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Amazon doubling base tech, corporate pay cap to $350K
February 8, 2022
Amazon is more than doubling salary caps for U.S. tech and corporate employees.
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Consumers taking safety into brand loyalty consideration
February 8, 2022
Consumers are increasingly taking safety into consideration, as well as employee treatment, when it comes to brand and retailer loyalty.
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Chewy launches a platform for pet expression
February 7, 2022
Chewy Inc. has launched "Chatty Pets," a campaign that puts a spotlight on pet personalities and allows pets to express innermost thoughts.
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Holiday spend trend extending to Valentine’s Day
February 7, 2022
Americans will spend $23.9 billion on Valentine's Day this year, a hefty jump from $21.8 billion last year, and this year's figure is the second highest year…
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IBrands Global installs COVID test kit machine in Jersey store
February 7, 2022
IBrands Global, a supply chain platform and brand collective that recently acquired Vendx, an touchscreen vending machine provider, has deployed its first…
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Best Buy taps Amazon Web Services as cloud provider
February 4, 2022
Electronics retailer Best Buy is using Amazon Web Services as its cloud provider for cloud infrastructure services and as a partner for developing cloud…
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Fashion jean brand taps Emarsys for technology upgrade
February 4, 2022
Fashion brand OGGI is working with customer engagement provider Emarsys on a technology upgrade that promises to drive revenue growth of 20% by year's end.
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Consumers spending big for Valentine’s Day
February 3, 2022
Consumers are projected to spend 44% more showing their love this Valentine's Day and nearly four in 10 are planning a romantic restaurant experience…
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Home Depot hiring big ahead of spring season
February 3, 2022
The Home Depot aims to hire on more than 100,000 associates to be ready for the spring season and positions range from full-time to part-time in areas of…
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Record sales for PGA Tour Superstore
February 3, 2022
The year 2021 was a record setter when it came to sales for PGA Tour Superstore and, in addition, the retailer also hit its 50-store milestone and is busy…
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Vending machines offer edible insects
February 2, 2022
Residents of Sapporo, Japan can buy edible insects from vending machines specializing in items difficult to find in supermarkets, according to a report in the…
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Georgia market taps UST to deploy hybrid autonomous supermarket with robotic delivery
February 2, 2022
Nourish + Bloom Market in Fayetteville, Georgia, an African American owned grocery store, has partnered with UST, a digital transformation solutions provider…
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Macy’s store gets a snack kiosk
February 2, 2022
Macy's South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, is home to a Wetzel's Pretzels location, according to a press release.
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Asia fashion retailer taps Algonomy to personalize shopping experience
February 1, 2022
An Asia-based fashion retailer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd, known as ABFRL, is deploying Algonomy's hyper-personalization technology to provide a…
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UK to test biometric age verification
February 1, 2022
Innovative Technology Ltd., a provider of biometric solutions to estimate age, will participate in a U.K. government program piloting age verification…
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University gets Black hair care product vending machine
February 1, 2022
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has become the latest location to have a hair care vending machine targeted at African Americans.
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Metaverse proving alluring to retail shoppers
January 31, 2022
A hefty majority, 70%, of all consumers who have shopped in a virtual store have made a purchase, and nearly 75% of Gen Z shoppers have bought a digital…
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Retailers need to understand consumer sustainability preferences
January 31, 2022
Retailers need to get educated on consumer sustainability sentiment in order to adapt to consumer wants and needs, according to a First Insight report.
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1-800-Flowers.com, Alice’s Table launch arranging experience for Valentine’s Day
January 31, 2022
1-800-Flowers.com and Alice's Table are teaming up to offer shoppers a floral arranging experience in time for Valentine's Day.
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Visa warns retailers about ‘cashless ATMs’
January 28, 2022
Visa recently sent a memo to acquirers that it prohibits a scheme known as "cashless ATMs" whereby point-of-sale purchases are miscoded as ATM cash…
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