Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has called on the Prime Minister to announce a COBRA meeting to deal with the intensifying "Pingdemic" crisis which is plaguing the country's food supply.

Iceland says it has become the first UK supermarket to be forced to close stores because of the so called “pingdemic” staff shortage crisis.

Shopic, an AI powered smart shopping cart solution has raised $10 million in equity funding as it seeks to become a leader in the space.

Imagr has opened up a temporary popup store located on London's famed Oxford Street to demonstrate its technology.

Physical store sales could still account for nearly three quarters of retail sales by 2024, despite ecommerce’s staggering rise to prominence.

Tesco is set to introduce its Loop refillable service in its physical stores, a year after the partnership initially was announced.

Tesco introduces autonomous store system to compete with Amazon Fresh

Lego has announced it is opening its first experiential retail space in New York City as it experiments with new retail formats.

Over half of adults will interact with brands through digital and virtual channels as opposed to face to face after the pandemic according to research from Nuance.

The online sales boost as a result of the pandemic has led to a nation-wide warehouse shortage in the UK according to real estate group CBRE.