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Technology

Secure fastenings: The key to long-lasting ESLs
ESLs are not just a technology trend.

Secure fastenings: The key to long-lasting ESLs

The retail landscape is undergoing rapid change. Electronic shelf labels (ESLs) are used in retail to label items and prices and display product information on the shelves. These electronic shelf labels ar...
Sales force automation: why a global solution is essential in 2025
Why in-store sampling is losing out to targeted technology
Coca Cola introduces vending machine powered by AI 
How Amazon is expanding and revolutionising its workforce with robotics

Technology Archives

Berries at scale: World’s first vertical indoor berry farm opens

Plenty applied proprietary software and AI to oversee ideal temperature, light and humidity across its grow rooms.

Boosting FMCG sales with retail data-driven advertising

Discover more insights and actionable strategies in our guidebook Unpacking Marketing Success with Retail Data.  

From cart to click: How technology is transforming the supermarket sector

As more consumers embrace online grocery shopping, retailers need to act quickly to make the most of their data.

Digital, AI and TikTok: Here’s what European retailers are investing in

We dive into the key takeaways from Europe’s leading e-commerce and omnichannel conference.

Smart aisles: the AI-driven retail evolution

As AI continues to evolve, its role in transforming the supermarket, grocery, and convenience store sectors will only gr...

Big budgets not required for food brands to engage consumers on product use

Consumers are overwhelmed with the mental workload of everyday tasks. Thinking about how to use up food in the fridge fa...

Smart aisles: The AI-driven retail evolution

The revolution in the aisles is well underway, with AI leading the charge towards a more efficient, customer-centric and...

Enhancing retail FMCG operations with payment orchestration

As the final interaction between consumer and retailer, the consumer payment process is often overlooked under the misgu...

Harnessing data for profitable growth in the consumer goods industry

The strategic use of data has become not just advantageous but essential.

In China, fish carry QR codes, and store staff spruik specials on TikTok

"Stores are a real environment for people to get together, and that is most important.”

Ten tips for managing inventory in food and beverage

Follow these 10 tips to improve your food and beverage inventory management and production so you can optimise customer ...

RecycleSmart raises $1.15m as demand for responsible recycling surges

RecycleSmart co-founder and CEO Giorgio Baracchi said that the company saw strong demand for the funding round, particul...

Privacy commissioner begins probe into Foodstuffs facial recognition technology

Currently, there is no other known use of facial recognition technology in the retail sector in New Zealand, according t...

Brand-consumer interaction is changing – GS1 Australia has the answer

GS1 has introduced the next generation of QR Codes – GS1 Powered QR Codes (a type of 2D barcode) – unlike traditional 1D...