ESL stories
Supermarkets face mounting pressure to match online deals, as 78% of UK shoppers now expect in-store prices to mirror digital offers.
Rising costs and demand for real-time services are pushing retailers to standardise networks, as patchwork systems slow expansion and raise risk.
Pricer pilots Avenue digital shelf-edge displays with East of England Co-op, promising richer in-aisle promotions and new revenue streams.
More UK adults are ready to move abroad, as new research links language skills to higher pay, confidence and global career mobility.
Vusion and Qualcomm set out vision for AI-native shops using BLE, smart shelves and edge computing to tighten operations and boost margins.
CurricuLLM launches Studio Mode, letting teachers turn existing documents, curricula and student data into AI-generated classroom resources.
Language learning platform Preply secures $150 million to boost AI tools and global growth, valuing the business at $1.2 billion.
Preply secures USD $150m Series D from WestCap at a USD $1.2b valuation to scale its human-led, AI-backed language learning platform.
Shoppers at 48 FairPrice outlets will soon be able to scan and pay as they shop, after the supermarket group expands its smart cart rollout.
All Walmart Express stores in Mexico will be fitted with smart shelf tech by end-2026, in the first large-scale Latin American rollout.
ESL Australia partners with Media Design School to support the growing esports scene in Australia and New Zealand.
