UNITED KINGDOM Apple is set to kick off its contactless and online payment system Apple Pay in the UK this month. It is the first European country to offer the solution which allows customers to pay for goods in-store and online with just their Apple mobile or wearable devices.
WORLD InterContinental Hotels Group is trialling and selectively rolling out a number of digital technology solutions for guest, including a mobile room key, beacons and the new Apple Watch app functionalities.
UNITED KINGDOM Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is testing a new smaller store concept, called "Order and Collection point", across selected British local markets in an effort to expand the reach of its online and physical stores.
UNITED KINGDOM British rail infrastructure operator Network Rail, which runs a network of 34 manned parcel collection and return points for passengers at its mainline stations, called Doddle, is joining forces with DPD, which plots the launch of its own and nationwide parcel shop network.
WORLD Japanese-based retail group Fast Retailing, which owns such brands as Uniqlo, GU, Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse, has partnered up with Accenture to fully digitalize customer services across its sales channels.
POLAND Three hundred beacons have been installed in the Manufaktura shopping centre in Łódź.
WORLD Samsung Display, a manufacturer of OLED and LCD displays, has introduced mirror and transparent OLED display panels that recognize facial expressions and hand gestures.
UNITED STATES Shopping centre developer Westfield has officially opened Bespoke, the co-working, event and technology showcase space designed to foster a retail-tech community and support retail innovation at Westfield San Francisco Centre. The new concept aims to provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs and retailers to research, collaborate, trial and debut work all within the shopping mall.
UNITED KINGDOM Tesco is trialing a mobile couponing solution that is aimed at increasing footfall in the grocer’s new store format in London.
UNITED STATES The app-based ride-sharing service provider Uber is reportedly planning to start a same-day online parcel delivery program that has already lured some well-known retail players.
THE NETHERLANDS US clothing manufacturer and retailer Tommy Hilfiger has opened its digital showroom in Amsterdam to offer a more engaging and seamless buying experience for clients. The interactive signage system used in the store combines collection information, sales tools and brand content in one touchscreen interface.
UNITED KINGDOM Global shopping centre developer Westfield has teamed up with the London-based technology studio Inition to offer clients a digital pop-up experience at two Westfield London shopping malls.
WORLD Marriott guests will be able to instantly connect with any of the hotel chain’s 500 properties worldwide anytime via live chat on their mobile devices and ask anything they want before, during and after their stays.
GERMANY DHL Parcel, Amazon and Audi are starting country-wide trials of their joint car trunk delivery system in Germany. The new service, which has been developed and tested by the companies for the past several months, aims to allow car owners to use their cars as mobile delivery addresses for parcel shipments.
POLAND Tenants of the New City office complex in Warsaw are now able to use a Polish carpooling system for corporate users, Singu CarPooling.
UNITED STATES Online retailer Amazon has developed a solution that allows any connected home device to autonomously re-order products from Amazon when supplies are running low.
WORLD Starwood has developed a smartwatch app for users of Apple Watch that is set to allow its users to unlock the hotel room door from the Apple Watch device, with no room key required.
WORLD French hotelier Accor is set to roll out a smartwatch app for users of the newly-launched Apple Watch by the end of April.
UNITED KINGDOM A British technology company has come up with a new retail concept that could change shopping as we know it. The Wilde Rooms platform allows consumers to select items they like online and try them on in a high-end fitting room without buying.
UNITED STATES Cosmetics retailer Sephora is set to introduce a range of digital in-store solutions across its US locations, including a countrywide beacon deployment and an augmented reality app functionality.
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