Retail Technology
“Price Tags Go Digital: ESL Electronic Shelf Labels Reshape Supermarkets Overnight”
Supermarkets are rapidly upgrading their store floors with electronic shelf labels (ESL), replacing traditional paper price tags with dynamic digital displays that update prices in real time. The technology, already being rolled out across...
Retail theft rises as Three Lions roar through to World Cup Knockout Stages, with England’s match against Panama spiking shoplifting by +17%.
Instances of violence in retail stores also rose +5% on Sat 27 Jun ahead of the clash with Panama Retail theft on match days across all of England’s Group Stage games rose by...
Precision now tops price in AI-led delivery demands, says Ingrid’s data, with twice as many shoppers preferring hyper-accurate fulfilment over low parcel fees
AI is ending the era when ‘fast and free’ expectations topped consumer demands for fulfilment, with precision now the number one factor shaping shoppers’ delivery demands Twice as many shoppers now want precision over...
From Smart Shelves to AI Agents: How Hanshow Is Building the Operating System for the Future Store
For years, retailers have invested billions in digital transformation, deploying analytics platforms, IoT sensors, cameras, electronic shelf labels, and cloud infrastructure in an effort to improve store operations. Yet a persistent challenge remains: transforming...
Bringing the store into focus: How retailers are tackling physical retail’s digital black hole
For years, stores have played somewhat second fiddle to ecommerce as retailers rushed to invest in online transformation, especially post-pandemic when ecommerce boomed and brands placed their bets on that digital demand being sustained....
Rami Baitieh’s View on Technology and Consumer Behavior: How Data is Reshaping Modern Retail
“Technology helps retailers to stay up to date with customer behaviour changes,” says Rami Baitieh. While this statement reflects a growing consensus within the retail industry, analysts at ISN Magazine suggest that technology is...
Poor UX, lack of integration & device overload top frontline tech frustrations, says data from x-hoppers
Retailers plan to invest a quarter of their in-store budgets on solutions that connect their frontline teams Just 5% of colleagues report experiencing no major friction with current in-store tech Poor user experience...
Tesco’s ESL Rollout Could Be Worth Hundreds of Millions as Retail Giant Backs Hanshow
Tesco’s decision to deploy electronic shelf labels (ESLs) across approximately 3,000 UK stores marks one of the largest retail technology projects undertaken in Europe and could represent a contract worth hundreds of millions of...
Carrefour and VusionGroup Test Technology That Can Engage Shoppers at the Shelf
By Riad Beladi The future of retail may no longer be online versus in-store. Instead, it could be about bringing digital engagement directly to the shelf, where most purchasing decisions are made. Carrefour and...
Tesco to Roll Out Electronic Shelf Labels Across 3,000 Stores as SES-imagotag, Pricer and VusionGroup Emerge as Likely Suppliers
Tesco is preparing to roll out electronic shelf labels (ESLs) across around 3,000 stores in what is expected to be one of the largest in-store digital pricing transformations in the UK grocery sector. The...