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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.

Superdrug launches its own mobile phone network

Superdrug has launched a SIM-only mobile phone plan for its Health and Beautycard loyalty members.

Over 500 jobs threatened as Virgin Media closes call centre

Virgin Media is set to cull over 500 jobs at a Swansea call centre as part of a shake up at…

Ocado announces partnership with Swedish retailer ICA

Online supermarket Ocado has announced a partnership with Swedish grocery retailer ICA to…

New tool developed to match catalogue items with those in a warehouse

Microsoft has developed a new tool aimed at the retail industry, to identify items by rough…

Alibaba and Valentino create 3D virtual store

Alibaba has partnered with Valentino to create an virtual 3D store that can be browsed by…

Over 80% of national retailers snub new Instagram tech

A new selling feature on photo-sharing social media app, Instagram, has been ignored by more…

Surface Pro with LTE Advanced review

The Surface Pro with LTE Advanced is the latest edition of Microsoft’s hybrid tablet-laptop…

Co-op launches ‘pay in aisle’ mobile app technology

The Co-op has launched a new mobile app that allows customers to pay for their groceries in…

UK customers ‘happy to be served by a robot’

A third of respondents in a Fujitsu survey said they’d be happy to be served by a robot when…

Retailers risk breaking GDPR by using consumer messaging apps

The majority of the UK’s leading retail chains are at risk of a data protection crisis,…