All Starship Technologies articles
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AnalysisPartnership update: Holland & Barrettâs health service tie-up, Waitrose electronic shelf labels, and more
Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Weekâs round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail.
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NewsStarship Technologies and Bolt have teamed up on a grocery delivery service
Autonomous delivery services company Starship Technologies has partnered with ride-sharing app Bolt on a new grocery delivery partnership.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe Co-operative Food (Strategy)
Co-op Food managing director Matt Hood reveals plans for the next 10 years as it shapes its convenience strategy for the future. These include trialling dual purpose tills, as well as next-generation electronic shelf-edge labelling.
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AnalysisSupply chain strategy: How WHSmith, Co-op and Inditex found their missing links
Third-party tie-ups are a central part of the modern retail supply chain and are only becoming more strategic. In this exclusive excerpt from Retail Weekâs Supply Chain 2025 report, discover how some of the countryâs biggest retailers are collaborating to improve operations
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NewsCo-op and Uber Direct join forces for quick commerce tie-up
The Co-op has launched a quick commerce partnership trial with Uber Direct, the delivery companyâs white-label solution.
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NewsâCo-op extends robot grocery delivery service across Leeds
The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to cover more areas across Leeds.
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OpinionâFacial recognition is everywhere in China and people seem OK with itâ
Returning to China, Retail Week analyst Hanna Hua shares her experience of how technology such as facial recognition, payments and robots is transforming shopping. Can such dramatic change be expected in the UK?
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NewsCo-op steps up expansion of robotic grocery delivery service
The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
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DataData: Exclusive findings reveal UK retail leadersâ tech investment priorities
New interviews with 50 UK retail leaders uncover the transformative tech they believe businesses must invest in to stay competitive
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AnalysisAre driverless vehicles retailâs fulfilment future or science-fiction fad?
As we approach the middle of the 2020s, talk of advanced technology is rife as retailers look to digitally transform parts of their supply chain in line with the evolution of the industry
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NewsCo-op expands autonomous robot delivery service to new region
The Co-op is rolling out robots for autonomous grocery deliveries to residents in Sale, Greater Manchester.
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AnalysisHow to succeed in a permacrisis â five winning strategies for 2023
For its word of the year in 2022, the Collins English Dictionary has selected permacrisis â a term that defines âan extended period of instability and uncertaintyâ.
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VideoWatch: Tech List titans predict digital retailâs biggest innovation plays
The Tech List, Retail Weekâs definitive index of the 50 most influential leaders in global digital commerce, was published last month. We brought together two of the leaders celebrated, Starship Technologies and True, alongside industry experts Braze and Okta, to dig deeper into the latest thinking on online innovation and digital trends
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OpinionâThe Co-opâs leadership jigsaw is still missing major piecesâ
The Co-op has sparked shock and confusion over the past six weeks after a series of changes to its senior leadership team. Editor Luke Tugby asks whether there is more than meets the eye to a tumultuous time in Manchester
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NewsCo-op chief executive Steve Murrells to step down in May
The Co-op chief executive Steve Murrells is stepping down after 10 years with the business.
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AnalysisRobot wars: Five companies rolling out autonomous delivery around the world
As Wilko unveils plans to begin autonomous home deliveries by 2023, the UK retailer joins a growing group of companies already using robots to deliver products to customers globally.
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NewsThe Co-op profits fall as it announces partnership with Amazon
The Co-op has registered a dip in profits as it âinvests in its business and colleaguesâ including a new partnership with Amazon on grocery delivery.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Supply chain snarl-up â how retailers can smooth out the kinks
Any time, any place, anywhere. Retail has pretty much lived by the Martini mantra for decades now as an ever more sleek and adaptable supply chain has enabled consumers to benefit from an abundance of goods always on the shelf, whether digital or in-store.
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NewsRobot delivery specialist appoints ex-Morrisons boss to board
Starship Technologies, the autonomous robot delivery company, has appointed former Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips to its board.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe Co-operative Food (SWOT)
Over 75% of the Co-opâs 2,400-strong food stores are small neighbourhood shops, making the group the leading player by store numbers in the convenience store sector.