Delivery Wars: The Rise of Ultra-Fast Delivery in the UK Charged Retail 2021-07-23 | As the pandemic set in across the country, restrictions brought a temporary pause to the traditional methods of shopping for groceries.With demand for online delivery skyrocketing overnight, huge portions of the country were left unable to access online delivery slots for weeks. Out of this dilemma, a new market was born: Ultra-fast grocery delivery.Startups like Weezy, Gorillas, Getir have now taken the UK by storm, this is the story of their rise to prominence.Read more: chargedretail.co.ukSubscribe to the newsletter for the latest retail technology news and opinions: chargedretail.co.uk/subscribe-to-newsletter
Five Retail Technologies That Will Shape The Sector in 2022 Charged Retail 2022-03-30 | Retail is changing, rapidly. This video takes a closer look at the five retail technologies that will change the sector this year.For the latest retail and technology news visit: chargedretail.co.uk
Why China is at war with the retail sector Charged Retail 2022-02-03 | China has been at loggerheads with the retail sector since 2020. Charged explains why in this short-form video.Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshineLicense code: DI5TISIFXEYDCXVL
How Amazon is breaking into the pharmacy sector Charged Retail 2021-11-12 | It has mastered the ecommerce sector, moved into electronics, opened bricks-and-mortar grocery stores and now it's about to heavily disrupt the industry in which we get our over-the-counter medicines and treatments.Music:BensoundXilo-Ziko
Autonomous Supermarkets: Future or Fad? Charged Retail 2021-09-16 | A look into the autonomous supermarkets and the tech that underpins them. We speak to the CEOs of both Imagr and Edgify, two of the leading third-party companies investing their tech on the high streets.Music: Xylo-Ziko, freemusicarchive.org, bensound
WTF are NFTs? Charged Retail 2021-08-20 | The world of NFTs is a strange one. Charged delved into the ins and outs of the NFT craze in this explainer.Read more: chargedretail.co.ukMusic: freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko
Everyday retail drone delivery could be closer than you think... Charged Retail 2021-06-02 | Charged explores drone delivery in retail in the first edition of its new documentary series. We spoke to drone expert Martin Warner to investigate the latest tech in the space and find how long out how long it will be until we start seeing drones delivering our parcels every day.chargedretail.co.ukparcelfly.comMusic:Bensound.comSilvermansound.comXylo-Ziko
Amazon opens first-ever hair salon in London Charged Retail 2021-04-28 | Amazon opens first-ever hair salon in London complete with cutting-edge technologyRead the full story here: chargedretail.co.uk/2021/04/21/amazon-opens-first-ever-hair-salon-in-london-complete-with-cutting-edge-technology
Adidas to cut ties with retailers amid ambitious growth plans Charged Retail 2021-03-12 | Adidas is planning to cut ties with retailers and focus on direct-to-consumer sales amid ambitious plans to grow sales by a third by 2025.
Amazon Go set to open its first ever UK store this week Charged Retail 2021-03-01 | Amazon Go will debut its first store outside of the US in Ealing, West London this week with more stores to follow soon.
Retailers across the industry offer to help distribute COVID 19 vaccine Charged Retail 2021-01-06 | Tesco, Boots, Morrisons and Superdrug have all offered their services to help roll out the vaccine as UK cases continue to spike
Sony is refusing to issue PS4 players refunds for “unplayable” Cyberpunk 2077 Charged Retail 2020-12-16 | Sony is now refusing to issue PlayStation 4 players a refund for Cyberpunk 2077 , after refunding a number of customers due to controversial and “exceptionally poor” performance issues.
Etsy launches AR feature letting users virtually experience over 5 million paintings Charged Retail 2020-06-19 | Etsy has launched a new augmented reality (AR) app allowing shoppers to virtually preview over 5 million paintings, photographs and prints in their homes.
You can now buy face masks from “Vendamask” vending machines across the UK Charged Retail 2020-06-17 | Face mask vending machines are being installed across the UK in retailers and public spaces thanks to startup firm Maskey and its Vendamask machines
Tesco to convert surplus food into renewable energy and power 6 stores Charged Retail 2020-06-09 | Tesco will soon use surplus food to power six of its stores as it embarks on an ambitious new renewable energy project.
Lost Stock offers mystery boxes of clothes from high streets biggest retailers for half the price Charged Retail 2020-06-02 | Lost Stock is offering shoppers boxes of clothes from the high street’s biggest fashion retailers at half the retail price in a bid to help manufacturers left out of pocket by the lockdown.
Tesco introduces automated queuing system using “3D body imaging” to track shopper numbers Charged Retail 2020-05-28 | Tesco has introduced a new automated queuing system using “3D body imaging” to track the number of people in store and ensure social distancing is maintained.
Aldi introduces “automated traffic light system” nationwide Charged Retail 2020-05-26 | Aldi is launching a new “automated traffic light system” across its entire UK store estate as the industry prepares for long-term social distancing
Facebook launches “Shops” across all its platforms in major challenge to Amazon Charged Retail 2020-05-20 | Facebook is launching a new ecommerce platform in a major challenge to Amazon and its latest concentrated push into online retail.
Holland & Barrett apologises for “horrible” delivery delays and hires hundreds to meet demand Charged Retail 2020-05-11 | Holland & Barrett has been forced to open a brand-new distribution centre to meet a massive spike in demand for online orders during lockdown.
