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Why customers (and operators) prefer micro markets
Micro markets, supported by automated payment kiosks, have given new life to the refreshment services industry, which has traditionally relied on vending…
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Improving the customer experience through click-and-collect technology
by DeAnn Campbell — Director of Retail Strategy and Development, Harbor Retail
DeAnn Campbell, vice president, retail strategy and shopper insights at Harbor Ind., shares insight on how click and collect has done a lot to shake up the…
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Brick-and-mortar not dying but evolving, reveals report
February 10, 2020
Physical retail is not dying but evolving and retailers focused on true in-store experiences will thrive.
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Microsoft Store taps R.R.Donnelley & Sons to boost in-store marketing strategy with digital signage
February 10, 2020
Microsoft Store is partnering with R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company, a multichannel marketing and business communications provider, for creative and print…
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Digital signage is quickly becoming more common in retailers ranging in size from one location mom and pop stores to massive chains. However, many potential…
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download nowMicro markets vs traditional vending machines
Micro markets are becoming a more lucrative investment opportunity because they provide additional benefits over the traditional vending machine.
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Luxury brands: Why it's time to get more intimate
by Katharine Biggs — Content and Marketing Manager, parcelLab
Katharine Biggs, content and marketing manager at parcelLab, looks at how going direct-to-consumer and better managing post-purchase communications can help…
read nowOrganic gardener retailer sprouting up in Walmart, top retail outlets
February 7, 2020
Back to the Roots, an organic gardening retailer, is finding a home this year in 2,300 Walmarts nationwide. It's also taking root in Lowe's, Target, Costco and…
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We love Amazon, but we hate Amazon
February 7, 2020
It seems U.S. consumers have very mixed feelings about Amazon, with one in four having negative feelings when it comes to Amazon's impact on retail and the…
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How retailers can find bliss this Valentine's Day
by Arielle Steinhaus — Strategist, FITCH
Arielle Steinhaus, strategist at FITCH, offers up tips on how retailers and brands can make Valentine's Day gifting invaluable to shoppers looking to spread…
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Macy's shuttering stores, cutting corporate roles in restructuring plan
February 6, 2020
In an effort to stem losses and reverse slumping sales, Macy's will close 125 stores in the next few years and reduce corporate jobs by 2,000.
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Sephora aims to expand outside of the mall environment
February 6, 2020
Typically, Sephora shoppers find themselves hitting the local mall to shop at the makeup brand.
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Farmstead expands grocery discount program
February 6, 2020
Online grocer Farmstead is expanding its refill and save program that provides reduced prices on certain staple grocery items including milk, eggs, fruit…
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AREA15 CEO talks experiential retail and the need to be cool and creative
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
AREA15 CEO Winston Fisher is passionate about retail development and delivering immersive experential experiences. He shares his insight on why content is king…
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Can restaurants learn from retail's mistakes?
February 5, 2020
It's always better to learn from someone else's mistakes then to make them, and in this case, that "someone" is the retail industry.
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7-Eleven debuts cashierless store at headquarters
February 5, 2020
7-Eleven has opened the doors to its first cashierless store, located at its Irving, Texas headquarters.
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Earth Fare grocer liquidating merchandise
February 5, 2020
Earth Fare, an organic grocery chain with 50 or so stores in the South, is going out of business but hoping to find a buyer for locations and its assets.
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Mall owners eyeing Forever 21 acquisition
February 5, 2020
A group of buyers, which includes mall owner Simon Property Group, is making a $81 million bid to buy Forever 21, a fashion retailer that filed for bankruptcy…
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Networld Media Group acquires Vending Times, names Elliot Maras editor
February 4, 2020
Networld Media Group, the parent company of Digital Signage Today and sister sites, has acquired The Vending Times, a media publisher in the self-service…
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Survey: Valentine's Day spend will be record-setting
February 4, 2020
Given the strong holiday sales season retail watchers are expecting spend on Valentine's Day to be record-setting.
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