Autonomous stores specialist, AiFi, reports a leadership transition, with CEO Steve Carlin transitioning back to his role as Venture Partner at one of itsinvestors, Translink Capital. He will continue to support and advise the company.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Everlane’s e-commerce store has gone live on Shopify, building on its use of the latter’s Shop Pay solution. “What makes this moment special isn’t just the site. It’s the journey,” says Harley Finkelstein, Shopify President. “In his twenties, Michael Preysman left a career in investing to take on an| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
US family owned retailer Bealls reports a company wide deployment of Profitmind’s Agentic AI solution for its merchandise planning and inventory processes. It is using the platform to speed planning cycles, raise forecast accuracy, maximise inventory productivity, and free teams from manual analysis| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Imogen Wethered is stepping into a new position as CEO at EnableAll, a startup that helps Shopify brands tackle accessibility compliance and improve sales, loyalty, and SEO. Wethered co-founded customer experience software firm, Qudini, which launched in 2012 and was acquired by Verint in 2023. She| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Tash Goodman, CEO and Founder at receipts specialist Slip, has taken to social media to flag up three things she hates about the retail industry right now. And we at RTIH are totally with her on all of them. In a LinkedIn post, she said: “These are things I talk about so regularly that my team are s| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Papa Johns has partnered with Retail Assist and Barron McCann to review its UK wide IT support across more than 400 stores. The technology overhaul was prompted by feedback from franchisees concerned about system reliability and the operational disruption caused by technical failures.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
East of England Co-op this week presented its new website to its employees. In a LinkedIn post, it said: “Yesterday was a very exciting day at our support office as we revealed our brand new website to colleagues. As anyone who's been involved with a website development project will know, a huge amo| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Tailored Athlete, a UK-based "perfect muscle fit" clothing brand founded in 2016, has selected Cart.com as its US fulfilment and transportation management services partner. Tailored Athlete will leverage Cart.com's third-party logistics (3PL) solutions and Columbus, OH supply chain hub to| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
New research conducted by VistaPrint has found growing demand for independent shops on UK high streets.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
A new survey has found that two in every three consumers are reluctant to purchase items due to tighter restrictions on returns.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Stephen Regan, Group Board Executive at Primark, has taken to social media to discuss recent store openings in the USA and Europe and a relocation project in the UK. In a LinkedIn post, he said: “September has already been an incredible month for us. In just a few short weeks, we’ve celebrated the o| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. As we power towards the 25,000 followers mark, these are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Supermicro, Boots UK, Piglet in Bed, Retail247, One Stop,| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
All4Running has gone live with Sitoo’s PoS and Unified Commerce Platform. In a LInkedIn post, Sitoo said: “All4Running is the ultimate destination for runners of every level. Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or just lacing up your first pair of trainers, it has everything you need to hit your st| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
The two organisations will develop a joint offering that combines Exotec’s Skypod AS/RS with E80 Group’s suite of pallet-handling systems.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Childproofing is instantly associated with the home, from baby gates to safety locks. Yet, the public spaces where families spend significant time must also be safe havens. The future of family friendly retail is now, leveraging smart home technology to move beyond simple measures like corner guard| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Currys is investing in the roll-out of electronic shelf edge labels (ESEL) in its stores across the UK and Ireland. Delivered in partnership with ESEL solution supplier Solum and Vestcom for data integration and software, the move forms part of Currys’ push to support colleagues in their day-to-day| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Instacart and Morrisons are teaming up to bring the former’s AI powered Caper Cart smart trolleys to the UK for the first time. These will become available starting in early 2026 at one initial Morrisons store, with the potential for a further roll-out.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
New research from eBay Advertising UK reveals that Brits are putting themselves at the top of their gift lists. A survey of more than 2,000 Christmas shoppers found that 29% tend to spend more on themselves than friends or family at Christmas – jumping to 50% of Millennials.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Retail247 reports that Piglet in Bed, a homeware and lifestyle brand, has selected its Archean solution to manage both its stock management and order management operations. This expanded partnership builds on the brand’s use of Origin, Retail247’s PIM and PLM solution.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Ralph Lauren has introduced Ask Ralph, an AI powered conversational shopping experience. This serves up multiple, shoppable visual laydowns of complete outfits, personalised to a user’s prompts, from across available inventory within the Men’s and Women’s Polo Ralph Lauren brand. Ask Ralph begins ro| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
LocalExpress, an AI native unified commerce platform working with grocery and food retailers across the US, Canada and LatAm, has secured $6.2 million in venture funding led by OXZ Capital. The company says it has built AI powered systems that harmonise and process millions of transactions and inven| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Who is Elijah is teaming up with ProfitPeak to expand into new markets and unlock smarter data driven decisions through Meta and Klaviyo.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Skai, an omnichannel advertising platform for commerce media, has appointed Jeffrey Cohen as Chief Business Development Officer. He joins from Amazon where he spent almost four years, serving as Principal Evangelist, Amazon Ads.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
European home improvement retailer Hornbach Baumarkt has gone live with Solace’s real-time, event driven integration platform as it looks to deliver a faster, more seamless shopping experience, both online and in-store. With over 170 stores across Europe, Hornbach faced the challenge of managing a w| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
The breakneck pace of AI advances in today’s enterprise means that CIOs face a rapidly shifting landscape, where emerging AI technologies, new regulatory concerns and pressures, and enterprise demands converge. As artificial intelligence innovation accelerates into 2026, leading UK CIO and BCS Fello| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Keeyu, which detects and fixes e-commerce fulfilment, payment, and delivery issues before customers complain, automating issue resolution, has hooked Decjuba as a customer.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
AdTech firm Criteo has announced a new integration with Google for onsite retail media, initially available through a limited beta to select customers in the Americas. In the first phase of the partnership, Criteo’s network of retailers will be able to opt in to receiving demand from the Google Sear| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Mesterbakeren, a Norway-based fresh bread producers, has selected RELEX Solutions in a bid to strengthen its demand and promotion forecasting. The investment supports Mesterbakeren’s goal of improving forecast accuracy, reducing waste, and ensuring better product availability across the stores it su| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Sainsbury’s celebrated World EV Day by teaming up with Autotrader and Smart Charge to offer its customers a chance to test drive electric vehicles, practice charging and learn more about the Electric Car Grant.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
The company says this marks “significant progress” towards more sustainable last-mile delivery and an 8% increase year-on-year in ‘clean’ deliveries.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
The sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards is now open for entries. The awards celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
