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Ottonomy.IO partners with Posten Norge for automated first-mile delivery
Ottonomy has announced a partnership with Posten Norge and Holo for a trial involving first-mile delivery automation.
Posten Norge will use Ottonomy’s Ottobot for first-mile pickup, reception and delivery of goods for digital marketplace AMOI from the Aker Brygge metropolitan area of Oslo.
Five retail tech questions from YOOBIC CEO and founder Fabrice Haat
RTIH asked key players in the retail technology space for their views on the industry and asked a random question to keep them on their toes.This time, we asked Fabrice Haiat, CEO of the UK-based digital workplace specialist, five questions Yobi.
Former Gophr exec Patrick Eve joins last-mile delivery platform Nash
Last mile delivery specialist Nash has appointed Patrick Eve as head of UK sales.
In a LinkedIn post, Eve said: “New start! I’m excited to start my new role at Nash. I will be launching its UK business after a successful launch in the US and Canada 18 months ago.”
He added: “Nash is already present in more than 95 cities across the US, Canada and Australia, with more than 200 carrier partners on the platform, helping businesses of all types provide their customers with local and reliable same-day delivery.
“Thanks to Co-Founder and CEO Mahmoud Ghulman and all the team for the warm welcome, I look forward to getting started!”
NFTs, bots, and first-mile automation: A look at last week’s biggest retail tech
RTIH rounds up notable retail system deals, deployments and pilots from the past week. Including Charlotte Tilbury, Obsess, Giant Tiger, Shopify, Sainsbury’s, adidas Originals, Fiserv Forum and Amazon.
THG Ingenuity and Yoti Form Partnership for Digital Age Verification Solutions
Digital identity company Yoti announced a partnership with THG Ingenuity, THG’s proprietary technology platform powering its own brands such as Myprotein and LOOKFANTASTIC, as well as third-party clients such as Nestle, Elemis and Homebase.
This will allow Yoti to offer an age verification solution on the platform.
RTIH Innovation Awards 2022: Shortlist announced, winners announced next month
For the past week, we’ve been announcing the shortlist for the 2022 RTIH Innovation Awards. Now we’re happy to have them all in one place.
Check them out here.
Fast delivery specialist Zapp is now on Uber Eats
Uber Eats and Zapp announce a fast commerce partnership.
Customers using Uber Eats in central London can now order from Zapp’s catalog of around 2,000 products.
Every order will be picked and packed in the nearest “Zappstore” and delivered within 20 minutes, 24/7.
That makes it one of the only convenience retailers where Uber Eats is available day and night, Zapp said.
Aldi Nord and Trigo enter into strategic partnership to digitize discount retail
Aldi Nord has announced a partnership with autonomous store company Trigo.
This builds on a partnership between Utrecht and the Netherlands-based Aldi Nederland, who are co-developing a checkout-free test store, Aldi Shop & Go.
“To successfully lead off-price retail into the future, technology and business must go hand in hand,” said Sinanudin Omerhodzic, Aldi Nord Chief Technology Officer.
“Our close collaboration with Trigo is exactly what brings this together and brings together two true experts in their fields.”
“The cooperation in Utrecht shows that we have the right values and together we can develop fast solutions, focusing on the essentials and always focusing on the interests of the customer.”
Charlotte Tilbury Uses Obsess Custom Avatar Technology to Create a Holiday Shopping Experience
Obsess has launched Branded Avatars, a technology that enables brands to customize the look and personality of shopper avatars to create branded avatar experiences on their e-commerce sites.
This allows shoppers to personalize every aspect of their brand avatar, including skin tone, facial features, body shape, clothing and makeup.
Charlotte Tilbury is the first brand to partner with Obsess to offer the new feature, introducing it as part of its Charlotte’s Beauty Realm vacation wonderland.
Consumers are feeling the pressure, but so are retailers. Could Black Friday even happen this year?
Check out this insightful article from Sage Inventory Planner spokesperson Mark Hook.