RTIH rounds up the stand out retail technology deals, deployments and pilots from the past seven days.

Carrolls Irish Gifts has launched a new e-commerce storefront, developed in partnership with Tryzens. 

TapSimple is supplying Lidl GB with its Clip product to help the retailer’s NSPCC fundraising efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. The contactless devices are being placed in 13 of the retailer’s distribution centres.

Russian food retailer, X5 Retail Group, has opened its first cashierless store as part of its Pyaterochka chain. 

Japanese lifestyle brand MUJI is rolling out MishiPay’s Scan, Pay & Go mobile self-checkout solution across its UK stores.

KOOKAÏ is to deploy GTT managed SD-WAN and connectivity services for its 148 office and retail sites across France and Spain. 

Italian fashion brand, Kocca, has launched a new online store in Italy, designed and managed by ZeroGrey and built on Kooomo’s SaaS platform.

Copenhagen-based home textile producer Tekla has deployed Brightpearl’s digital operations platform to meet the needs of its e-commerce and wholesale growth strategy and address key considerations around inventory, orders and warehouse management.  

G-Star is claiming to be the first fashion retailer to introduce Apple’s App Clip technology in its stores, using the Highstreet Mobile platform.

Automotive brand Kia Motors (UK) has partnered with reviews and customer insights technology company, Feefo.

Ahead of the 2020 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, and with the coronavirus pandemic front of mind, AliExpress has invested in its customer service and delivery platforms across Europe.

Boden reports a 5.1% lift to incremental revenue during Q1 2020, plus a conversion rate increase of 2.6x from shoppers using True Fit, a personalisation platform for apparel and footwear retailers, on its site.

Etsy has launched Klarna’s buy now, pay later solution, enabled by Adyen.

The roll-out will begin in the US, with the e-commerce venture expecting other core markets to follow in 2021. 

H&M is now online in Australia, with Klarna’s Pay in 4 solution available at checkout for those signed up to the H&M Member loyalty programme.

Movado Group and eShopWorld have launched a partnership to provide Movado and MVMT shoppers in markets across the globe with a localised online shopping experience.

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