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 [...]
AI in retail to see 41% CAGR till 2030
The artificial intelligence (AI) in retail market is expected to be worth $57.8bn by 2030, with a CAGR of 41% from 2023 to 2030, according to Meticulous Research. AI [...]
Asda and Wayve launch self-driving home delivery
Supermarket chain Asda has launched a trial with self driving firm Wayve to deliver groceries using Wayve self-driving vehicles. It is the UK’s largest autonomous grocery home shopping delivery [...]
Germany’s Largest Hybrid Supermarket opens
Trigo and German grocery giant REWE have opened Germany’s largest hybrid autonomous supermarket. Based on Trigo’s autonomous checkout and computer vision technology, the new supermarket allows customers to shop [...]
Mercari launches ChatGPT Shopping Assistant
Second hand goods online marketplace Mercari has beta launched its Merchat AI, a conversational shopping assistant powered by ChatGPT. In addition to searching for and browsing secondhand items, customers [...]
Checkpoint Systems acquires Alert Systems
RFID and RF specialist Checkpoint Systems has acquired Denmark-based Alert Systems, an IoT specialist with a focus on metal and magnet detection in the retail environment. Alert Systems supplies [...]
Asia Innovations adds AI to E-commerce
Singapore based payments and e-commerce platform Asia Innovations has added AI to its e-commerce platform Hekka, a lifestyle shopping platform. The AI addition to the Hekka platform employs stable [...]
Retail site Flip driving growth with MagicOS
Shopping social network Flip has launched MagicOS, a self-service e-commerce operating system. The Flip app links user video reviews to confirmed purchases, and MagicOS opens an end-to-end marketplace of [...]
Rainbow adopts Aurora intelligent messaging
Customer engagement technology provider Aurora Mobile is providing one of China’s largest retail chains, Rainbow, with intelligent messaging services based on its JPush solution. The aim is to transition [...]
Royale launches AI Store Locator
Vodka company Royale de Monte Carlo is set to launch an AI-powered store locator application to enhance in-store sales and boost revenue. The new Store Locator technology employs AI [...]
Google and Shopify integrate AI for retailers
Shopify and Google Cloud have integrated artificial intelligence (AI) to brings ecommerce capabilities to retailers and merchants worldwide. Shopify merchants can now deploy advanced search and browse experiences using [...]
Etisalat connects McDonald’s in UAE
Telco Etisalat is helping McDonald’s in the UAE revamp its entire connectivity and support its long-term technology transformation vision. This involves deploying an end-to-end managed SD-WAN, and fixed and [...]
