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  1. Department: Beverage
Bubble tea brand, Bubbleology, has added two new nationwide supermarket listings to its portfolio with Sainsbury’s and convenience stores One Stop. Having already secured listings for its home-kit range with Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, B&M and Ocado, the new partnerships with Sainsbury’s and One Stop form… This story continues at Bubbleology gains listings at One Stop […]
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Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a series brought to you by RTIH, and sponsored by 3D Cloud, highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers. Every week, we will showcase forward thinking tech plays that have impressed our Editor and the Retail Technology Innovations Report judging panel, alongside the […]
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It’s Friday, the weekend is almost upon us, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful week for the retail systems space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from the past five days, including B&Q, DPD, Walmart, Sainsbury’s, Instacart, Aldi, Asos, Microsoft, Lush, Ocado Retail, and Saks Off 5th. 1. DIY retailer […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Kroger will implement advanced picking technologies from its long-time partner Ocado Group at fulfillment centers across its network, including greater use of robotics in preparing customer orders. Kroger, which has been working with Ocado since 2018, will implement these “Re:imagined” technologies across multiple current fulfillment centers as well as future facilities. The new solutions include […]
  1. Data & Insights
Consumers are increasingly turning to shop bought ‘fakeaways’ as a way of treating themselves on a budget, according to new supermarket sales data. The new data from Ocado, shows that sales of restaurant-branded ‘fakeaway’ products such as Franco Manca pizzas, Gourmet Burger Kitchen burgers and… This story continues at ‘Fakeaways’ on the rise, new data […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
Polytag has secured Series A seed funding for its mission to transform the recycling industry across the UK and Europe. The undisclosed investment builds on partnerships with major UK retailers, including Ocado Retail, Aldi, and Co-op. Polytag’s technology offers real-time visibility and insights into single-use packaging throughout its lifecycle. Using its QR codes and Invisible […]
  1. Data & Insights
Mondra, a product footprinting and supply chain decarbonisation AI driven SaaS platform, has raised £3.6 million in pre-Series A funding.  Investors include 7 Generation Ventures, AlbionVC, GC Foodtech Ventures, Foodsparks by Peakbridge, Ponderosa Ventures, and Vala Capital.  The cash will be used to expedite Mondra’s roll-out to UK grocers, of whom, the company claims, 85% […]
  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit
Nectar360, which owns and operates Nectar, the UK’s largest coalition loyalty programme, as well as managing Sainsbury’s and Argos retail media services, has announced a partnership with advertising technology specialist The Trade Desk. This will enable advertisers to target campaigns to Nectar audiences, optimise and report on the performance of ad campaigns through a combination […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
European e-commerce grocery delivery firm Rohlik Group reports that it is investing in AutoStore automation technology in the Austrian market. In a LinkedIn post, Tomáš Čupr, Group CEO at Rohlik Group, said: “We’re thrilled to announce a major leap forward in our journey towards innovation and efficiency: our latest investment in automation technology in Vienna […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
As we approach the end of the year, here’s a look at our most popular retail systems articles during 2023, including Gorillas, The Trade Desk, Samsung UK, Amazon Fresh, H-E-B, AutoStore, and the RTIH Innovation Awards. 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards winners announced during glittering ceremony in central London Last month, we announced the winning submissions […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
The expansion aims to accelerate the picking and packing process for the vast array of products offered by Ocado Group. Credit: chrisdorney via Shutterstock. In a strategic move to enhance its online grocery packing capabilities, UK-based online supermarket Ocado is set to double the number of robotic arms at its Luton warehouse, the Financial Times […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including Amazon, Pinterest, Aldi, Walmart, HMV, New Look, TrusTrace, One Water, Polytag, BERSHKA, and 3DLOOK. Amazon Amazon has opened a Second Chance Store in London, giving festive shoppers the chance to buy quality returned products in-person, […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Portuguese startup Sensei has announced its entry into Italy with the opening of the country’s first autonomous supermarket. Located in Verona, the Tuday Prendi & Vai location was inaugurated on Wednesday 8th November, offering a shopping experience with no queues, or self-scanning or checkout processes. Sensei, whose autonomous stores can also be found in Europe […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
Thousands of cash rewards have been redeemed by UK consumers as part of the first nationwide digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial led by Polytag, Bower, and Ocado Retail. Since 14th July, Ocado Retail customers have been able to claim monetary rewards for recycling any of its own brand two and four-pint milk bottles using […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a new series brought to you by RTIH and sponsored by 3D Cloud by Marxent, highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers. Every week, we will showcase forward thinking tech plays that have impressed our Editor and the Retail Technology Innovations Report judging […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
Instacart saw its share price erode in the two days following its initial public offering, after it rose 12.7% in its first day of trading on the NASDAQ exchange. The stock settled down to just slightly over its IPO price of $30 per share on Wednesday, its first full day on the exchange, then ranged […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a new series from RTIH highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives. Every week, we will showcase forward thinking tech plays that have impressed our Editor and the Retail Technology Innovations Report judging panel, in the run up to the publication of the 2024 report early next year. […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
​The report suggests that big technology players could be weighing up their options with regards to Ocado and picks out Amazon as a potentially interested party.  KEY POINTS Shares of British online grocer Ocado Group soared more than 40% Thursday after The Times newspaper reported “speculation of bid interest from more than one American suitor.” The report suggests that […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
The retail giant admits there has been a lot to learn with both the tech as well as customer behaviors. For Kroger, rolling out its automated Ocado fulfillment centers across the U.S. hasn’t exactly been an automatic process. The power grocer announced an aggressive plan back in 2018, when it said there would be as […]
  1. Channel: Dollar/Value
British grocery retailing has for decades been dominated by a small number of large and powerful retailers. That remains the case. Over the period however the number of firms involved has altered. In the 1980s we talked about the “big 5”. This became the “big 4” when Morrisons and Safeway merged and has remained that […]

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