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Woolworths rolls out Nedap RFID to 200 stores

South African retailer Woolworths is rolling out RFID technology from Dutch company Nedap to more than 200 stores. Nedap’s iD Cloud will be used to increase stock accuracy and [...]

Robots cook meals at Re-Up convenience stores

Florida-based AI-powered convenience store chain Re-Up is installing autonomous robotic chefs to enhance its food service. The Wingman from Nala Robotics is an autonomous fry station that can be [...]

Walmart offers AI logistics SaaS to others

Supermarket chain Walmart is offering its AI-powered logistics to other businesses. This can enhance the efficiency of the middle kilometre, helping businesses keep desired products in stock. For years, [...]

Google AI personalises Puma retail

Sports company Puma is to deploy Google Cloud’s data, analytics and AI to make its online retail experience more efficient, agile and personalised for shoppers worldwide. This should pave [...]

Tele2 enables drone deliveries for Swedish restaurants

Restaurants near Stockholm are about to start using drones to deliver food thanks to a partnership between Swedish operator Tele2 and Foodora. The IoT and 5G connected drones will [...]

Huawei package increases retail efficiency

Huawei announced smart technology for retail campuses, stores and multi-branch interconnection at last month’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The series focuses on smart stores, intelligent warehousing, energy [...]

Regional grocers opt for Instacart Storefront

Shopping technology firm Instacart says more regional grocers are using its Storefront to power their ecommerce web sites. The latest batch to adopt the Californian company’s technology include New [...]

Stream integrates digital signs with Table Needs PoS

Utah-based Stream Digital Signage’s content manager software has been integrated with a point-of-sale (PoS) system from Alabama company Table Needs to improve drive-through and dining efficiency and accuracy. This [...]

Unitech smartphone targets retail workers

Taiwanese company Unitech Electronics has introduced a smartphone designed for use by retail workers. The Unitech EA660 is equipped with 1D and2D barcode scanning technology that has applications from [...]

Rockwell strengthens Church & Dwight security

New Jersey-based consumer goods company Church & Dwight has turned to Rockwell Automation to strengthen its cyber-security programme. Church & Dwight chose Rockwell specifically to help build resiliency and [...]

Inter Miami opens four checkout-free stores

Californian retail software company Zippin has opened four checkout-free stores at Chase Stadium, home of Inter Miami CF. This spring sees the first full season with football superstar Lionel [...]

Trax brings signal-based merchandising to US retailers

Singapore computer vision company Trax has brought its signal-based merchandising (SBM) to the USA so retailers can have real-time visibility down to the stock keeping unit (SKU) level. SBM [...]