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Ikea rewards strategy goes well beyond just rewarding a purchase
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
The home furnishing brand has revamped its Ikea Family rewards program to provide reward opportunities throughout the entire customer journey — from planning…
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Tariffs causing anxiety, confusion, uncertainty
July 21, 2025
It is difficult to predict the impact of new tariffs and policies on the U.S. economy and anxiety and confusion have taken "center stage" in the economy…
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Shoppers adjusting spending ahead of tariff implementations
July 21, 2025
American consumers aren't waiting for tariffs to be instituted and are changing their spend ahead of potential high costs.
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Champs Sports debuts reimagined store concept
July 18, 2025
Champs Sports, a brand under Foot Locker Inc., debuted a reimagined retail concept focused on enhancing the customer journey via an immersive retail experience.
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Parents will spend more this year on back to school needs
July 17, 2025
Parents will be spending more this year on back to school needs.
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Walmart changes checkout in NJ
July 17, 2025
Walmart is introducing significant changes to its checkout process in various stores across the U.S., with a notable shift toward a "Scan & Go" system…
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New Look deploys Amperity platform to boost customer experience
July 17, 2025
New Look, a U.K. fashion retailer, has deployed Amperity's AI-powered customer data cloud, integrated with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, to boost…
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GNC deploys autonomous drones to speed up fulfillment, drive inventory efficiency
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
GNC deploys Corvus Robotic drones and the return on investment is way beyond more accurate inventory.
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Robodog on patrol at Long Island construction site
July 16, 2025
A $100,000 robotic dog, named Spot, is on patrol at a Long Island, New York construction site. Spot is tasked with boosting safety for workers building a…
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SageNet CIO awarded 2025 CapitalCIO ORBIE award
July 15, 2025
Durga Gandi, CIO at SageNet, a managed network services and digital experience provider, has been named a recipient of the 2025 CapitalCIO ORBIE Award, which…
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Taking loss prevention beyond ORC and theft
by Jamie Kress — Director of RFID Sales, Sensormatic Solutions
The traditional definition of “shrink” is insufficient to capture the complexity of the challenge. Retailers need to expand their definition even further…
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Love's Travel Stops deploys smart kiosks
July 15, 2025
Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores has partnered with Bite to install smart kiosks at its Arby's restaurant locations nationwide, according to a CSP…
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Amazon driving same-day, next-day delivery into more than 4K cities
July 14, 2025
Amazon plans to expand same-day and next-day delivery to customers in more than 4,000 small cities, towns and rural communities by year's end.
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Walmart renews partnership with Scandit
July 14, 2025
Walmart has renewed its relationship and partnership with Scandit, a provider of smart data capture technology that features advanced barcode scanning and…
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Consumers fast becoming value seekers
July 11, 2025
Four in 10 American consumers are considered value seekers and seeking out brands that offer more value for the price.
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Spirit Halloween aims to hire 50K workers for 2025 holiday season
July 11, 2025
Spirit Halloween aims to hire on 50,000 workers for seasonal sales associate and store manager roles for the more than 1,500 retail locations opening in 202…
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Big anxiety happening around AI initiatives
July 10, 2025
There is widespread anxiety around AI initiatives given failing efforts to fully materialize due to a lack of required capabilities.
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Toshiba awarded 5 year national cooperative contract
July 10, 2025
Toshiba America Business Solutions has been awarded a five-year contract and five-year renewal option with Region 4 – ESC, available through Omnia Partners.
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UK gets a healthy dog treat vending machine
July 9, 2025
The Fox Inn on Green Lane, in Hanwell, U.K., is now home to country's first vending machine offering healthy dog treats, according to an Ealing News report.
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Germany grocer adopts Diebold Nixdorf AI self-checkout
July 9, 2025
Edeka Beckesepp, a Germany-based grocer, has integrated self-service checkouts featuring Diebold Nixdorf's AI-powered fresh produce recognition and age…
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