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Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed – and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

It recently emerged that Amazon’s Just Walk Out offering is being dropped from Amazon Fresh stores. However, it’s not checkout-free tech that’s failing, it’s the fact that Amazon’s checkout free solution doesn’t work, especially in grocery retailers, argues Will Glaser, Founder and CEO at Grabango. In the dynamic grocery retail landscape, a transformative wave is […]
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LensCrafters Promotes Eye Health with Second Season of Immersive Roblox Odyssey

LensCrafters has launched the second season of its Roblox Eye Odyssey series, World of Optics, featuring games that mimic the tests in a comprehensive eye exam. The series’ first season has engaged more than 300,000 users since its debut in October 2023. In the metaverse experience, users help Blinky, a friendly eye-bulb character, overcome challenges […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Starring Gather AI, Wolt, Sainsbury’s: check out RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including AiFi, Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, Wow Bao, Shopsense AI, Paramount Global, Intergamma, Getir, PLUS Retail, and commercetools. Inventory monitoring startup Gather AI bags $17 million in funding to transform supply chain traceability Gather AI, a provider of computer vision […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Retail Innovation Conference & Expo 2024: The Latest News on Sessions, Speakers & Experiences

Are you ready to explore the evolved customer journey? The Retail TouchPoints team is reporting on all the news breaking before, during and after the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, taking place June 4-6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year, we’ll hear senior-level executives’ perspectives on how customer experiences are evolving as content, […]
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  1. Department & Category

Grocerant Guru: AI Meets Appetizers at Re-Up Convenience Stores

  Technology is important but it never replaces flavorful fresh food service fast according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.   Johnson is your one-stop source for all things Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared at grocery stores, convenience stores, and within the restaurant sector. Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Re-Up, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Pricer, ProGlove, Shopopop and ReachFive amongst Retail Technology Show 2024 Innovation Awards finalists

The Retail Technology Show Innovation Awards finalists have been announced. Retail Technology Show 2024 will take place at London’s Olympia on 24th and 25th April.  The “ten trailblazing solutions who are leading the charge in retail innovation, poised to drive businesses forward and ignite competitive advantage” are as follows: 🌟Flip🌟Scaleflex🌟Shopopop🌟Teamwork Commerce🌟Pricer🌟Find & Order🌟Orquest🌟ProGlove🌟ReachFive🌟Solink The winner […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Pictures for PMs Webcast

Introducing Pictures for PMs: 1Q24 Key Themes Visualized Date: Friday, April, 12 Time: 12:00 ET Created for those looking to quickly understand broader themes across the global consumer and technology landscape, “Pictures for PMs” takes a step beyond the data to present a clear view of the bigger picture. In this webcast and corresponding deck, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Uber Eats Debuts Autonomous Food Deliveries in Phoenix Market

Uber Eats has expanded its partnership with Waymo — the autonomous vehicle division of Google parent company Alphabet — adding driverless food deliveries in the Phoenix-area cities of Tempe, Mesa and Chandler, Ariz. The companies are working with a select group of merchants that include local favorites like Princess Pita, Filiberto’s and BoSa Donuts. Customers […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Innovation touches the green: the role of GPS in sports field precision

Remember the days when field markers would walk tirelessly with cans of paint and strings to create the perfect pitch? Those times are transforming rapidly, thanks to technological advancements, especially GPS technology. Today, the chore of painting lines on sports fields has been taken over by something much more efficient and precise: the line marking robot. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

AI powered convenience store chain Re-Up teams with Nala Robotics to deploy autonomous kitchens

AI powered gas stations and convenience stores specialist, Re-Up, is installing autonomous chefs at locations powered by Nala Robotics. The Wingman is an autonomous fry station that can be added or configured to any restaurant or commercial food service operation. Re-Up will leverage Nala Robotics’ artificial intelligence technology to enhance its food service offerings, enabling […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Crucial Human Element in a Tech-Forward Supply Chain

Recent news coming out of the supply chain industry shows how major players are continuing to make moves when it comes to their fulfillment and distribution processes, particularly around implementing more automation. While these advancements are great for trimming store-to-home delivery costs, industry professionals are asking themselves what this means for the future of the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

SuperAwesome Targets New Opportunities In Kids Advertising Beyond The Metaverse

Although SuperAwesome is no longer part of Epic Games, it’s got a gameplan to expand its youth-focused ad marketplace, CEO Kate O’Loughlin told AdExchanger. After being acquired by Epic Games a little over three years ago, SuperAwesome was spun off in September in a deal that involved SuperAwesome’s management team reacquiring most of the company’s […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Success Clues from McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme Partnership

  Regular readers of this blog know that success does leave clues. Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® ponders what could be next in this top-of-mind branding breakfast daypart partnership between McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme.  Will it drive new electricity into both brands or just one? 1.       Leveraging Brand Recognition: Both […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Focus on mental health as Nickelytics and Starship Technologies tie up launches at two US campuses 

Nickelytics, a B2B AdTech startup, has announced a partnership with Starship Technologies, a provider of autonomous delivery services. This involves an advertising campaign on two campuses where Starship operates, the University of Utah and UCLA. Brands and advertisers will be able to connect directly with the student population, with the goal of expanding to all 50 campuses […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How AI and Automation Will Transform E-Commerce Operations

Online retail and e-commerce providers are struggling to meet shopper expectations amidst ongoing inflation, higher costs and lingering supply chain woes. A new independent survey that queried nearly 2,000 global shoppers found that 88 percent of U.S. and 79 percent of U.K. shoppers said that online retailers delivered poor experiences at least once in the […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

Co-op rolls out member prices via its own online shop, matching UK retailer’s in-store offering

Co-op reports that it is now offering the same member price benefits online for its member-owners as it does in-store. Member prices are across more than 300 key lines and everyday essentials, with branded and own-branded items including: Co-op 800g loaf (£0.76p); whole cucumber (£0.80p) ; six salad tomatoes (£0.85p); six medium free-range eggs (£1.40); […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

Marketing Brand Relevance Subway’s Way

Renew, Refresh, and Revive the undercurrent of brand excitement is but one of the goals Subway is undertaken with its partnership with T. Marzetti Co. to sell their popular sauces in grocery stores according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Here a few potential benefits to Subway: 1.       Increased brand […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

All eyes on London Olympia as RTIH gears up for Retail Technology Show 2024 on 24th-25th April

Retail Technology Show 2024 is fast approaching. The event, set to take place on 24th-25th April, at Olympia London, will bring together retail trailblazers, uniting the region’s foremost retailers and tech innovators. RTIH will have a major presence at RTS 2024. Feel free to drop by our stand (5C02) where you will be able to […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

One Stop selects Snappy Shopper as home delivery partner, introducing services to 250 stores initially

After a trial period across One Stop stores last year, the convenience retailer has officially selected Snappy Shopper as one of its home delivery partners. With over 1,000 convenience stores nationwide, One Stop will initially introduce Snappy Shopper’s quick commerce services to 250 of these locations, starting from June.   Mike Callachan, CEO at Snappy […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Beyond AI: Emerging Technologies That Are Reshaping Retail

In today’s dynamic world of retail, the spotlight remains on artificial intelligence (AI) — and for good reason. AI is undoubtedly transformative, reshaping the future of retail. In addition to AI, other technologies are also making significant strides. Radio-frequency identification (RFID), replacing barcodes, revolutionizes supply chain and inventory management. Video analytics leverages computer vision to […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Five Iron Golf’s Beverage Partnership is Branding Coup

  Five Iron Golf, the nation’s leading indoor golf and entertainment space that is consumer focused, interactive, participatory and selling both food and beverage recently announced a partnership with Rehab Monster proving you don’t have to have 100 plus locations to garner marketing partnerships that drive new electricity. Now according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Modernizing Retail Supply Chain Challenges With AI

The retail supply chain is undergoing a major transformation, driven by the rise of e-commerce and the increasing complexity of global supply chains. In Gartner’s 2023 Top Supply Chain Technology Trends report, “actionable AI” was named the No. 1 trend. This reflects the growing recognition among retailers that artificial intelligence is essential for modernizing and […]
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  1. Channel: Convenience

7-Eleven Music Contest Drives New Electricity See Why

  If you love music by now you know what a great line-up of events Live Nation has in 2024.  You might already have some tickets.  If not don’t worry 7-Eleven jut might be the one company that can get you tickets to one of your favorite Live Nation events according to Steven Johnson Grocerant […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Nick Beighton heads to RTS 2024: check out RTIH’s biggest retail technology articles on LinkedIn this week

We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. As we close on 15,000 followers, these are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Klarna, Boots, Matalan, InPost UK, Aldi, Jisp, EE, Co-op, TalkShopLIve, Superdrug, and Gophr. Amazon Just Walk Out […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Tech Solutions On The Agenda @ NGA 

I’m really looking forward to the Technology Innovation Summit at the National Grocers Association (NGA) show in Las Vegas – it is happening in just five days.  Today, I have a preview of a number of sessions, including one with BirdZi CEO Shekar Raman in which we talk about “redefining customer-centricity,” and another with Jon […]
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Retailers Gain Control of Their Sustainability Goals as the ESG Storm Clouds Start to Gather Over Operations

Using event-driven architecture (EDA), retailers must link essential data at speed and scale throughout their ecosystems near and far to come to grips with now essential environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in three key areas. 1. Dead Heading — Optimizing Transportation/Emissions on Every Journey When it comes to transportation within the retail sector, any […]
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Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out initiative failed – and why it’s not the end of checkout free technology

It recently emerged that Amazon’s Just Walk Out offering is being dropped from Amazon Fresh stores. However, it’s not checkout-free tech that’s failing, it’s the fact that Amazon’s checkout free solution doesn’t work, especially in grocery retailers, argues Will Glaser, Founder and CEO at Grabango. In the dynamic grocery retail landscape, a transformative wave is […]
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