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Self-service kept the nation fed: How Co-op UK leaned on tech during Covid
Andrew Hoff, head of technology for retail at Co-op UK, shares the brand's learnings from self-service checkout.
Smile to pay: the looming boom in facial recognition
Meanwhile, fingerprint sensors will dominate the sector, featuring on 93 per cent of biometrically equipped smartphones ...
Run out of milk? Robots on call for Singapore home deliveries
Developed by OTSAW Digital and both named "Camello", the robots' services have been offered to 700 households in a one-y...
Countdown deploys micro-fulfilment tech to speed up online order packing
The unit sorts and moves products directly to its team of 200 personal shoppers in Countdown’s Penrose eStore in Aucklan...
Environmental benefits of warehousing automation technologies
Robots and machinery can perform repetitive and complex tasks faster, safer and with greater precision than manual metho...
COVID-19 has changed the future of retail: there’s plenty more automation in store
As online shopping increasingly provides greater revenue streams for retailers, more physical store closures are also on...
Burden on CIOs to prep workers for automated future, Gartner says
Many retailers investing in AI to help human and robot collaborate in supply chain, research finds.
Woolworths amps up automation to propel online grocery
Woolworths is partnering with a US eGrocery startup to speed up its online grocery operations.
Arnott’s begins construction of $65 million dollar fully-automated facility
Arnott's Biscuits invests in new state-of-the-art warehouse at Huntingwood in Western Sydney.
Attitudes towards automation in the workplace changing
Over 8o per cent comfortable with reskilling in order to work alongside the digital workforce.