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.
xAd, a leader in location that enables marketers to reach the right people based on the real places they visit every day, today announces its campaign with quick service restaurant chain KFC which achieved a significant amount of incremental foot traffic. The three month-long mobile location targeting campaign launched
MasterCard today introduced MasterCard Identity Check, a suite of technology solutions that leverage advanced technologies to prove a consumer’s identity and further simplify the online shopping experience. Existing methods to prove an identity online can take shoppers away from a
Luxury car dealer AMARI is enabling car buyers browsing online to be taken “in-showroom” – in real-time – for an expert “first-person tour” of its high performance cars, via sales staff using either standard smartphones or a pair of the
Retail marketing company TCC has announced today that it has signed an exclusive four year license agreement with WWRD Group to launch a range of ‘Gordon Ramsay Gourmet’ products including cookware, dinnerware, glassware and kitchen knives, which retailers can use to reward
Box Technologies is transforming the in-store customer experience with the launch of its Cielo mobile tablets and Cielo mOve docking system. Designed to create a seamless in-store experience, the compact point of sale device gives retailers and other customer-facing organisations
Detego, the software vendor company providing article transparency in fashion retail, is now also offering its software products as software as a service (SaaS). As part of Detego’s managed services, retailers can rent an in-store solution on a monthly basis,
John Lewis is bringing the next innovation in connected home technology to the high street, as it today announces that Peeple, an Internet-of-Things (IoT) hardware and software startup, is the winner of this year’s JLAB, the retailer’s technology business accelerator. Peeple
Alinéa, the specialised retailer in furnishing and decorative products that’s part of the Auchan group, has selected TXT Retail’s Product Lifecycle Management software – TXTPLM – in a bid to improve performances in product development and streamline processes between all
Demandware, a leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, has announced that True Religion, a leading brand in premier denim, has launched a ecommerce site on the Demandware Commerce Cloud. True Religion’s bold new ecommerce site expands the opportunities for shoppers to interact with
A boutique mobile app company celebrating 10 years in business is set for further expansion over the next five years. With offices in Huddersfield and London, Common Agency has been a service-based organisation since it was established in 2005. However, big plans
Musgrave Wholesale Partners, the market leader in Ireland for multi-temperature food delivery service to the catering sector, chose quiet, efficient and fuel-saving solutions from Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and
Ometria (www.ometria.com), a customer insight and marketing platform built specifically for retailers and e-commerce businesses, has secured a further $2.5m in seed funding. The round was led by Inventure Partners, with participation from existing investors SaatchInvest, and new investors Force Over Mass Capital. Several strategic
Brands looking for a strategic advantage this holiday season, specifically on the world’s largest online retailer Amazon, now have a new Profitero tool that delivers insight into category share and how to gain or sustain it: Amazon Market Share Estimation. During this
Bauer Media has announced the launch of a new e-commerce platform, Dabbl (http://www.dabbl.co.uk/), as part of their continued focus on digital product development. The new voucher sales website gives consumers the opportunity to purchase discount deals from well-known brands across
RELEX Solutions, provider of supply chain solutions, is releasing its latest development that enables e-commerce and omni-channel retailers to optimally manage their supply chain, reducing inefficiency and increasing customer satisfaction. The new e-commerce functionalities will be a dominant subject at
UK-based PXtech, the leading business intelligence solutions provider, has been recognised by international restaurant chain, SUBWAY, with two customer service awards at the 2015 SUBWAY Convention in Las Vegas. The wins represent the first time a technology company has won either of the
European retail innovator Xhockware is aiming to transform the UK retail shopping experience and British ‘queuing culture’ with its mobile YouBeep technology. A ground-breaking response to one of the biggest retail customer complaints globally – checkout delays, YouBeep is looking to
House of Fraser, has joined Anatwine’s global online fashion retail platform to provide its customers with the best brand stock mix and ecommerce shopping experience while achieving incremental sales with its brand partners. Since its foundation over 150 years ago, House
Hobbs, the women’s fashion retailer, has introduced a new Point of Sale (PoS) system across all of its UK and international store and concession estate provided by BT Expedite, BT’s retail specialists. Based on BT Expedite’s Store 6.3, the new PoS
Leading marketing attribution solution provider, Visual IQ, has announced partnerships with two new clients – high-profile beauty company, L’OCCITANE and fast-growing European telecom operator, Tele2. L’OCCITANE has enjoyed global success in recent years and now boasts over 2,700 stores worldwide.
Naomi Campbell pictured at the TCC Forum in London today, 24 September 2015, where she launched a range of Naomi Campbell-branded products including jewellery, home textiles, handbags and luggage. The supermodel and film star will work with retail marketing company TCC
Morphy Richards has delivered its first dedicated social media campaign to launch its Redefine product range. The campaign, entitled The Morphy Richards Mole, sees a fictional, rogue brand technician leak news of the top-secret technology as he puts the innovative products
Customers and retailers will no longer experience the frustration of failed mobile commerce transactions thanks to a new partnership between Barclays and Verifone. The two organisations have announced an agreement to integrate Pingit as an accepted payment method for retailers using
Auchan, France’s third largest food retailer and the 11th biggest in the world, is to increase its product lines and range with the launch of a new online marketplace in partnership with Mirakl. Auchan is known primarily as a food retailer,
Walkbase an in-store analytics and marketing provider and Samsung, a leading manufacturer of electronics and digital displays have announced a joint proposition to provide in-store analytics to retailers using Samsung digital screens. The partnership was announced last night at a UK launch
