Do you like numbers? Do you like retail systems news? Then this is the article for you. Including Asos, Klarna, X5 Group, Yango Deli and Instacart/99 Cents Only Stores.

4…Yango Deli, the rapid grocery delivery arm of Russian tech giant Yandex, has launched in the UK. 

It is opening four dark stores across London and promising to deliver groceries in around 15 minutes. 

The move builds on a network of more than 400 locations, operated by Yango Deli in France and Israel and by Yandex.Lavka in Russia.

37,000…Russian food retailer X5 Group has opened a new Vprok.ru Perekrestok dark store with a total area of 37,000 sq m. 

Located in Salaryevo, Novomoskovsky District, it is the online hypermarket's third such facility in Moscow and the fifth and largest in Russia. The dark store has increased Vprok.ru Perekrestok's total capacity in the Moscow region by 40%.

41…The CBI, along with 41 UK trade associations including the British Retail Consortium, has issued a joint statement claiming that action by the Chancellor at the next budget to reform the business rates system could unleash a wave of investment across key government priorities, including net zero and levelling up. 

$6 million…TrusTrace, developer of a platform for supply chain transparency and product traceability within the fashion, food and retail industries, has announced a $6 million Series A investment led by Industrifonden and Fairpoint Capital, together with previous backers BackingMinds, and with support from Fashion for Good. 

300 and 23…Instacart has partnered with discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores to deliver from more than 300 store locations across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. 

This builds on a 23 store pilot launched in May.

Alongside the Marketplace expansion, Instacart has also launched a new white label storefront for the 99, built and powered by its enterprise technology. 

150 and 400,000…Home and garden retailer wilko has extended an in-store scheme to help customers recycle their Covid-19 face masks until the end of the year.

This follows a three month pilot in April and sees the service remain in place at the retailer’s original 150 participating stores. 

wilko estimates that 400,000 masks could be recycled via the scheme. 

15…Glenfiddich has partnered with BlockBar to launch a series of 15 limited edition liquor NFTs. 

Each one corresponds to a physical bottle of a 1973 46 year old Armagnac cask finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky that is sold by Glenfiddich.

5…America's largest grocery retailer, Kroger, is set to offer more people Kroger Delivery through the addition of five new customer fulfilment centres powered by Ocado Group.

It is planning to enter the northeast market and expand in California and Florida.

$117.9 billion…Global last mile delivery market revenues are set to hit $117.9 billion by 2030, demonstrating a CAGR of 20.3% from 2020 to 2030, according to P&S Intelligence.

75% of retailers think their omnichannel capabilities are sophisticated, but half of Klarna users feel they lack consistency between websites and stores.

188 and 31…McDonald's has released a set of 188 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to celebrate its 31st anniversary in the Chinese market. 

3,000…JD Health, the healthcare arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, is extending its telehealth services from human to pets.

JD Pet Hospital will cover the entire lifetime of pets from disease prevention and diagnosis to health management. To date, over 3,000 veterinarians have registered.

96…Asda is extending its Express Delivery service to 96 stores.

The service gives customers access to the retailer’s full online range of more than 30,000 grocery products for delivery within one hour, if they live within a three mile radius of a participating store and order up to 70 items.

1 million...Online retailer Buy It Direct Group has opened a new robotic TV recycling plant. 

Situated in Elland, West Yorkshire, this will process one million screens next year, with the company claiming that it will be the largest TV and screen recycler in the UK.