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Family Dollar closing nearly 400 stores this year
March 13, 2019
Discount retailer Family Dollar will shutter 390 stores this year as it faces pressure from an activist investor.
read nowMillennials not as loyal as some may think, claims report
March 13, 2019
Millennials in the U.S. and U.K. are not as loyal to retail brands as retailers may think. In fact nearly half, 45 percent, acknowledge they're less loyal to…
read nowFarmstead expanding refill/save program
March 12, 2019
In response to customer response, online grocer Farmstead is expanding its refill and save program by adding hundreds of items.
read nowGift cards spurring more spend in UK
March 12, 2019
A First Data study reveals gift card use in the U.K. is prompting 74 percent of consumers to spend more than the card value (an average of $54) and that…
read nowOhio Kroger Marketplaces welcome pizza outlet
March 11, 2019
The 27-unit Rapid Fired Pizza chain has partnered with The Kroger Co. to put pizza outlets in Ohio Kroger Marketplaces, a news release said. The grocery…
read nowKohl's partnering with Planet Fitness
March 11, 2019
Kohl's is teaming up with Planet Fitness with the gym brand opening locations next to the retailer's stores.
read nowBusiness enterprises slacking on mobile security, claims study
March 11, 2019
The latest Verizon Mobile Security Index reveals that nearly half, 48 percent, of enterprises are sacrificing security in order "to get the job done."
read nowShoppers spending more in physical store than online, claims study
March 8, 2019
Men and women are spending "significantly" more in retail brick-and-mortar stores than online during a typical shopping visit, according to a First Insight…
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Toy retailer taps Deneva for digital signage
March 8, 2019
Toy Planet, a toy store chain based in Spain, has partnered with Deneva to deploy digital signage at its locations. Deneva deployed 400 system-on-a-chip…
read nowAmazon shuttering pop-ups come April
March 7, 2019
Amazon is planning to close all its 87 pop-up locations starting in April.
read nowAccenture buys up ?What If!
March 7, 2019
As part of its strategy to help clients reinvent and take an experimentation-focused approach, Accenture is acquiring ?What If!, a U.K.-based innovation firm.
read nowSouth Korean food delivery app aims to tap robots
March 7, 2019
The biggest food delivery app in South Korea plans to incorporate robots into its strategy.
read nowTarget launches premium wine line, lifestyle collection
March 7, 2019
Target is launching yet another wine-related initiative, a premium wine brand boasting bottles under $10.
read nowMacy's teams with Perch on interactive platform for fragrance sales
March 6, 2019
Macy's introduced a partnership with Perch, a provider of an interactive platform for interactive retail marketing, for select Macy's locations, according to a…
read nowMillennials most thoughtful generation? Yup, according to one study
March 6, 2019
Millennials are the most thoughtful when it comes to gifting, according to a Loop Commerce study that polled consumers on gift giving behavior.
read nowAmazon most trusted among consumers
March 6, 2019
A SmarterHQ survey reveals consumers trust that Amazon is using their data responsibly though 79 percent believe companies know too much about them.
read nowPhiladelphia says no to cashless stores
March 6, 2019
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed a bill to require stores in his city to take cash, thereby prohibiting cashless stores, according to The Inquirer. The…
read nowSenior living management provider taps touchscreen kiosks to boost security
March 5, 2019
Civitas Senior Living, a premier senior living management company in Fort Worth, Texas, announced a companywide partnership with Accushield LLC to provide…
read nowPapa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches tap Recurrency to boost guest connection
March 5, 2019
Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches are using Mobivity Holdings Corp.'s personalization suite, Recurrency, to improve guest connections.
read nowWalmart greeters will soon be waving goodbye
March 4, 2019
The familiar greeters at Walmart stores are being transformed into 'customer hosts,' who will do much more than welcome customers.
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