UK mall home to book exchange machine

April 10, 2023

A vending machine in Manchester, U.K. allows users to exchange books for free, according to a bbc.com report. The glassfront machine in the Manchester Corn…

Walmart, Sam’s Club expanding EV charging stations through 2030

April 10, 2023

Walmart and Sam's Club will install EV charging stations at thousands of locations nationwide by 2030, the retailer announced on its website.

Corporate digital signage starter guide for your workplace

Do you want to communicate more effectively in your workplace? Corporate digital signage is easy to implement in offices. It’s a dynamic, engaging and highly…

Drive-thru grocer arrives in Oklahoma

April 7, 2023

JackBe, a curbside drive-thru only grocery retailer, has opened in Oklahoma city.

GetGo chain to deploy bitcoin ATMs

April 7, 2023

Get Go Café + Market, a convenience store chain with more than 270 locations throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and…

Walmart focusing big on store automation

April 7, 2023

Walmart Inc. plans to have 65% of stores serviced by automation by the close of its fiscal 2026 in a quest to boost online order delivery speed.

Walmart expands loyalty strategy

April 6, 2023

Walmart has joined with ampliFi Loyalty Solutions to offer customers Checkout With Points, a real-time redemption loyalty program that engages cardholders…

Kwik Stop digital signage approach fuels community building

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

Sean O'Neill's vision for Kwik Stop has fueled a digital signage transformation which has revamped the brand image and customer experience.

2023 trends, technologies in CPG and retailing

by Parag Jain — Senior Vice President & Global Head of Sales Consumer, Retail & Logistic, Infosys

When consumer goods firms and retailers collaborate, they get better visibility into real-time POS data, enabling them to forecast demand, understand customer…

Electronics reseller/retailer inks 10-unit franchise deal

April 6, 2023

PayMore, an e-commerce and brick-and-mortar electronics resale shop, has signed a multi-unit franchise deal that will bring locations to Texas and Ohio.

Clinque taps Journee for immersive virtual shopping experience

April 5, 2023

Clinque, an Estee Lauder-owned brand, is partnering with Journee, a Web3 metaverse-as-a-service platform, on a new e-commerce shopping experience called…

Retail growth to dip a bit this year

April 5, 2023

Retail sales growth will hit between 4% and 6% this year, reaching between $5.13 trillion and $5.23 trillion, according to the National Retail Federation.

PetSmart debuts customer ‘treats’ for April

April 5, 2023

PetSmart is hosting a "Treats Member Month" this month with the goal to reward loyal and active members with storewide deals, perks and giveaways.

Australian league debuts Amazon tech at Marvel Stadium

April 4, 2023

The Australian Football League is deploying Amazon's Just Walk Out technology at Marvel Stadium.

The marketer-consumer personalization disconnect

by Jon Reily — EVP Commerce & Loyalty, Bounteous

Not only do retailers and brand struggle to foster personalized experiences, they also struggle to understand customers well enough to know they’re missing the…

Walmart revamps digital storefront

April 4, 2023

Walmart has redesigned its e-commerce homepage and its app and built a more customer-centric storefront in a quest to drive customer engagement as well as…

Rimi Baltic taps SymphonyAI Retail tech for better communication, efficiency

April 3, 2023

Rim Baltic has deployed the SymphonyAI Retail CPG space platform across its stores in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania and is now working with the technology…

Gas prices impacting c-store consumer spend

April 3, 2023

Inflation, and specifically gas prices, are impacting consumer spend at convenience retailers, according to a study from PDI Technologies and GasBuddy.

Athlete’s Foot taps Beth Greenfield for marketing post

April 3, 2023

Beth Greenfield, who has over 25 years of experience in retail and merchandising, has been named lead merchandiser and buyer for The Athlete's Foot.

Hughes Receives 2023 Customer Value Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan

Award Identifies Hughes as best in class in the North American Digital Signage Industry.