Retail Technology Innovation Hub

Retailers might be used to the concept of gamification to boost customer engagement and spend but gamification-as-a-service provider Vaibe says that it offers similar benefits to drive employee engagement too.

Evan Demangos, IT Store Developments Team Leader at Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse, has taken to social media to discuss IT delivery challenges around the opening of a new store in Ireland.

UK parcel delivery company DPD has announced a new investment of £330 million to build seven 60,000 sq ft distribution centres in the next two years. This will see the firm deliver the 50th new build distribution centre as part of a programme to strengthen its nationwide network of over 80 regional

Sitoo has announced a partnership with Sunkost. In a LinkedIn post, it said: "Sunkost is Norway’s largest health chain who believe healthier people are happier people. And happier people make for a happier world.”

THG Ingenuity's THG Commerce offshoot has launched a new direct-to-consumer e-commerce website for HYROX. Deploying THG Commerce’s end-to-end solution, HYROX will receive support across e-commerce, marketing, and fulfilment. The partnership covers a range of global services including re-platforming

Retailers are hemorrhaging $162.7 billion in lost margin each year due to in-store inefficiencies - a 27% increase from 2024 - and pressure is rising, according to a new study from Coresight Research and Simbe. This highlights an urgent need to digitise stores using AI and automation.

Technology services provider, PMC, has secured undisclosed investment from BG, to help with the expansion of its services, supporting customers' digital transformation initiatives, across both digital and physical platforms.

DECTA, an end-to-end payment solution provider, has released a report that offers insights into evolving consumer expectations and the pressing challenges confronting SMEs within the UK economy.

Technology services provider, PMC, has secured undisclosed investment from BG, to help with the expansion of its services, supporting customers' digital transformation initiatives, across both digital and physical platforms.

Technology consultancy, Thoughtworks, reports that Favor, a Texas-based on-demand delivery app owned by H-E-B, has launched a new Shop & Deliver platform – a B2B (business-to-business) service.