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Fry's Electronic goes out of business in quiet fashion
March 1, 2021
Retailer Fry's Electronic closed all of its 31 U.S. stores last week with no fanfare or notice after 40-plus years in business.
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Gap launching customer experience center in Texas
February 26, 2021
Gap Inc. is planning to open a customer experience center in a quest to speed up inventory delivery and gain efficiency within its digital online shopping…
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Target doubles Apple product footprint, deploying special training for team members
February 26, 2021
Target Corp. is going big with its in-store Apple product footprint, doubling space allocation and offering team members special training on the product line.
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TJ Maxx leader expects spend surge, revenge shopping ahead
February 26, 2021
Once COVID-19 vaccinations are widely available TJ Maxx's CEO Ernie Herrman expects a surge in consumer spend and "revenge shopping" to hit the retail sector.
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Invenco teams with Verifone on terminal payment technology
February 26, 2021
Retail fuel sites using both Invenco and Verifone products will be able to receive ongoing support for the interoperability of Invenco terminals when used with…
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Philly airport piloting robotic food delivery
February 25, 2021
The contactless food ordering program at Philadelphia International Airport is piloting a robotic strategy with a gita (a robot featuring visual sensors) that…
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Forever 21 opens Yonkers location
February 25, 2021
Women's fashion retailer Forever 21 has opened its first store of 2021 in Yonkers, New York in the Cross County Mall.
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Consumers' love for digital, social continues to grow
February 25, 2021
Nearly half of the global population is tapping one social media platform and not just to stay in touch during the ongoing pandemic.
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Home Depot's Q4 boasts record breaking sales, earnings
February 24, 2021
Despite an ongoing pandemic, home improvement retail Home Depot had a record-breaking Q4 sales and earnings.
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Italian luxury brand taps Medallia to boost customer experience
February 24, 2021
Salvatore Ferragamo, an Italian luxury brand, is deploying Medallia's Experience Cloud to improve customer experience throughout its international network…
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January retail sales reflect strong start for 2021
February 24, 2021
January was a busy month for consumers and retail sales illustrate a "very strong start" to the year, according to the National Retail Federation.
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Acme Tools deploys Carousel Digital Signage
February 23, 2021
Acme Tools, a tool retailer with 10 locations in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota, has deployed Carousel Digital Signage at six of its 10 stores and at its…
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Navori Labs debuts AI marketing analytics software for retailers, DOOH advertisers
February 23, 2021
Digital signage software provider Navori Labs has released Aquaji, an AI-computer vision software platform focused on marketing analytics for the retailer and…
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Online grocery sales hit $9.3B in January
February 23, 2021
January was a busy month at online supermarket sites with total U.S. online grocery sales hitting $9.3 billion for the month.
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Grocery warehouse taps Symphony RetailAI for greater supply, distribution efficiency
February 22, 2021
Smart & Final, a grocery warehouse store, is deploying Symphony RetailAI's vendor portal and upgrading to the latest version of the vendor's warehouse…
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Wundermart, AiFi deploying autonomous checkout at European stores
February 22, 2021
Wundermart, which builds unmanned, data driven retail marketplaces, is teaming with AiFi, an AI computer vision technology provider, on an autonomous…
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Consumers going local, exploring new retail despite pandemic
February 22, 2021
American consumers are supporting small business and local retailers and open to trying new retail brands, according to a Vericast survey on consumer behavior.
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Life Time Fitness reaches 3,000 end points with Navori Labs digital signage
February 19, 2021
Navori Labs recently partnered with Affinitech to expand the DOOH network for Life Time Fitness. Now, all 150-plus locations in the U.S. and Canada can deliver…
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Mars Wrigley robotic kiosk to serve shoppers in store
February 19, 2021
Mars Wrigley and Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative, are teaming up with Savioke, a robotics provider, to introduce a robotic kiosk to deliver…
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Digital signage market to grow by 6%
February 18, 2021
The digital signage market is expected to grow 6.02% annually from 2020 to 2026, according to a report by ResearchandMarkets.
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