Retail - Specialty Stores News
MIT designing AI-powered robot that bags groceries
July 29, 2024
MIT researchers are designing a robotic system to tackle bagging groceries.
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Coach debuts in metaverse
July 23, 2024
Coach is now in the metaverse as the luxury retail brand has launched its Spring 2024 collection on the social platform Zepeto as well as in the Roblox realm.
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Foot Locker enhances rewards programs, upgrades mobile app
July 19, 2024
Foot Locker has debuted an enhanced FLX Rewards program and is upgrading its mobile app.
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Footwear retailer WSS taps Aptos for mobile store experience
July 10, 2024
WSS, a footwear, apparel and accessories retailer owned by Foot Locker, is deploying the Aptos One POS across 100-plus U.S. stores.
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Eddie Bauer eyewear collection boasts ChatGPT
June 19, 2024
Outdoor brand Eddie Bauer has debuted the Eddie Bauer Smart Eyewear collection which boasts voice access to ChatGPT, microphone and quadrasonic speakers and is…
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Spirit Halloween already hiring for spooky season
June 10, 2024
Spirit Halloween is hiring 50,000 seasonal employees ahead of the spooky season store openings which number more than 1,500 retail locations in the U.S. and…
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Costco book sales will be holiday sale season only
June 7, 2024
Costco plans to stop selling books all year and will instead limit sales to the holiday sales season.
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Fender teams with Bluecore to drive customer growth, retention
May 16, 2024
American guitar and amplifier maker Fender Musical Instruments Corp. is partnering with Bluecore, a retail shopper identification and customer movement…
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Foot Locker debuts store of the future concept
May 9, 2024
Foot Locker has launched a 'store of the future' concept that will be rolled out to 900 locations across five cities.
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Vending machine dispenses hand-crafted micropottery
May 1, 2024
Samantha Marie, of PaperCut Pottery, has launched a vending machine that dispenses her small hand-crafted pottery items in Richmond, California, according to a…
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Indianapolis retailer hosts harm-reduction vending machine
April 15, 2024
A harm-reduction vending machine has launched at an eastside Indianapolis store, according to a WISH TV report.
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Dollar General curtails self-checkout given theft
March 28, 2024
Dollar General is pulling self-checkout lanes from 300 locations due to retail theft.
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Wild Art Portal machine dispenses art prints
March 26, 2024
The Reveille Café at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington, has deployed a Wild Art Portal vending machine from Raw Art Collective. This machine…
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Specialty retailer showroom offers test-drive experience
March 22, 2024
Garner Appliance & Mattress has opened a Raleigh, North Carolina location boasting a showroom that lets customers test-drive appliances in a simulated…
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Frontgate launches inspirational store experience
March 21, 2024
Frontgate, a furniture brand, has debuted a retail concept featuring a collaborative in-store design studio as well as an indoor-outdoor atrium at its new…
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French lingerie brand deploys Etam Group tech for business agility
March 21, 2024
The Etam Group, an international retailer and lingerie brand in France, has deployed Precisely's Automate Studio technology to support accounts payable…
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March 20, 2024
Prezzemolo & Vitale, a high-end delicatessen brand with stores in Italy and the U.K., is deploying Pricer's in-store automation and communication tech to…
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Michaels celebrates craft creators with online marketplace
March 20, 2024
Michaels is celebrating handmade artists and creators with an online marketplace selling handmade goods and offering classes as well as how-to workshops.
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Australian retailer taps Appriss Retail to cut shrink
March 6, 2024
Officeworks, a chain of office supplies stores operated under parent company Wesfarmers in Australia, is deploying Appriss Retail's Secure solution to reduce…
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Armani Group taps XY Retail for systems integration effort
February 28, 2024
The Armani Group is deploying XY Retail's unified commerce platform to integrate retail operations at Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Armani Exchange and…
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