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Walmart expanding vet, grooming center locations
October 17, 2024
Walmart will open five more veterinary and grooming centers in the next month in its quest to become a dominant destination for pet owners.
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Circle K owner hikes offer to buy 7-Eleven parent company
October 17, 2024
Alimentation Couche-Tard, parent company of Circle K, has upped its bid by 22% to buy Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven.
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Amazon declares Prime Big Deal Days top October sales event in history
October 16, 2024
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event was the omnichannel retailer's biggest shopping event ever with more Prime members shopping compared to last year's event…
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Poor store experiences will drive UK lost retail sales
October 16, 2024
Poor in-store customer experiences are putting U.K. retailers at risk, to the tune of possibly $53 billion, according to a Forsta study.
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Instacart beefs up Caper Cart capabilities
October 15, 2024
Instacart has added gamification, personalized offers and advertising to its Caper Cart to give shoppers a more seamless shopping experience.
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Crocs puts best paw forward with clogs for the canine world
October 15, 2024
Crocs is putting its best paw forward with clogs for the canine world.
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While holiday budgets increase many consumers cutting back on gift spend
October 14, 2024
Holiday budgets are increasing for the consumer yet high prices, especially when it comes to essentials, is prompting half of consumers to cut back on holiday…
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Boscov’s prepping to pilot self-checkouts
October 14, 2024
Department store Boscov's is getting ready to push out self-checkout and said the technology is not replacing store employees.
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Nearly all retailers are tapping Gen AI to boost customer experience
October 11, 2024
Nine out of 10 retailers are using Generative AI to improve the customer experience, and top application use includes personalization, search and discovery…
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Halloween shopper will spend just over $100 this scary season
October 11, 2024
The Halloween shopper will spend an average of $103.63 with total spend projected to reach $11.6 billion, according to data from the National Retail Federation…
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Ashley Furniture unveils connected home experience
October 10, 2024
Ashley Furniture has teamed with Samsung to create The Connected Home Experience, powered by Samsung Smart Things, at a flagship Ashley showroom in Brentwood…
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Primark debuts self-checkouts in UK
October 10, 2024
Primark in has introduced self-checkout machines in its store in the Fishergate Centre, joining a growing number of U.K. locations adopting the technology…
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White Fox Boutique taps Fast Simon for AI-powered shopping optimization
October 9, 2024
White Fox Boutique, an Australian fashion brand, has teamed up with Fast Simon to bring AI-powered shopping optimization to all the retailer's online stores…
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Ramada by Wyndham seeking cultural brand ambassador for worldwide adventure
October 9, 2024
Ramada by Wyndham is looking to hire a brand ambassador to embark on a worldwide adventure and serve as its "Chief Eats Officer."
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Hyosung Americas promotes Nancy Gail Daniels to COO
October 8, 2024
Nancy Gail Daniels has been named COO at Hyosung Americas.
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In-store shopping sentiment on rise, consumers expect omnichannel experience
October 7, 2024
In-store shopping sentiment is up 21%, according to a Ryder System Inc. annual e-commerce study, and while consumers have a robust appetite for online shopping…
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Temu shoppers are loyal, pretty social
October 7, 2024
The Temu shopper spends $247 a year at Temu, a Chinese online marketplace, and makes an average of six purchases on the site each year. Well more than half…
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Holiday season will deliver record-setting online sales
October 4, 2024
The online holiday season is predicted to be a record-setting sales event given Adobe's forecast of $240.8 billion sales happening between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31.
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NCR Voyix named global leader of self-checkout tech
October 3, 2024
NCR Voyix Corp. has been recognized by RBR Data Services, a research and consulting firm, as the world's largest provider of self-checkout tech.
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Mall shopping back in play, consumers prioritizing experiences
October 3, 2024
While online shopping is still tops when it comes to the holiday shopping season, mall shoppers are expected to increase 18.7% this year and open air shoppers…
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