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US shoppers not too confident about Black Friday supposed lower prices

November 20, 2024

American consumers are skeptical when it comes to retailers' discounting claims this Black Friday, according to an Attest report that polled 2,000 U.S.

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Fleet Feet teams with Progress Retail to drive employee engagement

November 20, 2024

Fleet Feet, a specialty running retailer, has teamed up with Progress Retail, an operations and learning platform, to drive greater employee engagement and…

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RJ Julia Booksellers installs book vending machine at New Haven airport

November 19, 2024

Independent bookstore RJ Julia Booksellers has expanded its reach to air travelers. The bookstore recently installed a vending machine at Tweed New Haven…

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Alaska Airlines taps Natalie Bowman as digital experience VP

November 19, 2024

The Alaska Airlines board of directors has elected five new executives in key areas of the company, including Natalie Bowman ass vice president of digital…

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Gen Z retail workers not keen on reporting workplace violence without anonymity

November 19, 2024

Nearly half of Gen Z retail workers (49%) will only report workplace violence if they could make the report in an anonymous manner and more than a third (38%…

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Lowe’s launches $2.5M recovery fund for North Carolina businesses

November 19, 2024

Lowe's has launched the Lowe's Western North Carolina Small Business Recovery Fund.

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UK Sephora opening draws super big crowd

November 18, 2024

Shoppers in the U.K. clearly have a thing for beauty retailer Sephora.

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Amazon Black Friday kicks off Nov. 21

November 18, 2024

Amazon is debuting its Black Friday sales more than a week ahead of the official Black Friday date of Nov. 29.

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Thanksgiving weekend shopping will likely set record

November 18, 2024

A record-setting 183.4 million consumers are planning to shop in-sore and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. The predicted figure is up from…

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Target supply chain, store staff ready for the busy holiday season

November 15, 2024

With over 400,000 team members — and approximately 100,000 seasonal hires — Target COO Michael Fiddelke said the omnichannel retailer is ready for the holiday…

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Fashion retailer taps Inspectorio to improve customer satisfaction, quality processes

November 14, 2024

Lojas Renner, an omnichannel fashion retailer in Brazil, is deploying Inspectorio's AI-powered supply chain platform for improvement on quality processes as…

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Amazon debuts Temu competiting shopping site Haul

November 14, 2024

Amazon has launched a mobile-only shopping site, called Amazon Haul, offering products priced at $20 or less.

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Fun Black Friday fact: Big walking day for retail shoppers

November 14, 2024

On Black Friday, Americans walk the equivalent of 697 million miles combined, with shoppers averaging 8,347 steps — nearly double the normal daily step count…

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Office Depot joins Grubhub delivery platform

November 13, 2024

Office Depot is now on the delivery platform Grubhub offering on-demand delivery from more than 800 locations.

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NRS helps local retailers in wake of flood destruction

November 13, 2024

National Retail Solutions mobilized an emergency response team to help NRS retailers in the Carolinas impacted by the unprecendented flooding caused by…

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Instacart expands Caper Carts footprint

November 12, 2024

Instacart has added multiple local and independent grocers to the list of clients adopting its AI-powered Caper Carts.

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Consumers embracing AI-powered customer support

November 12, 2024

Consumers are increasingly embracing AI-powered customer support with younger generations more likely to report AI is making customer service more helpful

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