Abel & Cole Launches New App To Boost Customer Retention
Abel & Cole Launches New App To Boost Customer Retention
Sainsbury’s trials mobile scan-and-pay in UK store
In a UK supermarket first, Sainsbury’s is trailling new technology that will enable customers to scan, pay and go using its smartphone app at one of its busy London convenience stores. Using the latest version of its SmartShop app, customers visiting the Clapham North Station Local can use their smartphones to scan their shopping as they browse the store, […]
Walmart ends partnerships with Uber and Lyft, buys majority stake in Flipkart
Walmart has ended its delivery partnerships with both Uber and Lyft, potentially losing the grocery giant significant ground on rival Amazon. It is not clear the reasons why ties were severed but Walmart will use other delivery services to serve the four markets where it previously used Uber, and it will continue to push forward […]
The UK Leads France and Germany for Online Grocery Shopping, According to RichRelevance
Although 53% of people in the UK are doing some or all their grocery shopping online, there’s a massive gap between what consumers want, and what retailers are offering, according to new research. The online grocery survey from RichRelevance looks at consumer’s attitudes towards buying groceries online. The research, which includes responses from over 2,000 […]
Amazon opens a supermarket with no checkouts
Amazon is finally opening its checkout-free brick-and-mortar convenience store to the public, nearly a year after it originally planned to open its doors. Amazon Go is an 1,800 square foot automated store based at Amazon Seattle headquarters. The store relies on sensors and cameras to detect what items shoppers have taken from the shelves, […]