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Instacart powers Sprouts retail media network

Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing specialty retailers in the USA, is leveraging Carrot Ads –part of Instacart’s platform – to power its retail media network. Instacart, the [...]

Blue Yonder transforms Sainsbury’s supply chain

Arizona-based Blue Yonder is helping UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s digitally transform its end-to-end supply chain strategy. The retailer intends to implement Blue Yonder’s demand planning, store order planning and [...]

Infosys helps Walmart make it easier for shoppers

Supermarket giant Walmart has turned to digital services and consulting firm Infosys to simplify customer and store employee experiences. The collaboration between Infosys and Walmart Commerce Technologies should help [...]

Cognizant signs five-year support deal with Nike

Cognizant has signed a five-year agreement to support the technology operations of sports trainer brand Nike, a designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories. Building [...]

Checkpoint partners Partner on self-checkout

New Jersey-based RFID and RF technology firm Checkpoint Systems has joined forces with PoS manufacturer Partner Tech Europe to develop self-service checkouts (SCOs). This will see Checkpoint’s RFID technology [...]

Teamwork launches RFID-powered self-checkout

Florida-based retail management software provider Teamwork Commerce has launched an RFID-powered self-checkout to simplify the process for shoppers. The technology lets shoppers instantly scan all items and reduce checkout [...]

ACI and MagicCube ease contactless payments

Florida-based real-time payments firm ACI Worldwide has teamed up with MagicCube to deliver secure and seamless contactless payments on commercial off-the-shelf smartphones and tablets. Californian software company MagicCube created [...]

Juniper provides Halfords with AI-driven access

UK motoring and cycling retailer Halfords is using AI-driven wired and wireless access technology from Californian firm Juniper Networks. The Mist AI technology is being used in its stores, [...]

A2Z makes modular smart shopping cart

Israeli company A2Z Smart Technologies has launched a modular smart shopping trolley to improve efficiency for retailers worldwide. The design allows for local set-up of the modular parts, making [...]

Viva and Elo combine payment technologies

Viva Wallet and California-based Elo Touch have combined checkout payment technologies into one mobile Android computer. The device contains the technology needed for all transactions, from contactless to chip-and-pin. [...]

AI brings packaging to life

Australian tech start-up Immertia has introduced an AI-powered concept that turns ordinary product packaging into an interactive experience for consumers. The Hologram Concierge concept links an intelligent holographic assistant [...]

RFID smart freezer aids unattended retail

Finnish vending machine company Selfly Store has launched an intelligent vending freezer for unattended shops. The Selfly Freezer uses RFID technology to provide real-time item-level data analytics to optimise [...]