Retail technology news on innovation, integration, rollout and the people behind developing retail technology systems. Be it payments, supply chain or chiller cabinets we cover the bits & bytes of retail tech.
The PayPoint Group – which houses leading payments brands such as PayPoint and Handepay – is shining a light on inspirational female business owners within its network of convenience stores and merchants, to celebrate International Women’s Day.
Trax, a leading global provider of computer vision solutions and analytics for retail, and Roamler, a European technology company specializing in crowd-supported solutions for field marketing, today announced a new partnership to provide consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in Europe
Sustainability is a competitive imperative for fashion brands, says Luca Tonello, sales director at DedaGroup Stealth The pressure on brands to demonstrate sustainability has intensified during the Covid crisis and there may never be a return to the old normal. So,
One of Payzone Ireland’s core initiatives is to continuously seek and add products to their suite of offerings to their retailers. These are products which are known to generate incremental revenue for retailers through real consumer demand. In 2020, Payzone
Today, 4 March, Amazon is opening its doors to Amazon Fresh, the first convenience grocery store to offer Just Walk Out Shopping in the UK. Amazon Fresh is Amazon’s first physical shop and first grocery store outside of the US.
Waitrose is today opening a new Customer Fulfilment Centre in Greenford, West London. When fully running later this year the centre will deliver 25,000 Waitrose.com orders each week, helping to offer five times more online slots each week in London
After what the Chancellor has labelled a fundamental alteration to our way of lives, the Budget announcement has signalled for the retail industry that reduced business rates will be extended until the end of June, with a staggered recovery beyond
kevin., the Lithuanian payments startup, has launched a first-of-its-kind product that seamlessly switches customers from card payments to account-to-account (A2A) payments during the payment flow via a PSD2-based open API. Customers who start making a payment using their card can
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society, an independent Co-operative Society based in Chelmsford, Essex, is starting a home delivery trial with Snappy Shopper, the cutting-edge home delivery app and web platform.
Fast-growing handmade jewellery and accessories company Pineapple Island has selected Brightpearl to support rapid scale and introduce more customers to ethical accessories that won't cost the Earth.
Ozon, a leading multi-category online marketplace, announces the opening of a new IT lab in St. Petersburg.
Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, has extended its partnership with TJ Morris, the multi-business company trading as Home Bargains, to speed up transaction times.
PcComponentes, the leading Spanish ecommerce site for technology products, has launched CitrusAd’s Retail Media platform as the technology provider for its marketplace, providing brands with new opportunities to promote themselves on its websites, whether through sponsored product campaigns, banners or
The convenience retailer first partnered with the food-waste-fighting platform in January 2020, when it began a trial with 15 stores. In June 2020 the business registered a further 43 stores on the platform, and on 22 February this week it completed its rollout.
Kalibrate, the recognized authority in fuel pricing, location planning, market data and traffic count data, has today announced the acquisition of Intalytics, a leader in location-based predictive analytics.
Urban Outfitters (URBN), a leading lifestyle products and services company, has bolstered ongoing customer engagement and sales for its Anthropologie and BHLDN brands during the COVID-19 pandemic using JRNI Appointments from JRNI. The brands have been able to keep
During the months of the pandemic and working from home, specialist retailer SportsShoes had thousands of new customers visiting its website to buy fitness gear. Dan Cartner, senior marketing and e-commerce manager, wanted to prevent these customers from being overwhelmed
Global e-commerce platform, Kooomo has today announced further updates to its platform, bolstering security to block attacking bots and cybercrime IP addresses, as well as simplifying everyday tasks for merchants such as barcode searching and calculating payment fees.
Local high streets have been struggling to survive long before the Covid-19 Pandemic hit. Thanks to the nation’s growing love of online shopping combined with high rents and business rates, the UK’s beloved local high street has been on a
Fast-growing linen brand Piglet has opted for Brightpearl as the brand begins the next chapter in its expansion and success story.
Snappy Shopper, the cutting-edge home delivery app and web platform, is celebrating its 50th milestone with symbol group Nisa as stores continue to take on the app since the partnership began in September last year.
Staropramen, the well-known Czech beer brand, has selected Zetes’ advanced warehouse execution solution ZetesMedea, to streamline its operations and improve safety in its warehouse.
Medallia, a world leader in experience management, announces that Salvatore Ferragamo, the iconic Italian luxury brand, has chosen Medallia Experience Cloud to improve the customer experience throughout its international network, both physical stores and e-commerce sites.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Peak has raised a $21 million Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Oxx, with participation from existing investors MMC Ventures and Praetura Ventures, and new investor Arete. This brings Peak’s total funding raised
Skinnydip London, which sells mobile phone accessories, clothing and lifestyle products online, as well as through its network of UK shops and retail concessions, is using automated merchandising and A/B testing technology to deliver a 16% increase in average visit
