Daily Briefing – All the Retail Technology News you need to know today (July 21)

21st July 2020

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Missguided now offers 24/7 contact-free delivery and returns amid InPost tie-up
Hermes is hiring over 10,000 delivery drivers to meet staggering rise in online orders
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos made $13bn yesterday in the largest single-day rise in personal wealth on record
Hammerson launches Crowd Checker feature for “nervous” shoppers who want to beat the crowds
Amazon confirms Prime Day will take place in UK “later this year” but fails to give solid date

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