Hawaii 7-Eleven taps Vroom for online, home delivery

July 3, 2020

7-Eleven Hawaii is partnering with Vroom Delivery to offer home and online delivery to customers.

Las Vegas casinos take a betting approach to encourage mask wearing during pandemic

July 2, 2020

Caesars Entertainment really wants visitors to their five Las Vegas casinos to wear a mask while enjoying all the fun, and even launched a special customer…

Great Clips debuts text service to boost customer experience

July 2, 2020

Great Clips is enhancing its online check-in service with ReadyNext text alerts that give customers a heads up when wait time is under 15 minutes. This gives…

Lens maker launches AR sunglass experience via the smartphone

July 2, 2020

Lens maker Bollé is offering an augmented reality sunglass experience that lets shoppers try out its Phantom lens technology without ever touching the glasses.

How AI solutions are helping online retail thrive in the new normal

by Aparajeeta Das

Aparajeeta Das, CEO of Cloudhiti Inc., explains how integrating AI into online store not only provides a seamless experience for users, but the delivers…

Microsoft shutting nearly every physical retail location

July 1, 2020

Microsoft, after temporarily closing stores at the onset of the coronavirus in late March, is now planning to permanently shutter nearly every store it runs…

COVID-19 proving rewarding to Wayfair

July 1, 2020

Not many retailers can boast about doing well during the ongoing coronavirus but over at Wayfair business is booming.

Macy's slicing workforce in wake of COVID-19

June 30, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus is a major reason department store chain Macy's is planning to cut 3,900 corporate jobs as part of a restructuring effort.

Target ups fresh, frozen inventory across hundreds of stores

June 30, 2020

Target grocery shoppers will have a much bigger assortment to peruse this month and through the holidays as the retailer is adding 750 fresh and frozen items…

NYC's Hudson Yards seeking tenant replacement for Neiman Marcus

June 29, 2020

Neiman Marcus is leaving the Hudson Yards retail development center, its first New York City store, and the property developer is talking with Facebook about…

Making sure your coupons deliver by leveraging mobile marketing

by Dan Slavin — CEO, CodeBroker

Dan Slavin, CEO and co-founder of CodeBroker, details the evolution of couponing from traditional to digital and explains why mobile is top of mind for…

Square launches on demand delivery for online merchants

June 29, 2020

A retailers guide: Dos and don’ts of opening up

Nancy Liberman, vice president of marketing for JRNI, shares what retailers need to do, and what they should not do, as they begin opening and getting back to…

Saks Fifth Avenue partners with NuOrder on merchandise strategy

June 25, 2020

Saks Fifth Avenue aims to streamlining the buying process and its merchandising approach using NuOrder's B2B e-commerce retail assortment platform.

7-Eleven pilots Siri voice for contactless fuel

June 25, 2020

7-Eleven Inc. has launched a pilot to test contactless fuel purchases at its gas stations using voice commands at select stores in North and South Orlando…

Bombas teams with Taboola on Pride collection launch

June 24, 2020

Apparel brand Bombas is teaming up with Taboola, a discovery platform provider, to promote Bombas' 2020 Pride collection.

JCPenney shutting another batch of stores

June 24, 2020

In the wake of its bankruptcy filing, retailer J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is getting ready to close 13 more stores in addition to the 200 closures happening by…

COVID-19: There is hope for fashion yet

by Zach Thomann

Zach Thomann, EVP and GM of PFS, believes fashion and luxury and beauty segments will rebound in the wake of the coronavarius and may even lead to more…

6 steps for retailers in this crisis and the next

by Ed Valdez — Partner & CMO, Chief Outsiders

Ed Valdez, partner and CMO with Chief Outsiders, shares six steps and additional strategies that retailers should use to lead their business through the…

Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business

June 23, 2020

Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…