Technology
Forecourt retailer TAP Retail extends Henderson Technology partnership
Independent forecourt operator, TAP Retail, has renewed its partnership with Henderson Technology
ACS’s Local Shop Report reveals tax and inflation as main forces impacting stores
Tricky headwinds for convenience retailers have grown over the past year, the latest ACS report reveals today
Retail the industry most impacted by business crime, new survey shows
Insurer Capital on Tap’s new survey reveals some of the facts behind business crime figures
Two wholesalers prove electric HGVs can match diesel equivalents
A new case study highlights real-world results from eHGV use in the wholesale sector
Under half of frontline workers say reporting abuse leads to meaningful action
New findings suggest that having a reporting process is not enough without communication afterwards
Parfetts partners with Cerve to accelerate data-led growth towards £1bn
Parfetts has partnered with Cerve to introduce agentic AI across its supplier data
One in three shoppers say stores fall short of their expectations compared to AI
New shopper survey shows physical retail is increasingly failing to meet customers’ needs
Allwyn provides retailers downloadable Powerball social media assets
National Lottery operator Allwyn is providing retailers with a range of assets to use across their own social media channels
New tech sees Met quadruple number of shoplifters being brought to justice
New tech being rolled out as part of the Met’s crackdown on retail crime has quadrupled prosecution rates
Morrisons Daily expands Snappy Shopper partnership across hundreds of convenience stores
Snappy Shopper and Morrisons Daily have announced a major expansion of their partnership
Two in three high street businesses suffer from innacurate AI search results
New data shows worrying inaccuracies in AI chatbot-fuelled searches for high street businesses
Jisp’s Scan & Win platform delivers record shopper engagement
Jisp has unveiled the results of its highest-performing Scan & Win activation to date
Amex’s Barometer shows SME’s spend nearly twice the time on admin than growing businesses
New American Express report highlights the time pressures on on smaller businesses
Retail crime app boosts Hampshire Police’s results with more forces now using the tech
New police trial has now become UK’s most effective app for fighting retail crime
East of England Co-op expands Uber Eats delivery with Snappy Technologies’ Order Aggregation
East of England Co-op has expanded its rapid grocery delivery offering for 33 stores
Booker strengthens partnership with American Express
Wholesaler Booker has announced it has strengthened its agreement with American Express
Repeat offenders entered UK shops almost 300k times in the last six months
New figures suggest serious offenders continue targeting shops at scale despite police and industry efforts
Co-op first to launch NaviLens tech across its own brand paper range
Co-op is the first to use sight-boosting tech across its own brand paper range
UK convenience sector set to reach £49.1bn by end of 2026
The UK convenience sector is forecast to grow to £49.1bn by 2026, with food to go, technology and younger shoppers identified as key growth drivers, according to new Lumina Intelligence data
Facewatch to launch UK-first real-time police alerts in retail crime platform
New instant alerts of highest risk offenders will take evidence-backed crime reporting to police to ‘the next level’
Parfetts leads wholesale shift to AI-powered product data
Parfetts Wholepal rollout makes it one of the first UK wholesalers using the AI ordering system
Government unveils acceptance scheme of digital ID for alcohol sales
Government is soon to include new methods for age verification
Snappy Shopper recognised in Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50
Snappy Shopper has secured a place in the inaugural Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50
Henderson Technology installs its 1,000th EDGEPoS digital media screen
Henderson Technology reached the 1,000 milestone for its EDGEPoS screens
86% of workers report rising stress and poor sleep due to customer aggression
New Halos stats show psychological toll of abuse to those in public-facing roles
Scotmid opens expanded Burghead store in former church building
Scotmid has officially opened its new Burghead store, bringing more choice, expanded services and a larger shopping space to local customers in a converted church building.
Self-checkout now the preferred way to pay for most shoppers
New research reveals the boost - and the pitfalls - self-checkout tills can give to stores
Seven in ten shoppers now see shoplifting as ‘normal’ behaviour
New survey shows shoppers are becoming increasingly desensitised to shoplifting
New PoliceAI tech announced to speed up investigations and fight retail crime
Officers will spend less time behind desks and more time protecting communities as a result of a new AI programme
Convenience retailers urged to strengthen store connectivity - or lose shoppers
New research warns many convenience operators accept poor in-store connectivity