Retail - Specialty Stores News & Media
Bed Bath & Beyond opening Tennessee location this week
August 6, 2025
Bed Bath & Beyond is returning to a physical retail format with the launch of a store in Nashville, Tennessee this week.
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Costco opening tech center in India
July 30, 2025
Costco Wholesale Corp. is planning to open a technology center in Hyderabad, India.
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Rack Room Shoes realigns leadership to drive digital innovation
July 22, 2025
Rack Room Shoes, a leading footwear retailer, has realigned its merchandising and digital strategies to navigate the evolving retail landscape and announced…
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Ikea rewards strategy goes well beyond just rewarding a purchase
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
The home furnishing brand has revamped its Ikea Family rewards program to provide reward opportunities throughout the entire customer journey — from planning…
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Champs Sports debuts reimagined store concept
July 18, 2025
Champs Sports, a brand under Foot Locker Inc., debuted a reimagined retail concept focused on enhancing the customer journey via an immersive retail experience.
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GNC deploys autonomous drones to speed up fulfillment, drive inventory efficiency
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
GNC deploys Corvus Robotic drones and the return on investment is way beyond more accurate inventory.
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Spirit Halloween aims to hire 50K workers for 2025 holiday season
July 11, 2025
Spirit Halloween aims to hire on 50,000 workers for seasonal sales associate and store manager roles for the more than 1,500 retail locations opening in 202…
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Five Below taps Invent.ai platform for inventory optimization
June 25, 2025
Five Below has teamed with Invent.ai., a global retail planning solutions provider, to improve demand forecasting and replenishment through AI-driven…
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Frank Mayer teams with Cure8 to enhance retail experience
June 18, 2025
Cure8, a provider of cannabis security and technology services, has partnered with Frank Mayer and Associates, which provides custom digital kiosks and retail…
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L'ovedbaby goes personal to drive customer engagement, revenue
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
A baby clothing brand taps Birdseye to drive customer engagement as well as optimize inventory turnover.
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Bob's Discount Furniture COO talks expansion, CX tech, tariff impact
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
Ramesh Murthy, COO at Bob’s Discount Furniture, shares insight on brand growth, customer experience technology and the potential impact from tariffs.
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Road Runner Sports tapping Aptos POS to transform customer interaction
May 21, 2025
Road Runner Sports plans to deploy Aptos One, a mobile-first POS platform, to transform how the brand interacts with customers inside and outside of its…
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Saks Fifth Avenue launching store on Amazon Luxury
May 12, 2025
Saks Fifth Avenue will open a "store within a store" in the Amazon Luxury storefront to sell designer goods from Balmain and Dolce & Gabbana.
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Zesty Paws hiring chief taste officer (job requirement: must be dog or cat)
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
Zesty Paws is looking to hire a 'Chief Taste Officer’ and no, contest applicants don’t have to taste test dog or cat food.
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Mattress Firm teams with invent.ai to boost supply chain efficiency
April 25, 2025
Mattress Firm is teaming up with invent.ai, a provider of retail inventory optimization solutions, to develop AI-driven inventory solutions for demand…
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Foot Locker taps Ometria to drive data-powered customer marketing
April 24, 2025
Foot Locker has partnered with Ometria as its customer data platform to accelerate data-powered customer marketing and to forge deeper customer relationships.
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Sam’s Club growth strategy features scan and go tech, personalized AI advertising
April 22, 2025
Sam's Club has an ambitious growth strategy plan that includes doubling membership and sales over the next eight to 10 years as well as greater deployment of…
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Advance Auto Parts opening stores following footprint optimization
April 3, 2025
Advance Auto Parts, which announced plan stwo weeks ago to shutter 700 locations by mid year as well as four distribution centers in 2025, plans to open 30 new…
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Alo Yoga deploys invent.ai for AI-powered inventory decision making
April 1, 2025
Alo Yoga, a luxury activewear brand, is deploying invent.ai, a global retail planning solution, to achieve faster product launches and better inventory…
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Citi Trends leverages invent.ai to drive growth, operational efficiency
March 28, 2025
Citi Trends, a value-priced retailer, is deploying AI-powered inventory optimization from invent.ai to enhance operational efficiency and boost revenue growth.
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