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Autonomous checkout startup, Imagr, has appointed former Sainsbury’s chair, David Tyler, as chair of its board.

Autonomous checkout start-up Imagr appoints former Sainsbury’s chair to the board

October 21, 2021

Autonomous checkout startup, Imagr, has appointed former Sainsbury’s chair, David Tyler, as chair of its board. Tyler joins the Imagr with immediate effect. “David brings a depth of experience and…

DPD has partnered with autonomous urban mobility company Wayve to launch a fleet data collection pilot.

DPD unveils Wayve partnership to launch fleet data collection pilot

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October 20, 2021

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DPD has partnered with autonomous urban mobility company Wayve to launch a fleet data collection pilot. The partnership aims to explore how innovations in computer vision and machine learning can…

Aldi has announced plans to open its first checkout free store to the public in The Netherlands early next year as it ramps up its focus on automated shopping.

Aldi to open first checkout-free store to the public in The Netherlands

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October 4, 2021

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Aldi has announced plans to open its first checkout free store to the public in The Netherlands early next year as it ramps up its focus on automated shopping. Aldi…

Ocado’s key rival AutoStore, which is suing the online grocer for copyright infringement of its core technology, is set to launch a $12 billion initial public offering (IPO).

Ocado’s automated warehouse rival Autostore to launch $12 billion IPO in major challenge to grocer

September 29, 2021

Ocado’s key rival AutoStore, which is suing the online grocer for copyright infringement of its core technology, is set to launch a $12 billion initial public offering (IPO). AutoStore launched…

Retailers are increasing their usage of “smart robots” throughout their supply chains in the wake of labour shortages dogging the industry, according to a new report.

Retailers robot adoption being driven by “labour shortages and minimum wage increases”

September 28, 2021

Retailers are increasing their usage of “smart robots” throughout their supply chains in the wake of labour shortages dogging the industry, according to a new report. Gartner, the technology research…

PlayStation 5 consoles are the second most targeted item for retail scalper bots as they continue to pose a major threat to retailers in the runup to Christmas.

PS5s 2nd most targeted item by scalper bots with average resale prices 100% up on RRP

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September 28, 2021

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PlayStation 5 consoles are the second most targeted item for retail scalper bots as they continue to pose a major threat to retailers in the runup to Christmas. Sony’s PS5…

Aldi has confirmed that it will launch its first checkout-free store in the heart of Greenwich, London but has not yet given a firm date for its launch.

Aldi confirms Greenwich as the location for its first checkout-free store

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September 27, 2021

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Aldi has confirmed that it will launch its first checkout-free store in the heart of Greenwich, London but has not yet given a firm date for its launch. Aldi revealed…

Aldi’s new checkout-free stores cost a whopping £1.8 million to refit making it more than twice as expensive as Amazon’s Go stores.

Aldi’s checkout free stores cost a whopping £1.8m to refit

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Aldi checkout-free

September 24, 2021

Ben Stevens

Aldi’s new checkout-free stores cost a whopping £1.8 million to refit making it more than twice as expensive as Amazon’s Go stores. According to The Mirror, which says it spoke…

Ocado has launched a new high-tech meal preparation robot at its headquarters enabling staff to customise their meals down to the gram.

Ocado rolls out meal prep robot capable of customising meals down to the gram

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September 23, 2021

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Ocado has launched a new high-tech meal preparation robot at its headquarters enabling staff to customise their meals down to the gram. Ocado’s headquarters is now home to the world’s…

Amazon rumoured upcoming department stores will feature high-tech dressing rooms which could eventually see clothes brought to you via robots.

Amazon’s department stores will feature high-tech dressing rooms where clothes are brought to you by robots

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September 23, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Amazon rumoured upcoming department stores will feature high-tech dressing rooms which could eventually see clothes brought to you via robots. According to the Wall Street Journal, which also reported that…

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Autonomous checkout start-up Imagr appoints former Sainsbury’s chair to the board

DPD unveils Wayve partnership to launch fleet data collection pilot

Aldi to open first checkout-free store to the public in The Netherlands

Ocado’s automated warehouse rival Autostore to launch $12 billion IPO in major challenge to grocer

Retailers robot adoption being driven by “labour shortages and minimum wage increases”

PS5s 2nd most targeted item by scalper bots with average resale prices 100% up on RRP

Aldi confirms Greenwich as the location for its first checkout-free store

Aldi’s checkout free stores cost a whopping £1.8m to refit

Ocado rolls out meal prep robot capable of customising meals down to the gram

Amazon’s department stores will feature high-tech dressing rooms where clothes are brought to you by robots

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