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Amazon selling cars come 2024
December 7, 2023
Amazon plans to be selling cars online, with finance package offerings, come 2024, according to a press release from Auto Link, a fintech and marketing company.
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Pet Supermarket taps retail veteran as CEO
December 7, 2023
Rich Tannenbaum has been named as CEO for Pet Supermarket, a pet supply retailer with over 225 locations.
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Older consumers are back big time in brick-and-mortar stores
December 6, 2023
Shoppers 55 and older have returned to brick-and-mortar stores in significant numbers, the lone demographic to do so in the post pandemic retail environment.
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Retailer rolls out in-store robotics to improve operational efficiency
December 6, 2023
Stine LLC is rolling out in-store robotics from Badger Technologies within stores to detect out-of-stock products and improve price-tag accuracy.
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When it comes to brand merch it's all about the memories
December 5, 2023
Nearly half of American consumers who shop branded merchandise are being spurred by memories. Memories are the primary motivator as 45% of consumers buy merch…
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Party City launches digital party planning experience
December 5, 2023
Party City is now home to Party + Marketplace, a digital party planning experience that offers Party City products with local vendor services.
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British consumers like phone most when it comes to customer support
December 5, 2023
When it comes to customer support in the U.K., consumers like the traditional phone call compared to email and 69% will dial first before trying another…
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Ikea doling out $54M in bonus pay
December 4, 2023
Ikea plans to deliver $54.5 million in bonus payouts to workers given a record-high sales year.
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Fuel/c-store chain to deploy self-checkout kiosks
December 4, 2023
Kwik Trip, a La Crosse, Wisconsin- based fuel and convenience store chain, will install two self-checkout kiosks at all new locations, according to a wisn.com…
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Best Buy joins DoorDash commerce platform
December 1, 2023
Electronics retailer Best Buy is now on the DoorDash commerce platform.
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12 days of Christmas gifts hit an all-time price high
December 1, 2023
If the gifts cited in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song are on the holiday buying list this year be prepared to spend more than ever.
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Holiday weekend drew 200M shoppers
November 30, 2023
The holiday weekend, from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, drew a record-setting 200.4 million consumers – beating last year's record of 196.7 million…
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Scheidt & Bachmann debuts self-checkout kiosk at fuel station
November 30, 2023
Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH, a Monchengladbach, Germany-based manufacturer of ticketing systems, parking solutions, EV charging stations and self-serve kiosks…
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Standard AI expands retail platform to cover food, tobacco, beer
November 30, 2023
Standard AI, a San Francisco-based provider of AI powered retail self-checkout technology, has extended its Vision platform to include the tobacco, beer and…
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Retail self-checkout boasts major shrink, claims research
November 30, 2023
Research from Grabango, a provider of checkout-free technology, indicates self-checkout machines are a significant driver of shrink, with losses amounting to…
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Tesco debuts scan-free checkout kiosks
November 29, 2023
Customers at the Tesco Fulham Reach Express in London will be able to walk up to a scan-free checkout kiosk and receive a list of the products they have picked…
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November 29, 2023
NCR Voyix Corp, a provider of digital commerce solutions, has retained its spot as the world's largest supplier of point of-sale software in RBR Data Services…
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Holiday weekend sales set online spending record
November 29, 2023
The Thanksgiving weekend, which includes the iconic Black Friday retail sales day, hit a record-setting online sales figure of $38 billion, according to Adobe…
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Kmart Australia piloting 'click-and-collect' self-serve kiosk
November 28, 2023
Kmart Australia has introduced a "click and collect" self-serve service kiosk that uses warehouse robotics to bring orders to customers on a test basis over…
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C-stores deploy unmanned currency exchange kiosks
November 28, 2023
Shoppers at CU convenience stores in South Korea are able to execute currency exchanges for 15 different currencies by scanning their passports at self-service…
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