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You can now get Amazon packages delivered inside your garage

April 24, 2019

Apps / Mobile, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Amazon Key, App, Chamberlain, Cloud Cam, Garage

Amazon has finally launched its Key for Garage service, allowing deliveries to be made to customers’ garages, nearly four months after first being announced. This follows the launch of Amazon’s…

Decathlon launches new cashierless store in California

April 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News, Payment, Point of Sale

App, Decathlon, iOS, iPhone, Newstore

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Decathlon has launched a brand new 47,000sq ft cashless store in which its staff will exclusively use iPhones to process payments. The sportswear retailer opened its “experiential retail centre” in…

Intu launches instore cashback app Intu Pocket

April 16, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News

App, cashback, in store, Intu, Pocket, shopping centre

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Shopping centre giant Intu has begun testing a new instore cashback app which will reward customers for shopping in its centres. The “Intu Pocket” app offers customers two to 10…

Secret Shopper – GOAT

April 15, 2019

Ben Stevens

Features, Secret Shopper

Adidas, App, Ebay, Flight Club, GOAT, Nike, Yeezy

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GOAT succeeds in its ambition of providing the safest and most trusted marketplace for buying pricey and limited-edition trainers. Its model is near fool-proof and could well have significant implications…

Puma launches worlds first AR shoes

April 15, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Augmented Reality, News

App, AR, Augmented Reality, LQD Cell Origin Air, Puma

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Puma has launched the world’s first augmented reality (AR) shoes, which are covered in QR codes which unlock a range of virtual features when scanned with Puma’s app. The fashion…

Apple Watch app that can alert users to potential heart conditions approved in UK

March 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News, Wearables

App, Apple, Apple Watch, ECG

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An electrocardiogram (ECG) app for the Apple Watch has been approved by regulators in Europe and the UK, meaning users can now access technology previously only available hospitals. The ECG…

Argos launches new visual search app

March 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence

App, Argos, Furniture, Instagram, iOS, Pinterest, Visual Search

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Argos has launched a new image search app enabling customers to search for homeware and furniture products using their phone’s photos or images. The retailer has launched its visual search…

Superdrug owner launches AR app letting you virtually try on hundreds of products

March 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Augmented Reality, Ecommerce

Alexis Perakis-Valat, App, AR, AS Watson Group, Augmented Reality, ColourMe, L’Oréal, Superdrug

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L’Oréal and AS Watson Group (AWS) are set to launch a new AR app allowing shoppers to virtually try on 300 makeup products. ASW, which owns Superdrug in the UK,…

Walmart’s Sam’s Club to launch cashierless technology to rival Amazon Go

March 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Payment, Point of Sale

Amazon Go, App, Cashierless, Sams Club, Walmart

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US supermarket giant Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, has developed an app allowing customers to scan and pay for items without needing to visit a checkout. Sam’s Club has filed…

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