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TikTok rejects Microsoft deal, chooses Oracle instead

September 14, 2020

TikTok has allegedly chosen software maker Oracle as its “technology partner”, putting an end to Microsoft’s bid for the social media giant. Microsoft on Sunday posted an update to its…

Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”.

Ocado is dramatically accelerating development of “robotic picking products”

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August 12, 2020

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Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”. Ocado Technology’s chief executive James Matthews explained during…

Intu is repurposing its footfall-tracking technology to ensure social distancing measures are maintained at its UK shopping centres as non-essential retail reopens for business.

Intu repurposes footfall-tracking technology to enforce social distancing it its centres

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June 15, 2020

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Intu is repurposing its footfall-tracking technology to ensure social distancing measures are maintained at its UK shopping centres as non-essential retail reopens for business. The shopping centre giant is using…

Retailers must “redefine business models” and integrate more technology into their operations if they are to survive the COVID-10 pandemic, according to GlobalData

Crisis will see “large number of retail failures” if shops to not embrace new technology

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June 3, 2020

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Retailers must “redefine business models” and integrate more technology into their operations if they are to survive the COVID-10 pandemic, according to GlobalData. The data and analytics company has warned…

Amazon names first business to adopt Just Walk Out tech

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March 13, 2020

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Airport retailer OTG is the first retailer to adopt Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. The first store, a CIBO Express Gourmet Market, is planned to open next week at Newark…

Amazon to open first British supermarket in Notting Hill

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March 12, 2020

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Amazon has chosen the west London area of Notting Hill for its first British supermarket, according to a report by The Times. This will be the debut of Amazon’s check-out…

Ocado Group has appointed Michael Sherman as an independent non-executive director to its board.

Ocado signs up for partnership with Japan’s Aeon

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November 29, 2019

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British supermarket Ocado has signed a deal for a technology partnership with Japanese firm Aeon. The online-only grocer on Friday revealed it would team up with Aeon to help develop…

In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.

Why technology is proving pivotal to successfully managing the changing high street

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October 7, 2019

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The emergence of personalised online retailers poses a new challenge to high-street retailers that are already struggling. to the depths of irrelevance. Besides this, some of the largest names in…

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

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July 17, 2019

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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

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July 17, 2019

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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…

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Retail Live Streaming: How brands can avoid legal trouble

15/09/2020 10:30 AM

Brands are increasingly marketing themselves, and their products, via TikTok, Amazon Live and other online services which can be used to showcase products via live online videos, here’s how to do it safely.

Live streaming is now a very popular form of retailing, assisted no doubt by the stay-at-home restrictions caused by the ongoing pandemic. Brands are increasingly marketing themselves, and their products,…

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