationwide from Thursday
Central England Co-op has officially opened its new store in Doncaster creating 14 new jobs and investing over £1.2 million in the local community.
Convenience retailer, Co-op and its wholesale subsidiary, Nisa, have joined forces with leading customer loyalty specialist, IRI and its wholesale arm, SalesOut, to launch Hive – a cutting-edge new insights portal which will enable even closer collaboration between buyers and suppliers.
