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Planterra Foods deploys Alida platform to gain deeper customer insight
November 9, 2020
Plant-based protein startup Planerra Foods is tapping the Alida Sparq digital platform to gain deeper customer insight to drive customer-based decision making…
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Black Friday will prove rewarding for UK retail revenue, claims research
November 9, 2020
A good majority of U.K.-based consumers (58%) will spend the same or more this Black Friday, according to Emarsys research, compared to Black Friday in 2019…
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Sam's Club teams with DoorDash for same-day pharmacy delivery
November 6, 2020
Sam's Club is partnering with delivery service DoorDash to offer members same-day pharmaceutical delivery from its 500-plus stores across 41 U.S. states.
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Cyber Monday will beat Black Friday, reveals survey
November 6, 2020
When it comes to the busiest shopping day of the holiday season, one study claims the winner will be Cyber Monday, the Monday following Black Friday, and…
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Black Friday goes bye-bye as retailers revamp holiday sales strategy
November 5, 2020
Black Friday is no longer in play with retailers as the infamous kick-off to holiday shopping just isn't doable or safe or even wanted by consumers this year…
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Adobe: Online US sales will be a record-breaking $189B
November 5, 2020
It is music to U.S. retailers' ears: This holiday shopping season will be a record-breaker in terms of online sales as Adobe projects it will hit $189 billion.
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Lowe's hiring on 20K staffers for holiday season
November 5, 2020
Home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies, Inc. is gearing up to hire on 20,000 associates to support customer demand this holiday season and is dedicating an…
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Reality Interactive launches thermal scanner hub
November 5, 2020
Reality Interactive, a retail technology design firm and digital agency, has launched its Axsis thermal enabled digital hub, according to a press release. A…
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Walmart lays off inventory robots, keeps humans
November 4, 2020
It seems robots don't beat humans when it comes to checking inventory on shelves.
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New 'reality' for grocer segment: online shopping, deeper shopper expectations
November 4, 2020
The three top new realities facing the grocery industry are online orders, a larger customer base and increasing shopper expectations regarding grocery…
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Diebold Nixdorf, Nielsen survey offers customer connectivity insights
November 4, 2020
There are six typologies when it comes to grocery consumers and each one features a unique motivation in leveraging technology in the shopping journey…
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Canada mall operator cited for consumer privacy violations, pulls facial recognition cameras
November 3, 2020
Cadillac Fairview in Toronto — one of North America's largest commercial real estate companies — has removed the embedded cameras inside its digital…
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Cannabis vending machines evolve, but face hurdles
November 3, 2020
A new cannabis vending machine, called Anna, has hit the market in Colorado, with other states on the horizon, but the automated dispensers must overcome a…
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Worldline merges with Ingenico
November 3, 2020
Global payments providers, Worldline and Ingenico, have combined under Worldline to create the largest European payment services provider, according to a press…
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Chicago passengers can use iPhones, Apple Watch for tap-and-go payment
November 2, 2020
Chicago Transit Authority passengers can use their iPhone or Apple Watch to make tap-and-go fare payments via Apple Pay's Express Transit mode by uploading the…
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November 2, 2020
Ocean Outdoor, a DOOH media owner, has rebranded its retail technology subsidiary ACM Retail Tech to Ocean MediaTech. This is part of an effort to expand its…
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Australia airport introduces touchless passenger check-in, bag drop
November 2, 2020
Avalon Airport in Victoria, Australia, has introduced touchless passenger check-in and bag drop systems using speech, gesture and eye gaze technology provided…
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Holiday spend this year likely will dip a bit
October 30, 2020
Consumers aren't likely to spend more this holiday season compared to 2019 and much of the reason is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and rocky economic…
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Holiday consumer behavior will be different this year, reveals study
October 30, 2020
Consumers will spend with caution, spend more on at-home holiday celebrations and spend more than half the gift budget via e-commerce.
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Whole Foods debuts one-hour pickup option
October 29, 2020
Whole Foods is delivering a faster pickup option for its customers.
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