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Digital signage market to hit $27.8B by 2026
March 18, 2021
The digital signage market will grow from $16.3 billion to $27.8 billion by 2026, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. The market will also grow at a…
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Romanian retailers turn NFC phone into contactless POS terminal
March 18, 2021
Merchants in Romania can now accept contactless payments on their Android NFC smartphone or tablet using a software point of sale (sPOS) solution launched by…
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Dick's Sporting Goods debuts 2nd in-house brand
March 17, 2021
Dick's Sporting Goods is launching a men's athletic apparel brand, called VRST, and is in the process of rolling it out to its 400-plus stores.
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Online grocer advances plans for Miami service
March 17, 2021
Those in Miami eager to use online grocer, Farmstead, are one step closer to achieving that goal as the grocer has opened the waitlist for its Miami service…
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Pandemic spurring spike in e-commerce activity
March 17, 2021
The global e-commerce market will hit 3.8 billion users this year, a 10% spike compared to 2020, and the prime reason is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic…
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Target expands at-home work toward a hybrid workplace strategy
March 16, 2021
Retailer Target is leaving its big office building presence in Minneapolis as part of its ongoing effort to develop a hybrid workplace strategy that will be a…
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Southeastern grocer taps HPE's Aruba to modernize operations
March 16, 2021
Ingles Market, a grocery store chain with nearly 200 stores in the U.S. southeast, is undertaking a major network upgrade with partner Aruba, a Hewlett Packard…
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Cosmetics retailer taps Vee24 to launch engaging customer experience
March 16, 2021
Clarins UK, a luxury skin care and cosmetics company is deploying the Vee24 platform, which provides intelligent conversational multi-experiences, as part of…
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Five Star Food Service expands digital advertising to hundreds of micro markets
March 15, 2021
Five Star Food Service Inc.'s recently announced acquisition of an Owensboro, Kentucky-based franchise group will be expanding its digital advertising…
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Shanghai retail stores home to Digital Yuan
March 15, 2021
The Bank of Communications and China Construction Bank conducted digital yuan trials at two major department stores in Shanghai from March 5-7. The trials were…
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Vitamin Shoppe expands into Vietnam market
March 15, 2021
The Vitamin Shoppe has opened its first retail location in Vietnam. The Hanoi location will offer the retailer's brands in vitamins, supplements and sport…
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Costco, Amazon, Apple top in retail customer satisfaction
March 12, 2021
Costco, Amazon and Apple are the three top retailers out of a 25 company ranking when it comes to customer satisfaction, according to the Verint Experience…
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February a big e-commerce month despite wicked winter weather
March 12, 2021
Winter storms across the U.S. in February did not dampen consumer e-commerce activity as spending increased 54.7% compared to February 2020.
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More consumers are shopping online but not many are feeling secure
March 12, 2021
A good majority, 70%, of Americans are shopping online more today than before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in spring of 2020, but only 38% feel very secure about…
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Self-pour beer and wine kiosk planned for Illinois mall
March 12, 2021
A Tapville Social store will serve wine and beer using self-pour dispensers in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois, later this month, as the city council…
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Food retailer taps Birdzi for mobile rewards app effort
March 11, 2021
Harps Food Stores is launching a mobile rewards app aimed at building loyalty, personalization and digital engagement.
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Despite pandemic, tepid economy, consumers spending pretty much the same as last year
March 11, 2021
Consumers are cautiously optimistic in regard to spending this year as 74% expect to spend the same or more online than last year on clothing and jewelry and…
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AI adoption growing but growth may be too fast, reveals survey
March 11, 2021
One good thing about the pandemic is that artificial intelligence adoption is accelerating, but a KPMG study states the growth may be too fast.
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Congress approves $1.9T stimulus bill
March 10, 2021
Congress on Wednesday approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package by a vote of 220-211 to provide pandemic aid, one of the largest federal aid…
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Sephora takes top spot in retail personalization
March 10, 2021
Luxury beauty retailer Sephora is tops when it comes to retail personalization.
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