SafetyCulture reports an $AU165 million funding round, giving it a valuation of $AU2.5 billion. This was led by Airtree Ventures and is the largest initial investment the venture capital firm has made. SafetyCulture’s Founder and CEO, Luke Anear, says: “We are excited about the opportunities the rou| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Last week, Primark held a Data and AI Week event, bringing together colleagues from across the business to discuss the likes of ESG reporting and the retailer’s digital customers. In a LinkedIn post, dated 6th September, Daniel Doran, Data and Analytics Business Partner at Primark, said: “As we reac| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Earlier this year, we reported that Primark was expanding its Click & Collect service to all the retailer’s 184 stores in Great Britain by the end of 2025, following an 18-month trial. Elsewhere, Primark is continuing its deployment of self-checkouts.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
ZigZag has taken a look at the returns policies of the UK’s 130 largest retailers, finding that 33% now offer a paid returns policy - up 17% year-on-year.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Sendcloud, a shipping platform for e-commerce, has announced the promotion of Ana Silvério Rodrigues to Chief Customer Officer. “Bridging the gap between merchants and carriers, we have a unique opportunity to elevate the delivery experience for end-consumers,” she says.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Joe Tarragano has joined HeliosX Group as Interim Chief Operating Officer. His CV includes stints at Evri as Chief Product Officer, GSK (as Senior Director, Global Customer Product), and eBay (as Head of UK Merchant Acquisition).| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
The Red Sea crisis has forced UK retailers to accelerate their stocking ahead of the key Christmas trading period, according to supply chain management consultancy INVERTO, part of Boston Consulting Group. This has already meant that the shipping industry has had to work throughout the traditional s| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Spain-based delivery app Glovo has launched Glovo Brands Ads Manager, a new platform that aims to help brands realise the full potential of retail media.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Zilch, an ad subsidised payments network, has announced the launch of a new credit payment product, allowing its customers to spread interest free repayments for larger purchases over three months.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including anti food waste apps, self-driving trucks, autonomous stores, and virtual collectibles platforms.| 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 head towards the 20,000 followers mark, these are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Hugo Boss, JD Sports Israel, WeDev Technologies, Reward, M| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its eight-year partnership with Primark, announcing a new five-year deal involving the retailer’s IT systems and new store openings.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Trust Retail reports that it is implementing its Inventory and Stock Management solution across the East of England Co-operative’s (East of England Co-op) food stores. East of England Co-op is the largest independent retailer in the eastern England region spanning communities across Essex, Suffolk,| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Spanish grocery retailer, The UVESCO Group, has selected RELEX Solutions to optimise and unify its supply chain. The UVESCO Group is well known for its BM and Super Amara supermarket chains, and has 331 stores in Spain, seven distribution centres, and more than 16,000 SKUs.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Transcend Retail Solutions, a Tesco subsidiary led by its Strategy Director Oliver Vogt, is providing the UK supermarket giant’s software and hardware to international grocers, leveraging its vast experience in this space to enable them to fulfil online orders from their own stores. A first deal has| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Virtual gaming platform Roblox has its sights set firmly on the e-commerce space. It has announced a global partnership with Shopify that will allow creators of Roblox experiences, including brands and retailers, to sell physical goods directly within the platform via Shopify’s checkout.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Roku has launched the first stage of its partnership with Currys Connected Media, the retail media network offshoot of omnichannel tech retailer, Currys, to run Connected TV (CTV) video ads on its platform. In a first of its kind partnership for Roku UK, Currys and its partner brands will be able t| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Footasylum has opened its second fully mobile PoS store (no fixed till points), powered by NewStore and Adyen using Apple Tap to Pay and other FinTech solutions to drive physical conversion. The store is located in Aberdeen with more locations set to follow this year.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
European personal shopping service, Outfittery, has announced Diana Pulnar as its new Chief Product & Tech Officer (CPTO). In a LinkedIn post, CEO and Co-founder, Julia Bösch, said: “Our journey together spans years. I first met Diana several years ago, and I immediately knew I wanted her on our| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
MediaMarkt, a German multinational chain of stores selling consumer electronics with over 1,000 locations in ten countries in Europe, has announced the newest addition within the retailer’s ‘Lighthouse' concept. This is pitched as a store that brings together technology, innovation and experience in| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
These are the RTIH retail systems articles that caught your fancy during August, including Woolworths Group, Takeoff Technologies, Oak + Fort, EY, Shopify, Ocado, Hanshow, Mattel, and the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a series brought to you by RTIH and sponsored by 3D Cloud, highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers. And this week we’re focusing on Nespresso UK, which has partnered with HIVED, an all electric delivery| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Fastn has announced a $2.6 million seed funding round led by LiveOak Ventures and Antler. Leveraging AI, the startup aims to simplify the process of composing and connecting modular components, focusing on reusability, adaptability, and observability.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Accenture has expanded its partnership with Unilever to simplify its digital core and apply generative AI to drive efficiencies and improved business agility. Hein Schumacher CEO, Unilever, says: “We have already introduced 500 AI applications across Unilever, helping us to reach new levels of effic| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Nespresso UK has partnered with HIVED, an all electric delivery service, on sustainable coffee orders in London. The aim of the tie up is to enhance the customer experience while notably reducing carbon emissions.| Retail Technology Innovation Hub
