New Zealand retailer teams with Impact Analytics to boost forecasting, inventory management

August 22, 2024

The Briscoe Group, a retail conglomerate in New Zealand, is partnering with Impact Analytics, which offers AI-powered planning, merchandising and pricing…

Building trust: Delivering personalization while safeguarding privacy

by Catherine Iger — Vice President, CX, Experient Group

Instead of seeing personalization and privacy as opposing forces retailers should view the two as allies that evolve together to form one unified commitment to…

Mattress Firm teams with DoorDash for on-demand, 2-hour delivery

August 21, 2024

Mattress Firm is partnering with DoorDash to offer customers on-demand, two-hour delivery of mattresses and accessories from its 2,300-plus U.S. locations.

Amazon drones not making friends in Texas suburb

August 21, 2024

Amazon is testing delivery drones in College Station, Texas and the aerial delivery isn't making lots of friends.

ICX Summit: How sustainability impacts customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, is a keynote speaker at the ICX Summit taking place Sept. 9-11 in Charlotte, North Carolina. His topic will focus on…

The new differentiator for retail: Connectivity

by Juned Noonari — Director Solution Architecture, Practice Lead Enterprise Networking, Black Box

Deploying an advanced network and leveraging automation and AI empowers retail enterprises to seamlessly support these pivotal customer-facing services.

Forever New taps OneView Commerce for digital-to-store engagement

August 20, 2024

Forever New, an Australian fashion retail brand, is deploying OneView Unified Commerce platform for real-time inventory, a suite of omnichannel order…

Circle K parent makes play for 7-Eleven parent company

August 20, 2024

Alimentation Couche-Tard, a convenience store chain based in Canada that operates Circle K stores, is making overtures to acquire Seven & i Holdings, the…

Consumers still shopping despite economy facing growth pressure

August 19, 2024

Consumers continued to increase spending in July despite that growth of the economy is moderating, according to the National Retail Federation.

ICX Summit: Customer feedback paramount to brands' success

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Customer feedback is crucial for retail and restaurant success, driving improvements in products and services based on customer preferences. Learn innovative…

British supermarket to increase staffed checkouts, decrease self checkouts

August 19, 2024

Asda, a British supermarket chain, will be increasing staff on checkouts and admits it has reached a limit with self-service lanes, according to a BBC report.

JD Sports Israel deploys digital kiosks

August 16, 2024

JD Sports Israel has introduced digital kiosks across its stores, offering customers a more seamless shopping experience, according to a report by Retail…

ICX Summit: Brand leaders to share e-commerce excellence insight

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

E-commerce leaders will discuss creating seamless customer experiences at the upcoming Interactive Customer Experience Summit being held in Charlotte, North…

Best Buy debuts live tracking feature for those big product purchases

August 15, 2024

Best Buy is launching a live tracking feature for large product orders.

How retailers can assess the best digital signage

by Kevin Kroeger — Spectrio Product Manager, Spectrio

By considering the purpose, location, content, ease of use, integration, scalability, and cost, retailers can make an informed decision that meets their…

Consumers tapping sales events in back-to-school shopping

August 15, 2024

Consumers appear to be cost conscious when it comes to back-to-school purchases as 66% held off until Amazon's Prime Day, held in mid-July, and 73% plan to hit…

Best Buy, Amazon dominating consumer electronics market

August 14, 2024

When it comes to buying electronics consumers are flocking to two brands: Best Buy and Amazon.

Mattress Firm offers US Olympic athletes a good night’s sleep freebie

August 14, 2024

Mattress Firm is offering nearly 600 U.S. athletes who participated in the Summer Olympics an opportunity to get a free mattress.

National Retail Solutions Hosts Successful Give-Back Day in Newark

National Retail Solutions (NRS) and El Especialito hosted a successful Give-Back Day today in collaboration with the North Reformed Church and the Bessie Green…

Consumers love brands doling out exclusive offers

August 13, 2024

It turns out an exclusive offer may be the key to big brand loyalty.