Retail - Specialty Stores News & Media
Walmart embracing fast casuals, local services as store-based tenants
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
With the departure of McDonald's and Subway operators from within its storefronts, Walmart aims to fill in-store leased space with "relevant" tenants, ranging…
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3 Critical Considerations for a Restaurant Point-of-Sale System
Boasting all the features above, the POS-PT2610 is a capable, all-in-one POS for restaurants, with a 15.6" wide touchscreen, an optional integrated thermal…
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Ikea Malaysia store deploys vending for bags, snacks, spare parts
April 2, 2021
Ikea Malaysia has installed vending machines to offer snacks along with its blue bags and spare parts at its Mutiara Damansara store in an effort to reduce…
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Bargain, beauty retail will reap big rewards this year, claims Wells Fargo
March 29, 2021
The bargain retail and beauty segments will be big winners when it comes to sales this year, now that shoppers are increasingly returning to stores as COVID-1…
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How embracing digital channels helped The Dufresne Group grow during the pandemic
by David Drain
The Dufresne Group, which operates furniture stores across Canada, has turned to chatbots, telesales, SMS, and appointment technology to connect with customers…
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Dollar General on a brand expansion path
March 22, 2021
Dollar General intends to open more than 1,000 stores this year and expand its in-store brand, called Popshelf, which targets a higher-income customer base.
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Dick's Sporting Goods debuts 2nd in-house brand
March 17, 2021
Dick's Sporting Goods is launching a men's athletic apparel brand, called VRST, and is in the process of rolling it out to its 400-plus stores.
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Cosmetics retailer taps Vee24 to launch engaging customer experience
March 16, 2021
Clarins UK, a luxury skin care and cosmetics company is deploying the Vee24 platform, which provides intelligent conversational multi-experiences, as part of…
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Bed Bath & Beyond taps Oracle for better customer service, greater efficiency
March 3, 2021
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is tapping Oracle to serve as its enterprise resourcing planning provider, and deploying Oracle Cloud to replace the brand's legacy…
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Why a veteran airport concessionaire sees a big future for automated retail
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service retailing is expanding from office and travel products to numerous other product types, including CBD products that require age verification…
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Jewelry vending machine to benefit NYC restaurants
February 11, 2021
Marla Aaron, a jewelry designer and East Harlem, New York resident, will take her jewelry vending machine to the streets of New York City for the first time as…
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Gap, Giant Eagle tap Oracle tech to boost merchandising strategy
February 9, 2021
Gap, Giant Eagle, Mr Price and Poundland are among the retailers revamping merchandising strategies with Oracle's Retail Merchandising Cloud Service, according…
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Pandemic drives growth for online music retailer
February 2, 2021
The need to chill, relax and de-stress is a major factor in why one online music retailer enjoyed robust record growth in 2020.
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Bridgestone taps Marko Ibrahim as retail operations president
January 19, 2021
Marko Ibrahim, who joined Bridgestone Americas in 2018, has been tapped to lead the company's Retail Operations division. He succeeds Joe Venezia, who's been…
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Holiday sales spur brighter outlook for Lululemon
January 14, 2021
Consumer activity during the recent holiday sales season has Lululemon expecting higher earnings and sales in its fourth quarter.
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YSL debuts customer lipstick making experience
January 14, 2021
Come this spring consumers will be able to create their own lipstick shade right at home, courtesy of an innovative system from Yves St. Laurent.
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Home furnishing retailer drives efficiency, boosts customer experience
January 12, 2021
RC Willey Home Furnishing is improving efficiency and boosting the customer experience after swapping a legacy EDI system with ecUtopia, TrueCommerce's…
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Staples pursues Office Depot for a third time
January 12, 2021
Staples has made its third offer to buy Office Depot, this time for $2.1 billion in cash, about $40 for each of the competitor's shares.
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Free webinar: What retail, grocers can learn from cannabis industry
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The cannabis industry has made huge strides when it comes to crafting a seamless, rewarding digital customer experience and presents a boat load of best…
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Toppan Printing tests facial scanning to improve cosmetics
January 6, 2021
Toppan Printing, a provider of touch display solutions, communication, security, packaging, décor materials and electronics solutions, is collaborating with…
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