Retail - Specialty Stores News & Media
Seattle medical cannabis dispensary installs self-service tech
September 8, 2022
The Seattle Caregivers medical marijuana dispensary has installed a cannabis vending machine from American Green billed as a self-service, age verifying…
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Amazon Just Walk Out tech plays starring role in NFL stadium store
September 6, 2022
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One, its payment palm recognizition system, are playing a starring role in a food and beverage store in an NFL…
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Hudson deploys automated retail to Birmingham airport
September 2, 2022
Hudson Group, a travel experience provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America…
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How GameStop Italy is boosting customer experience, store operations, communication
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
GameStop Italy is following in the footsteps of GameStop U.S. in driving better customer experiences, as well as improved store communications and operational…
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Bulk vending machine offers art work in Windsor
August 4, 2022
A bulk vending machine in Windsor, Canada allows patrons to purchase locally commissioned art work, according to a cbc.ca report.
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Mayvenn to put funding round toward Walmart deal, productivity tools
July 25, 2022
Mayvenn, a beauty technology company with 50,000 hair stylists which has a partnership with Walmart, plans to put a $40 million Series C funding round toward…
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Sephora taps commercetools for digital ecosystem
July 21, 2022
Beauty retailer Sephora is tapping commercetools, a digital commerce platform, to drive its digital architecture growth via microservices-based, API-first…
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Cotton On Group taps Lexer to boost customer experience
July 13, 2022
Cotton on Group, a company of fashion and lifestyle retailers, is tapping customer data experience platform Lexer to boost the customer experience strategy for…
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PetSmart launches veterinary services franchise program
July 7, 2022
PetSmart is launching PetSmart Veterinary Services, an independent business ownership model that offers veterinarians to open a franchised practice, within a…
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Amazon offers shoe buyers a virtual try-on experience
July 6, 2022
Buying shoes online is getting a bit easier, at least if the customer is shopping online at Amazon Fashion.
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Hudson debuts non-stop store at Nashville airport
July 6, 2022
Hudson has opened its first Southeast Hudson Nonstop location, and the store features Amazon's Just Walk Out checkout-free technology.
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Petco piloting wellness center concept for pets, farm animals
July 5, 2022
Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc. is testing a concept aimed at the health and wellness need of pets and farm animals called Neighborhood Farm & Pet…
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Ripple, Lunu partner to provide cryptocurrency payment to high-end retailers
June 27, 2022
Lunu, a German-based technology company for retail, has partnered with Ripple, a blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions provider, to allow luxury retailers to…
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Prada launches monthly NFT offering
June 14, 2022
High-end luxury retailer Prada is joining the NFT ranks offering a free NFT with purchase of an item from its Timecapsule initiative launched last December.
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Fashion shoppers want efficient, real world experiences
June 14, 2022
Today's fashion consumers want fast, convenient online shopping as well as seamless customer service and exciting real-world experiences.
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Earnings a mixed bag for GameStop
June 6, 2022
While GameStop posted $1.38 billion in net sales for the quarters through April 30, on an adjusted basis it reported a loss of $2.08 a share.
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Some high-end retailers keeping Covid limits in place
June 3, 2022
While most businesses have eliminated mask rules and other COVID-19 safety requirements, some high-end luxury brands have not and it's not only due to…
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Apple raising hourly retail pay by $2
May 27, 2022
Apple is increasing hourly retail worker pay to $22, up from $20, later this year and also plans to increase corporate pay.
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Ikea adjusting to changing consumer habits
May 19, 2022
Ikea plans to spend $3.16 billion on city-center stores and using existing big box locations as distribution hubs to support e-commerce orders.
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Meta retail store opens doors this month
May 11, 2022
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is launching its first retail store called the Meta Store.
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