Former Legal + General Investment Management research associate Enrico Faccioli has joined London-based startup Gyana as chief operating officer.

At the end of last year there was much talk about how 2018 will see mass take-up and implementation of proptech. This was going to be the year the industry leapt into the saddle and galloped off into the future. Proptech to the rescue!

The next installment in a series of videos created by the finalists for the PlaceTech Prize and PlaceTech Startup Prize.

The Yoti age verification technology will be used to streamline the process by letting shoppers buy alcohol and other age-restricted items without intervention.

The company’s robots drive autonomously through aisles, navigating safely among customers and store associates, and use AI to collect terabytes of data that retailers use to increase on-shelf availability.

Popertee has launched Popscore Discover and Measure to facilitate smarter locations for pop-ups and brand marketing campaigns.

The largest industrial real estate company in the world has produced a report on the future of the logistics industry as part of a series on supply chains.

More than 2,200 property professionals gathered in Manchester this week for the annual retail conference, Revo. PlaceTech attended and chatted to some of the tech innovators in the showcase area.

In this post-GDPR world when someone says ‘data’, everyone else seems to jump. But using data that has been anonymised can provide insight into the behaviour of shoppers in a way that can greatly benefits retail property players, without divulging details about individuals.