that was tom brada smashing and angle grinding stuff! brilliant!to work out your lockdown frustration, isn't it! for some time now retailers have been trying to create something that people actually want to use. and here in this concept store called cornershop, few ideas are being put to the test. a bluetooth beacon recognises you have arrived via your which effectively then become your remote control for the store. now i come to the grocery counter where i could have preselected what i wanted in the app and then it willjust work as a click and collect, but what i want to have a browse, see what i might fancy, that i can do that on these screens or by using the app. on a small shelf like this, the benefit isn't going to be huge. but when this shortage store opens next month, it is set to become a place to experiment with lots of different retail technologies, without the risk of upsetting current customers all the other limitations that regular stores have. this naturally works for the app knowing your location which works through a series of bluet

that was tom brada smashing and angle grinding stuff! a way to work out your lockdown frustration, isn't it! ok, let's move on from bikes to boats now, from two wheels to no wheels — although, as it happens, no crew either! later this month, a fully autonomous boat, created by a team in plymouth, is set to be one of the first of its kind to attempt to cross the atlantic, totally uncrewed. paul carter has been to meet the team behind it, who are also doing some pretty serious science along the way. this is the moment the mayflower 400 entered the water for the final time before it departs on its groundbreaking journey across the atlantic to massachusetts in the us. but unlike its namesake, which took more than 100 pilgrims to the new world in 1620, the mayflower 400 won't have any people on board at all. four or five years ago we were talking with folks in the city about how we were going to commemorate the 400th anniversary, so just an informal discussion at another meeting, and there was some talk about building a replica. and so my per

that was tom brada smashing and angle grinding stuff! brilliant!uld be just the moment to put some cutting—edge retail tech to the test. for some time now, retailers have been trying to combine the online experience with the physical one, to create something that people actually want to use. and here in this concept store called cornershop, a few ideas are being put to the test. a bluetooth beacon recognises that you've arrived via your smartphone, which effectively then become your remote control for the store. now i come to the grocery counter where i could have preselected what i wanted in the app and then it will just work as a click and collect, but if i want to have a browse, see what i might fancy, then i can do that on these screens or by using the app. on a small shelf like this, the benefit isn't going to be huge. but when this shoreditch store opens next month, it's set to become a place to experiment with lots of different retail technologies, without the risk of upsetting current customers or the other limitations that regular stores h

that was tom brada smashing and angle grinding stuff! brilliant!it's been a terrible time for the high street. so lara has been out and about this week to find out whether this could be just the moment to put some cutting—edge retail tech to the test. for some time now, retailers have been trying to combine the online experience with the physical one, to create something that people actually want to use. and here in this concept store called cornershop, a few ideas are being put to the test. a bluetooth beacon recognises that you've arrived via your smartphone, which effectively then become your remote control for the store. now i come to the grocery counter where i could have preselected what i wanted in the app and then it will just work as a click and collect, but if i want to have a browse, see what i might fancy, then i can do that on these screens or by using the app. on a small shelf like this, the benefit isn't going to be huge. but when this shoreditch store opens next month, it's set to become a place to experiment with lots of different