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Spirit Halloween morphing into Spirit Christmas this holiday season
October 22, 2024
Spirit Halloween, a well known Halloween specialty shop that pops up in early fall for Halloween enthusiasts, won't be closing up shop once the spooky holiday…
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Sam’s Club launching 1st all-digital store
October 22, 2024
Sam's Club will be launching its first all-digital store this month.
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Ikea kiosk helps shoppers find the perfect mattress
October 21, 2024
Ikea's Upptäcka kiosk allows customers to find the perfect mattress based on their sleeping patterns, according to an Insight DIY report.
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Aldi discounts require staff help at self-checkout
October 21, 2024
Aldi shoppers are being warned to check their receipts carefully after it was revealed that discounts and promotions are not automatically applied at…
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Wegmans teams with DoorDash for super fast delivery
October 18, 2024
Wegmans Food Markets has partnered with DoorDash to offer customers delivery in under an hour's time.
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Inflation curbing Halloween spend though some consumers will splurge
October 18, 2024
Over half, 59%, of past Halloween spenders won't be spending this Halloween due to inflation, according to a Lending Tree survey.
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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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