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Target goes TikTok in search for employees
July 19, 2021
Target is embracing social media platform TikTok in its efforts to find workers.
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Victoria's Secret rebranding eliminates fashion angels
July 19, 2021
Victoria's Secret is busy rebranding its stores and the refresh won't include its iconic fashion "secret angels."
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Korea c-store chain debuts alcohol beverage vending machine
July 19, 2021
Emart24, a South Korea convenience store chain, has introduced an artificial intelligence-based alcohol vending machine in Seoul that would support its fully…
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Nayax buys tech startup Weezmo
July 16, 2021
Nayax Ltd., a cashless solution provider, announced today the acquisition of Weezmo, an Israel-based technology startup focused on connecting the online…
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How 10 brands are tapping self-service machines for marketing
July 16, 2021
Brands such as Hyatt, Target, National Geographic, Stellla Artois and others have used vending machines to distribute prizes, promote products, generate social…
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Civil rights groups want retailers to halt facial recognition
July 16, 2021
More than 35 civil rights organizations are calling for retailers to not use facial recognition on customers or workers in their stores, saying that peoples…
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Trust, reliability top of mind for consumers
July 15, 2021
Nearly half of U.S. shoppers expect to spend more this summer than last year and 80% view trust as more important than ever.
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Coty piloting digital touchless fragrance device
July 15, 2021
Beauty retailer Coty Inc. is rolling out a touchless fragrance tester within the next year and testing is starting this summer in key European markets with a…
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Tokyo Olympics souvenirs available via self-service machines
July 15, 2021
Visitors at the Tokyo Olympics don't have to wait in long lines to buy souvenirs, thanks to a row of vending machines enabling them to purchase tote bags, mugs…
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Sam's Club pilots scan-and-go app
July 14, 2021
Sam's Club is piloting the integration of its scan-and-go app with a program called Scan & Ship that allows customers to place direct-to-home orders while…
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Amazon embarks on huge veteran, military spouse hiring effort
July 14, 2021
Amazon aims to hire over 100,000 U.S. veterans and military spouses within the next three years.
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Need to know your foot size? There's an iPhone app for that
July 14, 2021
The Xesto Fit is a 3D foot sizing iPhone app that can recommend shoe sizes across 150 brands.
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Sports retailer builds a tent vending machine
July 13, 2021
Decathlon, a U.K. based sports retailer, has developed what it calls the world's first tent vending machine for display at the Trinity Leeds shopping mall in…
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Vending machine offers flowers in different stages of bloom
July 13, 2021
A Tokyo rail station, Shinjuku Station, has installed a vending machine that will offer a selection of flowers in different stages of bloom priced between 50…
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South Korea c-store chain introduces alcoholic beverage vending machine
July 13, 2021
South Korea's largest convenience store brand, CU, has introduced a vending machine to serve alcoholic drinks, according to an ajudaily.com report.
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7-Eleven stores in Australia tap digital signage
July 12, 2021
Visual Art, a digital signage provider in Stockholm, Sweden, is entering the Australian market with deployments at 7-Eleven convenience stores.
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Cake shop offers wares 24/7 via outdoor vending machine
July 12, 2021
Quinetta Hall, owner of Q's Cakes in Albany, Georgia, is gaining additional sales from a vending machine outside the shop that serves customers 24/7, according…
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Louisville spice market finds success with vending machine
July 12, 2021
When the Pinch Spice Market in Louisville, Kentucky installed a vending machine to offer packets of seasonings and herbs as a way to serve customers during the…
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Robotic ice cream machine debuts in California
July 9, 2021
iCream, a soft-serve vending machine that produces 25 flavor combinations of freshly made ice cream, has made its debut at the Westfield Century City mall in…
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Hair care vending machine expands to military base
July 8, 2021
Diva By Cindy, a natural women's hair care products vending machine, has expanded to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, the first military base to…
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