Tesco takes on Amazon with its first checkout-free store
A new Tesco store trial called ‘GetGo’ uses similar technology to Amazon Fresh shops to automatically charge you for any stuff you walk out with.
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Carphone Warehouse brand disappears after 30 years on the high street
Carphone Warehouse has disappeared from the UK high street as part of a major, although admittedly none-too-creative, rebrand by its parent company.
Dixons Carphone goes steady with Vodafone
UK electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has decided to be monogamous with Vodafone and make it the only MNO it offers its customers.
Amazon opens its first UK bricks-and-mortar shop
The world’s dominant internet retailer has signaled its intent to do a similar job in the physical world by opening its first shop outside of the US.
Telstra hits the high street
Telstra is taking back control of its network of retail outlets, many of which are currently operated under licence by third parties.
Amazon has the world in the palm of its hand with its latest biometric device
Having won online retail, Amazon is increasingly looking to dominate the bricks and mortar world too, as the launch of a palm-reading device illustrates.
UK telcos to welcome back the masses as the high street reopens
All four of the UK’s mobile network operators (MNOs) will reopen a portion of their retail footprint soon, but fibre broadband player Virgin Media will remain closed permanently.
Apple opens stores with mandatory face masks and temperature checks
Gadget giant Apple is slowly looking to return to normal, but that term now requires major qualification.
Carphone Warehouse to close all 531 UK standalone shops
Tech retail group Dixons Carphone has announced it will close all of its remaining standalone Carphone Warehouse shops because they lose money.
Amazon makes retail automation tech available to everyone else
Novel technology that promises to make cashiers a thing of the past is now being offered by Amazon to other retailers.
AT&T joins the retail robot revolution
AT&T Business has unveiled a new partnership to target the retail segment, a vertical which might look completely different in a few years’ time.
The threat of Amazon is forcing supermarkets into drastic changes
UK supermarket giant Tesco is undergoing trials with Israeli AI surveillance business Trigo Vision to trial the concept of cashier-less stores, supposedly due to pressure from Amazon.
Xiaomi is meeting Huawei domestic aggression head on
Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi plans to increase the investment in channel and retail development in the Chinese market by $725 million, to improve its position and to counter the expected aggression from market leader Huawei.
Phones 4U reaches from beyond the grave to claw back millions
Phones 4U administrator PwC has appointed one of the UK’s leading insolvency experts to assess whether there are grounds to make a claim against mobile operators for unlawful collusion.
Dixons Carphone profits down, outlook down, shares down 20%
The UK’s largest electricals retailer Dixons Carphone saw its share price plunge after its profits declined significantly and it warned they would continue to do so.
Square stands up for small retailers in the mobile era
US mobile payment processing outfit Square reckons its new stand will empower small businesses in a way that traditional financial services have failed to do.
All systems Go for Amazon bricks-and-mortar consumer IoT move
The opening of an Amazon physical retail store is cruel irony for its competitors and an inflection point for consumer IoT.
EE gets into bed with Sainsbury’s amid retail push
UK MNO EE is looking to raise its retail game with the addition of 100 outlets within Sainsbury’s and Argos stores as well as tarting some of its own ones up.
Intel takes its IoT unit to the shops
Intel has continued its ride on the ever-growing IoT wave, as it announced a new platform to introduce the technology to the world of retail.
Former Phones 4u exec launches no frills phone site unshackled.com
UK startup mobile phone etailer unshackled.com has been launched by the same people that brought you Phones 4u, with the stated aim of offering more control to the consumer.
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