Alibaba fuses digital stores and livestreaming
Chinese retailer Alibaba is fusing digital stores with livestreaming through its Taobao Live platform that became popular during the Covid-19 pandemic. As livestream ecommerce – a trend accelerated by [...]
Quanergy and Digital Mortar use lidar to track shoppers
A partnership between Californian companies Quanergy and Digital Mortar is using lidar to analyse the entire shopper journey. Quanergy Systems provides lidar sensors and smart 3D perception products. Digital [...]
NeilsenIQ in Loop to transform retail
Illinois-based data analytics firm NielsenIQ and Canadian IoT company Loop Insights are working together to transform the retail sector with automated marketing and enhanced customer engagement using real-time business [...]
Accel makes San Diego market checkout free
A community market in San Diego is to use checkout free technology from local start-up Accel Robotics. Using computer vision and artificial intelligence, the soon-to-be-open Valet Market is an [...]
RetailNext receives $42m to accelerate growth
California-based smart store retail analytics firm RetailNext has received $42m growth capital financing from Colbeck Capital Management. This investment positions the company for continued acceleration in its implementation of [...]
Laferté deploys electronic shelf labels
Canadian hardware and building supply chain Laferté Renovation Center is deploying Pricer electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to digitise its stores. Supplied by Quebec-based JRTech, the ESLs let the chain [...]
Drone Express enables drone delivery for Kroger
American grocery retailer Kroger has started a drone delivery pilot in collaboration with Drone Express, a division of New Jersey-based Telegrid Technologies. The pilot is offering grocery delivery via [...]
Checkpoint expands Halo IoT RFID platform
New Jersey-based retail technology company Checkpoint Systems has expanded its Halo IoT RFID software platform. Halo 12.2.0 has improved replenishment capabilities and expanded language options for increased usability and [...]
Amazon opens high-tech hair salon in London
Amazon is opening a hair salon in London where customers can experience augmented reality (AR) and other technology, products and services in hair care and styling. The Amazon Salon [...]
Foodora and Tele2 test 5G deliveries in Sweden
Nordic online retailer Foodora is working with Swedish telco Tele2 to test home deliveries with 5G technology in central Stockholm. In this next step, the robot Doora will begin [...]
HeleCloud helps retailers migrate to cloud
HeleCloud, based in Bulgaria, Netherlands and the UK, has launched cloud transformation advisory services for retailers looking to migrate and benefit from public cloud technology. The Retail Architecture Review [...]
Frame holds out for Hero to launch virtual shopping
Iconic American fashion brand Frame has partnered with New York-based Hero to launch virtual shopping to online customers. The virtual shopping service connects customers on Frame-store.com live with stylists [...]
