Ava Szajna-Hopgood, Author at Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe

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Depop opens first UK retail space with Selfridges

August 1, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, Instore

App, Depop, in store, launch, market place, Pop-Up, resale, Selfridges, tech

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London-based fashion resale app Depop has opened its first retail space in the UK, after partnering up with Selfridges. Depop has taken over the luxury department store’s Designer Studio up…

Walmart CEO admits the retailer is playing ‘catch up’ in ecommerce

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce

Amazon, chief exeutive, compete, Delivery, Doug McMillon, ecommerce, instore, Walmart

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Walmart chief executive Doug McMillon has admitted the global retailer has some major adjustments to make in order to keep up with its rivals’ ecommerce game. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm…

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Instore

Facebook, Hari Govind, Mike McNamara, omni-channel, Retail, Target, Technology

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Facebook’s infrastructure group manager Hari Govind has been named by Target as the retailer’s new senior vice president of infrastructure and operations. As a new member of the tech team,…

Only one in three shoppers notice new tech in stores

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Augmented Reality, Industry, Instore, News, Point of Sale

3D printing., AT Kearney, Augmented Reality, cashierless checkout, in store, instore tech, interactive screens, mobile point of sale, retail tech report, retail tech research, Technology

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While three quarters of customers are familiar with new retail technology features, only one third are seeing them in stores, according to a new report by AT Kearney. The survey…

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, anti-trust, e-commerce, ecommerce, etailer, EU, EU Commission, Europe, Margrethe Vestager, online, probe, third-party

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EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set to launch a formal investigation into Amazon “within days” according to two people familiar with the case speaking to Bloomberg. Now into her…

Walmart Chile will resume talks with workers after widespread strikes over robot push

July 16, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, News

Automation, Chile, Retail, Robot, Strike, union, Walmart, workers

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Walmart Chile on Monday said it would resume talks with a union of 17,000 workers who walked off their jobs last week in protest over the retailer’s push to automate…

Facebook tells US Congress Libra won’t launch until it has “fully addressed regulatory concerns”

July 16, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Cryptocurrency, News

Congerssional hearing, Congress, cryptocurrency, Facebook, Libra, US Senate

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Facebook’s Calibra chief executive David Marcus will face the US Congress today, answering questions over the social media giant’s proposed cryptocurrency launch. The US government are expected to delve into…

Ebay levies new tongue-in-cheek attack at Amazon Prime Day

July 16, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Alexa, Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Day, Crash Sale, Ebay, Honest Alexa

Online marketplace Ebay has launched a new advert satirising Amazon Prime Day’s “parade” of deals starring an “honest Alexa”. Tapping into the rising disillusionment of the Prime Day sales, a…

France passes controversial new “digital services” tax on tech companies

July 16, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, News

Airbnb, Apple, corporations, digital, digital tax, France, Microsoft, services, Tax

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The French Senate has passed a new tax that will see large tech companies required to pay tax on their total annual revenue generated by providing services to French users.…

Google whistleblower Jack Poulson launches ethical non-profit for tech workers

July 15, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Industry

Amazon, ethical, Google, Intel, Jack Poulson, Microsoft, non-profit, Silicon Valley, Tech Inquiry, whistleblower

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Google whistleblower Jack Poulson has launched Tech Inquiry, a non-profit with the aim to make it easier for employees of tech companies to speak out when they feel ethical boundaries…

Posts by Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Depop opens first UK retail space with Selfridges

Walmart CEO admits the retailer is playing ‘catch up’ in ecommerce

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

Only one in three shoppers notice new tech in stores

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

Walmart Chile will resume talks with workers after widespread strikes over robot push

Facebook tells US Congress Libra won’t launch until it has “fully addressed regulatory concerns”

Ebay levies new tongue-in-cheek attack at Amazon Prime Day

France passes controversial new “digital services” tax on tech companies

Google whistleblower Jack Poulson launches ethical non-profit for tech workers

The Retail Drop Podcast: Episode 1 – Hugo Tapia, Head of Consumer Strategy and Planning at Hackett London

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