Oct 13, 2021

These are the RTIH retail systems articles that caught your fancy last week, including Wendy’s UK, boohoo group, Debenhams, Costa Coffee and Aldi Nord.September: top ten coolest retail technology revealsRTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his stand out ‘future of retail’ deployments from the past month, including Shop.com, Albertsons Companies, Shopify and Walmart.Ten retail technology investments that should be on your radarThese companies are leading the way in providing innovative retail systems powered customer experiences, including Shop.com, Majid Al Futtaim, Asda, Amazon, Glovo and wilko.Wendy’s and REEF pick London for first UK delivery kitchensWendy’s and REEF have announced the opening of the first Wendy’s delivery kitchens in the United Kingdom. This closely follows their announcement of plans to open and operate approximately 700 delivery kitchens over the next five years across the US, Canada and the UK.It builds upon a test of eight facilities in Canada beginning in late 2020. Through this commitment, SoftBank backed Reef becomes the first Wendy’s franchisee in the UK. AZ Factory organic t-shirts feature Alber Elbaz NFTs and NFC techAs part of a Love Brings Love tribute to late founder Alber Elbaz, fashion startup AZ Factory has launched a range of limited edition t-shirts that will each come with a unique NFT.Andy Harding departs Openpay, replaced by Georgina WhalleyBuy now, pay later venture Openpay has announced the appointment of Georgina Whalley as interim UK CEO and Global CMO.She is promoted from Global Chief Marketing Officer to lead business growth within the UK market and expansion into new sectors.Costa Coffee taps blockchain tech for reusable BURT cupCosta Coffee has launched a trial of a new blockchain technology powered reusable cup scheme called BURT. BURT – which stands for ‘Borrow, Use, Reuse, Take Back’ – started last week across 14 stores in Glasgow and will last for six months.Aldi Nord taps Trigo tech for checkout free store trialAldi Nord is set to test out a checkout free store in Utrecht, The Netherlands, early next year, powered by Trigo technology.Computer vision tech venture Standard Cognition makes key appointmentsUS-based autonomous checkout solution provider, Standard Cognition, has announced the addition of Jennifer Haroon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Angie Westbrock as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to its executive team. boohoo taps Mirakl tech for Debenhams online marketplace pushFashion retailer, boohoo group, has launched a Debenhams online marketplace, powered by Mirakl technology. Sustainable online marketplace Dayrize looks to crack UK marketNew Netherlands-based online retailer, Dayrize, has set its sights on becoming the UK’s largest marketplace for high quality sustainable shopping. Sign up for our free retail technology newsletter.