Mapco opens second checkout-free store
Mapco has launched its second checkout-free store. Using technology from California-based Grabango, the store is in Nashville, Tennessee. It allows shoppers to skip the queue instead of waiting to [...]
Uber improves Vroom convenience store deliveries
Uber is helping Florida-based Vroom Delivery, a provider of proprietary ecommerce software for the convenience retail industry, improve convenience store delivery options for consumers. Stores using Vroom Delivery’s back-office, [...]
Acosta and Pensa provide shelf intelligence
Florida sales and marketing agency Acosta is working with Texas-based Pensa Systems to provide actionable shelf intelligence for retailers. The aim is to drive revenue growth for CPG brands [...]
Ikea unpacks Vusion IoT cloud platform
Flatpack furniture giant Ikea is deploying the Vusion IoT cloud platform and digital shelf labels in a first wave of 110 stores across six European countries. French firm SES-Imagotag [...]
7-Eleven and Itri open autonomous store in Taiwan
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (Itri) and 7-Eleven have collaborated to build a 24-hour unmanned convenience store using AIoT technologies. The X-Store 7 is situated at Itri’s headquarters in [...]
NewStore lets Sweaty Betty switch to iPhones
Activewear and lifestyle brand Sweaty Betty is running its retail operations entirely on iPhone using technology from Massachusetts-based NewStore. It has rolled out the mobile point-of-sale (mPoS) technology in [...]
Checkpoint helps McDonald’s meet new French laws
New Jersey-based Checkpoint Systems is working with McDonald’s in France to incorporate RFID technology into the fast-food giant’s reusable containers. The move follows McDonald’s commitment to eliminating unnecessary packaging [...]
Carrefour completes smart shopping cart pilot
French supermarket chain Carrefour has completed a pilot to try out smart shopping carts using equipment from A2Z Smart Technologies. Since March last year, the smart trolleys have undergone [...]
Ikea uses AI chatbot to support shoppers
Dutch Ikea retailer Ingka is using artificial intelligence (AI) to provide round-the-clock support to customers in different time zones. Using natural language processing (NLP), it can understand customer questions, [...]
Aldi gets smart with Near Intelligence
Supermarket chain Aldi is using data-driven intelligence from California-based Near Intelligence to attract shoppers in 1300 French stores to its online catalogue. Near Intelligence specialises in privacy-led data intelligence [...]
Petco adds omnichannel tech to Mexican stores
Pet store chain Petco has implemented Teamwork Commerce’s omnichannel technology to manage its 118 shops in Mexico and Chile. Enriching the lives of pets is an ongoing mission for [...]
Lotus opens Thailand’s first autonomous store
Thai retailer Lotus has opened its first employee-free store using technology from local telco True Digital. The Lotus Pick & Go smart store uses the True Virgo AI smart [...]
