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Furniture franchise celebrates 300th store location
August 30, 2021
BoConcept, an international furniture franchise, is rolling out an updated store design with the opening of its 300th location.
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Neiman Marcus Group appoints digital strategy leader
August 23, 2021
Renée Paradise has been appointed as senior vice president of digital business and customer strategy for the Neiman Marcus Group.
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Bed Bath & Beyond taps Algonomy to drive personalized search capability
August 23, 2021
Home furnishing retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is tapping Algonomy, a provider of algorithmic customer engagement technology, to provide customers…
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Kirkland's gets artsy
August 17, 2021
Retail home furnishings company Kirkland's is putting a little art into its stores.
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Entrepreneurs open self-serve wine bar in Phoenix
August 13, 2021
A pair of former teachers have opened GenuWine Arizona in Phoenix, a self-serve wine bar that highlights Arizona wines, according to an abc15.com report. The…
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Cannabis payment software provider, Frank Mayer team on self-service kiosks
August 4, 2021
Alt36, a digital payments provider for the cannabis industry, has partnered with kiosk designer and manufacturer Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. to produce a…
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Bed Bath & Beyond advances digital-first strategy
July 26, 2021
Bed Bath & Beyond and buybyBaby customers can now pick up purchases curbside at any of the retailer's stores before the store is open for the day and as…
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Specialty car retailer boosts sales using messaging, review technology
July 21, 2021
Car Toys, a multi-channel specialty car audio and mobile electronics retailer, has seen nearly 6,000 leads and converted over $50,000 in sales in just two…
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Italian luxury retailer going hyper personal with customer experience
July 21, 2021
Missoni, an Italian luxury fashion retailer, is partnering with Tulip, a cloud-based retail mobile solution provider, to create hyper-personalized customer…
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Coty piloting digital touchless fragrance device
July 15, 2021
Beauty retailer Coty Inc. is rolling out a touchless fragrance tester within the next year and testing is starting this summer in key European markets with a…
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Cake shop offers wares 24/7 via outdoor vending machine
July 12, 2021
Quinetta Hall, owner of Q's Cakes in Albany, Georgia, is gaining additional sales from a vending machine outside the shop that serves customers 24/7, according…
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Apple expanding retail operations, claims report
July 1, 2021
Using a blend of strategies developed during the pandemic year, in which most retail suffered from closures and stay-at-home mandates, Apple Inc. is prepping…
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Furniture retailer goes 3D with room planner tool
June 9, 2021
Badcock Home Furniture & More has launched a Room Planner tool that lets customers re-imagine the possibilities of living spaces and provides full room…
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Illinois cannabis dispensaries offer menu kiosks for walk-ins
April 26, 2021
Nuera, an Illinois cannabis provider, launched two adult-use dispensaries in Champaign and Pekin, Illinois, offering menu kiosks for walk-ins in addition to…
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Japanese fishery sells fish, vegetables via vending machines
April 22, 2021
The operator of a fish farm in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, has been selling locally produced vegetables and shellfish in a vending machine after losing about half…
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Lowe's, Home Depot, Sephora, Bed, Bath & Beyond tops in mobile checkout
April 21, 2021
When it comes to providing mobile app shoppers with a frictionless experience, or at least the least frictionless, Home Depot, Lowe's, Bed, Bath & Beyond…
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GameStop CEO latest leader to step down
April 20, 2021
GameStop CEO George Sherman is leaving his role as of July 31 and is the third executive to leave the retailer in the last month.
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Stitch Fix CEO stepping down come August
April 19, 2021
Stitch Fix Founder and CEO Katrina Lake is stepping down as the fashion clothing subscription service's top chief.
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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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