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Uber technologies chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi this week suggested Uber may be working to offer courier services for other retail businesses, according to a report by Reuters.

Uber CEO says app could offer courier services for other retailers

December 6, 2019

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Uber technologies chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi this week suggested Uber may be working to offer courier services for other retail businesses, according to a report by Reuters. Speaking at a…

M&S celebrates Women in Data win

November 29, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

News

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Marks & Spencer insight manager Angela Lillis is named in the Women in Data’s Twenty in Data & Technology Showcase. Women in Data’s (WID) event brings together women from across…

Alibaba Group’s impending initial public offering is shrinking cash levels in Hong Kong.

Alibaba IPO shrinks cash pool in Hong Kong

November 15, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

News

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Alibaba Group’s impending initial public offering is shrinking cash levels in Hong Kong. The city has spent the past months contending with political protests, with Alibaba’s proposed $13.4 billion (£10.5…

Automation is due to have a “transformative impact on businesses” in the UK in the coming years as increasing numbers make it a priority.

500,000 UK retail jobs to be replaced by robots by 2024

October 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, News

AI, Automation, KPMG, Retail, Robots

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Robots are set to replace more than half a million retail jobs in the UK over the next five years as retailer increasingly look to automation to improve efficiency. Automation…

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Instore

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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,…

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

July 16, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, News

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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…

Amazon Robotics is funding a new AI-powered app which could prevent warehouse workers from getting injured.

Amazon to retrain 100,000 employees

July 12, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, News

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In one of the biggest corporate re-training initiatives to date, Amazon has announced it will be up-skilling one third of its US workforce. The ecommerce giant this week pledged to…

Shopping on smart speakers surges ahead of expectations

July 11, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Companies, Ecommerce, News

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Consumers opting to shop on smart speakers have grown faster than previously expected according to new research by eMarketer. Numbers of US consumers who shop by smart speaker are set…

Carrefour France invests in Symphony RetailAI

July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Companies, Ecommerce, Instore, News

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Carrefour France has signed on a new deal with Symphony RetailAI, in order to improve its warehouse replenishment, inventory flow optimisation and supply chain insights solutions. As part of an…

Amazon has officially launched the first ever Amazon Small Business Awards to its sellers, opening up nominations and offering a prize package for the winners.

Prime time for a sale? Amazon’s competitors launch rival promotions

July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, News

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As Amazon gears up for two days of heavy discounts for its Prime members, rival retailers are also jumping on the bandwagon with separate promotions designed to lure customers elsewhere.…

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Uber CEO says app could offer courier services for other retailers

M&S celebrates Women in Data win

Alibaba IPO shrinks cash pool in Hong Kong

500,000 UK retail jobs to be replaced by robots by 2024

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

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

Amazon to retrain 100,000 employees

Shopping on smart speakers surges ahead of expectations

Carrefour France invests in Symphony RetailAI

Prime time for a sale? Amazon’s competitors launch rival promotions

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