RTIH Newsletter

Hello everyone,

Hope you are having a wonderful week so far. If you are in the UK, like us, hopefully you are managing to stay cool in this hot weather!

Now, let's get to the most sizzling stories of the week:

Grocery retail technology firm StrongPoint announces P?l Wibe as newest member of its board of directors

Grocery retail technology provider, StrongPoint ALS , reports that P?l Wibe has joined the board as a Non-Executive Director.

“I am grateful for the trust StrongPoint’s shareholders have placed in me by appointing me to the board. I strongly believe in the power of technology to enhance efficiency and streamline operations, particularly in the grocery sector,” said Wibe.

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Asda wraps roll-out of new NCR Point of Sale software across UK grocery giant's store estate

Asda has completed the roll-out of new NCR Point of Sale (PoS) software across its store estate.

In a LinkedIn post, Kevin Besford CMgr FCMI , Senior Director - Retail Future at Asda, said: “A huge thank you to everyone involved in this extremely ambitious project.”

Harley

Harley , a London-based company developing a real-time generative AI (GenAI) platform for data driven decision-making, recently reported a successful proof of concept delivered with Asda.

“Harley’s engine offers rapid insights into your data, helping influence the highest-level decisions within an organisation,” said Alex Banks , Co-Founder and CEO at Harley.

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Galp and Sensei give Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics students a taste of autonomous shopping

Portuguese multinational energy corporation, Galp , has gone live with its new Smart Store offering at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics . The autonomous location is powered by Portuguese startup Sensei ’s technology.

In a LinkedIn post, Maria Estarreja (PhD) , Executive Director Retail Innovation Lab (RIL) at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, said: “I have the pleasure to announce that we opened last week at Católica Lisbon an autonomous Galp Smart Store, that will allow us to provide improved services to our dear students and, at the same time, will be a research lab for the RIL.”

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Macy’s taps Enactor technology as department store chain completes major PoS checkout modernisation project

Macy's has announced go live for a major PoS checkout modernisation project.

In a LinkedIn post, Naga Tirumala Rao Chillapalli Chillapalli, Technical Engineering Manager at Macy’s, said: “Modernising Point of Sale is no small feat, involving the replacement of registers, modernising PoS applications, and backend integrations.”

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‘Many more to come’: Finnish food delivery company Wolt announces PepsiCo advertising service partnership

百事 has joined the new Wolt Ads offering.

This was launched in April. Following a beta period, Finnish delivery firm Wolt is now looking to scale it across its 27 markets.

“We’re delighted to be able to introduce Wolt Ads to more partners. Over the past months,? we’ve seen our partners record significant growth in their sales and return on advertising spend,” said Catalina Salazar , Global Head at Wolt Ads during April.

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Retail technology innovation of the week: FreedomPay powers charitable donations at PoS

Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a series brought to you by RTIH and sponsored by 3D Cloud , highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers.

And this week we’re focusing on FreedomPay , which has announced the launch of its Donation on Device platform.

In a LinkedIn post, Garrett Brennan , Director of External Affairs & Marketing at FreedomPay, said: “This game-changing platform feature lets you make charitable donations right at the Point of Sale , increasing awareness and support for charity organisations.”

The founding partner for this initiative is Cancer Support Community .

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Starring Constructor , Zilch , Waabi , and Droppe : six retail technology funding rounds you need to know about

RTIH rounds up six retail systems ventures that have recently secured significant investments in their businesses. These include a major player in the Indian quick commerce market, fully driverless autonomous trucks, and an AI-powered product discovery and search platform for enterprise e-commerce firms.

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A unique and enjoyable experience’: Two thumbs up as RTIH’s secret shopper ventures into TikTok’s e-commerce realm

As an avid TikTok user, I've spent countless hours scrolling through my feed, entertained by the endless stream of creative content. Yet, despite my regular use of the app, I had never ventured into its online shopping realm. I was a bit sceptical, to be honest. However, a recent irresistible deal changed my mind and, dear readers, I’m now a true convert to TikTok shopping.

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