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Technology explores how digital innovation, automation, and data are transforming every aspect of UK retail. This section covers retail tech developments including AI, analytics, payment systems, robotics, and omnichannel solutions that enhance operations and customer experience. Retail Sector’s Technology coverage provides analysis and insight for retail executives, IT leaders, and suppliers, examining how digital transformation and emerging technologies drive competitiveness, efficiency, and long-term growth across the sector.

Technology

Technology explores how digital innovation, automation, and data are transforming every aspect of UK retail. This section covers retail tech developments including AI, analytics, payment systems, robotics, and omnichannel solutions that enhance operations and customer experience. Retail Sector’s Technology coverage provides analysis and insight for retail executives, IT leaders, and suppliers, examining how digital transformation and emerging technologies drive competitiveness, efficiency, and long-term growth across the sector.

Rezolve closes on £540m fundraising

Rezolve, a mobile shopping platform startup, is reportedly closing in on a funding round…

The Hut Group CEO to receive £830m shares payout

The Hut Group (THG) CEO Matthew Moulding is set to receive an £830m shares payout after the…

Amazon Go to launch in UK

Amazon has reportedly struck a deal to open more than 10 Amazon Go stores across the UK,…

Contactless spending limit to rise to £45

Barclaycard has announced it will be rolling out the deployment of a new £45 contactless…

Carphone Warehouse shutters stores, 2,900 redundancies expected

Dixons Carphone has announced that all UK standalone Carphone Warehouse stores will close…

Robots could take half a million UK retail jobs within the next five years

UK retail is set to lose over half a million jobs to robots, according to the 2019 Harvey…

Boots to trial in-store interpretation service

Health and beauty retailer Boots is trialing an interpretation service for non-English…

Microsoft reports Q4 revenues of £26bn despite gaming slump

Microsoft has revealed its total revenues for the fourth quarter jumped 12% to $33.7bn…

Laybuy announces partnership with Alexachung

Laybuy, the buy now, pay later service, has announced the fashion brand Alexachung as its…

Asos brings models to customers’ homes with new Virtual Catwalk

Online fashion retailer Asos has today (14 June) announced the launch of ‘Virtual Catwalk’,…