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Unstaffed Stores Could Be The Future Of Retail: IGD

In the last year, IGD’s team of industry experts visited over 700 stores in more than 50 countries to provide unparalleled insights into the retail i...

Spar India Launches Digital Kiosk For Grocery Orders

Spar India has launched the first digital shopping kiosk in the country at the Manyata Tech Park in Bangalore, which opened at the start of September. T...

Sonae Launches Retail Tech Startup Programme

Portuguese grocery retailer Sonae MC has invited national and international startups to test the retail solutions that they have developed. 'Disrupt Ret...

Sainsbury's Trials Checkout-Free Technology

UK retailer Sainsbury's is currently testing a new checkout-less system, which enables customers to pay for groceries using their mobile phones. Retail...

IT Company R.E.D. Joins Modern-Expo Group

R.E.D. (Research Engineering Development), a Ukraine-based software developer and manufacturer of POS-equipment for business automation, has joined Modern-...

Germany's Globus Teams Up With IRI On Data Sharing Technology

German hypermarket chain Globus has announced that it has selected big data firm IRI as its main data sharing and technology partner. IRI's 'holistic re...

Albert Heijn Introduces Augmented-Reality Product Scanner

Dutch retailer Albert Heijn has launched a new augmented-reality product scanner, which allows customers to find out more about its private-label products....

Nielsen Launches Software To Promote Collaboration In FMCG, Retail

Market research firm Nielsen has launched a cloud-based technology platform that is designed with, and for, decision-makers across FMCG and retail companie...