Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

The supermarket is one of the first UK retailers to trial the screens, which have already been rolled out in its Express stores across Hull, Birmingham, Surrey, London and Stoke-on-Trent. ” The full list of stores introducing the screens includes Asda Express Buckingham, Asda Express Cannock, and Asda Express Stevenage.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

Primark is looking to expand its click-and-collect trial across further stores, with the possibility of launching the service to markets outside Britain, its CEO has confirmed. The fast fashion chain is currently trialling click-and-collect across 57 stores, for its womenswear and kidswear products.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A trial will commence at Orion Springfield Central, located in the City of Ipswich, Queensland next year. The post Mirvac malls to launch drone-delivery hubs, starting with Ipswich trial appeared first on Inside Retail. Simon Rossi, GM of Wing Australia, said consumer demand for drone delivery has grown rapidly in the last few years.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

Further reading: Zarraffa’s founder building $100m ‘dining destination’ in Queensland The post Zarraffa’s launches drive-thru trial as it eyes future growth appeared first on Inside Retail. The brand now has more than 70 outlets in Queensland, WA and NSW.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Costco Wholesale is currently exploring new ways to ensure the exclusivity of its membership. The experiment involves scanning membership cards at the entrance of warehouses.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

In a landmark trial, two leading tech firms joined forces to revolutionise convenience shoppers’ user experience, culminating in outstanding results that promise to reshape the food waste landscape.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

The post McDonald’s to trial spin-off brand CosMc appeared first on Inside Retail. Creative Bloq referenced the burger behemoth’s previous efforts at building on brand characters, citing the TikTok success of its former mascot Grimace. This story was originally published on Franchise Executives.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bosses said if the trials in six stores in Edinburgh are successful, they will roll the format out to all 498 supermarkets across the UK over the next year. The trials are in partnership with Nestle, which will be responsible for recycling soft plastics for the first time in the UK, with no waste shipped to other countries for processing.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Homewares retailer Sheridan Australia is taking part in a novel trial in which its shredded cotton products are returned to the soil to test whether it can improve cotton soil health and act as a scalable solution to textile waste. The post Sheridan returns cotton products to soil in textile waste trial appeared first on Inside Retail.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Primark is set to offer womenswear online for the first time as it expands its Click + Collect trial. From next Wednesday, 13 September, customers of the 57 trial Click + Collect stores across Greater London and the North West of England and North Wales will be able to buy a selection of womenswear online for collection in their local store.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Primark is extending its click and collect trial to include womenswear for the first time. From 13 September, shoppers of the 57 stores included in the click and collect trial will be able to purchase womenswear pieces online for collection in their local shop.

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National Retail Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The POS-integrated Panic Alarm Button is now available with Free 3-Month Trial in stores nationwide, including New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Wisconsin, and Georgia, growing throughout the United States.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Walmart is joining CVS Health and Walgreens in helping to identify and recruit individuals to participate in drug company clinical trials. Walmart Healthcare Research Institute is the retailer’s new healthcare research service.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2023

Vicinity’s Energy Team has worked tirelessly on this trial and our integrated energy strategy over the past five years.”. The post Vicinity Centres to trial battery storage at two malls appeared first on Inside Retail. The batteries will support green energy use and the electricity grid. Image source: prwire.com.au.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tesco is trialing scan-free self-checkouts at one of its west London stores in a bid to provide a more “seamless and convenient” shopping experience. This trial of scan-free checkouts will add another option for customers in Fulham Reach to save time on scanning items and will reduce queuing in store. “We

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2021

The post Amazon to open hair salon in UK to trial latest technology appeared first on Retail Focus. “Our creative team of stylists, whose flair for hair is as intrinsic as their love for technology, will put the client at the heart of everything they do. “I

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 30, 2023

Limited trial of Sparks Prices underway pic.twitter.com/hlkP0sfl7V — Bryan Roberts (@BryanRoberts72) June 28, 2023 It is the latest value offer from the grocer, which revealed last week it was extending its price lock promise on 150 products through to the autumn.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Telegraph reported that a presentation released late last year revealed details of Asda’s “leadership structure trial”, as management raised concerns over a 13.9% As the grocery giant faces challenges from cost cuts and cultural concerns, it hopes hopes the move will mend relationships with managers who are “leaving in their droves”.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 8, 2024

The announcement of the in-store trial which is taking place at Dobbies Tewkesbury store coincides with World Autism Acceptance Week (2 nd – 8 th April). I look forward to seeing the results of this trial at Tewkesbury and hope to roll out the initiative across our store estate.”

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

The new digital display screens will allow customers in the trial stores to select from a larger choice of spirits, with the stores spirit range increasing from […] If you want more information Retail Times get in touch! Retail Times - Retail Times, the free retail news website

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365 Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

” Lorna Fallon, Trading Director at Oxfam, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating, “This trial allows us to give unwearable clothes a second chance of life too. The post Marks & Spencer Launches Postal Donation Trial with Oxfam to Combat Textile Waste appeared first on Retail News and Events.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 1, 2024

The trial will conclude after a 12-week period, with the aim to roll it out to more stores if successful. If the trial is successful, this will hopefully be something available to lots more of our shoppers later this year.” We look forward to seeing the results from the trial and the start of a successful partnership.”

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Ikea is trialing in-store Mobile checkout in its Logan and North Lakes stores in Queensland with the aim of speeding up the buying experience at the furniture and homewares chain. The post Ikea trials mobile checkout in Queensland stores appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Showpo has commenced a new trial today, using artificial intelligence to generate automated and inclusive ad creative using 3D models. The trial will run for four weeks, and will allow Showpo customers to see models of different sizes and ethnicities wearing various clothing items. The story is originally published on Smart Company.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2023

Further reading: Australia Post’s revenue climbs, letter volumes fall The post AusPost to trial fitting rooms in e-commerce twist appeared first on Inside Retail. With letter volumes continuing to fall, the company is looking to e-commerce – the parcel business – to play a central role in its business model.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2022

A two-week trial generated significant results, including a 30% revenue increase and a 10% AOV spike, which encouraged WAG to deploy the solution on a permanent basis.

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Retail Times

MARCH 12, 2024

McDonald’s UK&I is announcing the trial of a new workwear collection, with contemporary designs being worn in select restaurants for the first time. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 1, 2024

The discounter has teamed up with parcel locker provider InPost to provide lockers outside 22 of its stores across the country for a 12-week trial. If the trial is successful, this will hopefully be something available to lots more of our shoppers later this year.”

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Following a successful loyalty trial, Sushi Daily plans to roll out a native loyalty app across all our markets in the UK and Europe, which combines click & collect, delivery and loyalty with an expanding set of rewards. The post Sushi Daily launches Omnichannel loyalty programme trial appeared first on A1 Retail Magazine.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Walgreens aims to leverage its national presence, strong community relationships and data-driven clinical trials solutions to help identify and reach potential study participants. “We Furthermore, the older population, where VHD is more prevalent, has been disproportionately excluded from clinical trials.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

New M&S and Oxfam trial allows consumers to donate unwearable but too-good-too waste clothing, alongside their preloved wearable clothing, via a simple online postal donation service. Trial is funded by the M&S Plan A Accelerator Fund which commits £1m to innovative projects to help achieve net zero goals.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Co-op has linked up with manufacturing giant Unilever to launch two trials of refillable packaging, to find out how consumers will respond. The trial will test two refill models: ‘Refill on the go’ and ‘Return on the go’ and include some of Unilever’s best-known brands. Persil, Simple, Radox and Alberto Balsam will be available.

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Retail Times

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

THE Compostable Coalition UK, with advisory board members including M&S, Ocado and WWF, has reported a five-fold increase in consumers disposing of their compostable packaging in the food waste bin, in a first-of-its-kind consumer behaviour trial.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A growing number of companies are filing patent applications for natural and synthetic psychedelics encouraged by clinical trials providing evidence that their use may be helpful in treating a wide variety of mental health issues and other medical conditions.

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Talking Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Following a successful trial last year, Aldi is now offering surplus food bags available nationwide, in a bid to tackle food waste while also offering even lower prices to customers. This story continues at Aldi expands Too Good To Go partnership nationwide following successful trial Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 17, 2022

The trial for the cutting edge system involved 82,116 scans, 40,001 taps and 32,895 redemptions on Scan & Save branded AR vouchers from September to December. This story continues at Nisa goes ahead with new Jisp vouchering system after successful trial. Participating retailers accumulated a combined discount redemption value.

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Retail Times

APRIL 22, 2024

Marks & Spencer, the UK’s largest clothing retailer is – for the first time – asking the public to donate their unwearable clothing, alongside their wearable clothing, through the trial of a free postal donation service, in partnership with Oxfam. It is estimated that UK homes contain 1.6

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