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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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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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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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