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Whole Foods Market debuts smaller format store in NYC
September 16, 2024
Whole Foods Market is opening its first smaller format store, called Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, this week in New York City's Lenox Hill neighborhood.
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Product discovery not hitting high notes with consumers
September 16, 2024
Four in 10 online shoppers are giving product discovery experiences a 'C' grade or less and are wanting more tailored search results.
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Unlocking retail success: How causal AI boosts sales, drives repeat visits
by Mridula Rahmsdorf — CRO, IKASI
While causal AI requires high-quality data, computing power, and skilled human interpretation, its benefits outweigh these challenges.
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Associated Food Stores taps Birdzi to drive personalized engagement, attain advanced customer insight
September 13, 2024
Associated Food Stores, a grocery wholesaler and cooperative, is deploying Birdzi's customer intelligence and engagement platform to provide personalized…
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Havis, Verifone team on self-checkout kiosk for convenience stores
September 13, 2024
Havis, Inc., a provider of technology mounting solutions, has unveiled the C18 Self-Checkout Kiosk in collaboration with Verifone, a payment solutions provider.
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Walmart deploys invisible barcodes to stem shoplifting
September 12, 2024
Walmart has implemented technology to combat shoplifting at its self-checkout stations. The retailer has introduced invisible barcodes on Great Value branded…
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Retail drive-thru vending machines open in Port Alice
September 12, 2024
Port Alice, Vancouver residents will soon be able to explore a small drive-thru retail complex at the corner of Marine Drive and Taylor Way, according to a…
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Kroger offers rewards for consumers who get flu shot
September 11, 2024
Kroger Health, a division of The Kroger Co., is rewarding customers who get a flu shot and vaccines beyond the flu shot.
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Why machine learning is key to retail media growth
by Nikhil Raj — Chief Business Officer for Retail Media, Moloco
To fully unlock the value of retail media, the industry must take a page from leaders like Amazon and Walmart, who are largely on-site ads businesses.
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ICX Summit: How sustainability plays into the customer experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, a keynote speaker at the ICX Summit, shared insight on how sustainability impacts the retail customer experience.
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ICX honors 5 Elevate Award winners at 2024 ICX Summit
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The Interactive Customer Experience Summit announced winners of the 2024 Elevate Awards Tuesday evening during the annual summit in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Customers embracing AI-driven personalization but still value the human connection
September 10, 2024
Consumers are embracing the personalized sales experience that artificial intelligence technology offers but still highly value human to human connection.
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How AR and 3D modeling are reshaping customer experience
by Gaia Vernaglione — Director of Americas, Zakeke
As AR and 3D modeling technologies continue to evolve, their impact on the customer experience will only grow. Retailers that leverage these tools will gain a…
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Sainsbury's debuts AI-powered checkouts
September 10, 2024
Sainsbury's is integrating AI across 22,500 checkouts, according to a BelfastLive report. The technology will enable self-checkouts to identify unbarcoded…
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Walmart home to 1st Chuck E. Cheese licensed toy
September 9, 2024
Walmart is home to the Chuck E. Cheese Mystery Egg, the brand's first licensed toy in retail at Walmart. The egg can be also be found at Amazon.
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What Walmart’s pricing changes mean for the enterprise
by Pascal Yammine — CEO, Zilliant
Walmart’s initiative is setting a new standard in the industry when it comes to embracing pricing technology.
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Choice Hotels all a buzz in driving sustainability
September 6, 2024
Choice Hotels International has installed three beehives at its corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, Maryland, in collaboration with Bee Downtown in its…
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City Furniture partners with 3D Cloud to deliver a differentiated customer experience
September 5, 2024
City Furniture is teaming up with 3D Cloud to provide customers with an engaging shopping experience and one that combines the online shopping with in-store…
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Australian United Retailers teams with Lobyco to boost loyalty, promotions
September 4, 2024
Australian United Retailers Ltd., a collective of independently-owned supermarkets, convenience and liquor retailers, is teaming up with grocery loyalty…
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San Jose Sharks CX leader talks strategy, shares insights
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
In this latest episode of the CX Innovators podcast, produced by Networld Media Group, Stacy McGranor, CX director for Sharks Sports & Entertainment, talks…
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