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Ikea planning $2.2B U.S. expansion
April 24, 2023
Ingka Group, which owns Ikea, expects to spend $2.2 billion for a U.S. expansion effort.
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Men’s Wearhouse offers grooms a wingman
April 24, 2023
Specialty retailer Men's Wearhouse, which sells menswear and rental apparal, has launched a digital tool called Wedding Wingman aimed at helping grooms and…
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Vitamin Shoppe taps Hughes Network Systems for omnichannel support
April 11, 2023
The Vitamin Shoppe is deploying the HughesON Managed Network Services from Hughes Network Systems across its 700-plus U.S. locations to support its retail…
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Buff City Soap names experienced franchisee as CEO
March 9, 2023
Plant-based home and personal care brand Buff City Soap has named Dorvin Lively as CEO.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Q4 sales are a hit out of the park
March 7, 2023
Dick's Sporting Goods same-store sales spiked 5.3% as the sporting goods retailer beat analysts' projections regarding its Q4 earnings and revenue which…
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Amazon Go store opens in Washington state
February 15, 2023
Amazon has opened a suburban format Amazon Go store in the Fredrickson area of Puyallup, Washington.
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Inflation not cutting hard into consumer spend
February 10, 2023
Inflation and the potential talk of a recession isn't stopping most U.S. consumers from spending this year as 67% plan to spend either the same or more this…
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Cole Haan taps Aptos One for modern store experience
February 9, 2023
Cole Haan, a footwear and lifestyle accessories brand, is deploying the Aptos One platform to gain greater flexibility in order to deliver new innovations and…
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Guitar retailer moves to cloud for omnichannel strategy
February 1, 2023
Guitar Center Inc., which sells musical instruments in the U.S., is redeploying its data centers to Oracle Corp.'s cloud platform for better support of its…
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Ghirardelli elevating flagship store retail experience
January 19, 2023
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is now in phase two of a flagship store renovation effort at Ghirardelli Square with a focus on elevating the retail…
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Babies R Us returning to US
January 18, 2023
WHP Global, in partnership with the American Dream entertainment and mall destination in New Jersey, will launch a flagship Babies R Us store this summer.
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Video shopping app boasts personal content curation
January 18, 2023
Trendio Live Inc. is debuting a video shopping app that lets beauty customers engage with personalized content and buy products with just one click.
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Bed Bath & Beyond shuttering more stores
January 17, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing more stores than originally planned as it struggles financially.
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Store expansion ahead for Barnes & Noble
December 27, 2022
Bookseller Barnes & Noble aims to expand its footprint by 30 locations in 2023 after a decade of shuttering stores.
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December 9, 2022
Fatboy, a furniture retailer, is tapping CGTrader technology for a unique AR Lens for promoting products and branding as well as driving online customer…
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Chevron deploys checkout-free shopping in California
November 3, 2022
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has introduced checkout-free shopping at its ExtraMile store at 18060 San Ramon Blvd. in San Ramon, California in partnership with…
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Bed Bath & Beyond names interim chief to permanent role
October 28, 2022
Sue Gove, who has been serving as interim CEO for Bed Bath & Beyond, has been given the role officially.
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Jewelry brand debuts AR, VR immersive experience
October 25, 2022
Tanishq, a leading Indian jewelry brand, has partnered with Inventech, a Laqshya Media Group company, to roll out an experiential holiday marketing campaign…
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Swimsuit brand reducing return rate with virtual fitting room tech
October 13, 2022
TA3 Swim is reducing its return rate after deploying 3DLook's virtual fitting room YourFit.
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LAX airport store will offer Amazon Just Walk Out tech
September 29, 2022
Travel convenience store operator Hudson will be opening two stores at Los Angeles International Airport and one, called Hudson Nonstop, will feature Amazon's…
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