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TORU robots trialing at Zalando (Image: Zalando)

Zalando trials robots to pick shoe orders

August 30, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

Carl-Friedrich zu Knyphausen, ecommerce, employee, Erfurt, Lahr, retailer, Robots, shoe, TORU, Zalando

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TORU robots trialing at Zalando (Image: Zalando) After a successful trial with two robots supporting Zalando employees at its Erfurt logistics centre, the online retailer will now begin a pilot…

Gymshark unveils £5m tech and innovation hub at UK HQ

August 30, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce

Ben Francies, gym, Gymshark, headquarters, hub, Influencer, innovation, Instagram, Oktra, Solihull

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Sports apparel retailer Gymshark has unveiled a £5 million tech innovation hub near its headquarters in Solihull, designed to double up as the best gym in Europe. The former warehouse…

Cyber attacks hit 1.4m British SMEs last year

August 29, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Security

business, Cyber-attack, cyberattack, economy, extortion, SME, UK

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It’s not just the major retailers that need to protect themselves: new research finds 1.4 million British small businesses were affected by a cyber attack or significant security incident last…

New rules mean Apple can begin selling devices online in India

August 29, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Ecommerce, Industry

Apple, brick and mortar, devices, exports, government, India, iPhone, Mumbai, new rules, rules

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Apple Inc will finally be able to start online sales of its devices in India after the country relaxed strict rules to enforce local production of products. For years the…

Amazon Prime Video to stream Rihanna’s fashion show

August 29, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, Marketing

Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, Rihanna, Savage x Fenty

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Amazon Prime Video will stream Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty fashion brand’s Fall/Winter 2019 collection from New York Fashion week on September 20. The e-commerce giant said it would present the…

Apple issues apology for allowing contractors to listen-in via Siri

August 29, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Voice

apology, Apple, Google, Google Asistant, Siri

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Apple on Wednesday issued an apology to its Siri users after hiring contractors to listen in on some recordings. The tech giant reiterated an earlier pledge to stop keeping audio…

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…

Posts by Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Zalando trials robots to pick shoe orders

Gymshark unveils £5m tech and innovation hub at UK HQ

Cyber attacks hit 1.4m British SMEs last year

New rules mean Apple can begin selling devices online in India

Amazon Prime Video to stream Rihanna’s fashion show

Apple issues apology for allowing contractors to listen-in via Siri

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

Just un-do it: The risks of Nike cutting ties with Amazon

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