Retail - Specialty Stores News
Fleet Feet teams with Progress Retail to drive employee engagement
November 20, 2024
Fleet Feet, a specialty running retailer, has teamed up with Progress Retail, an operations and learning platform, to drive greater employee engagement and…
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Walmart expanding vet, grooming center locations
October 17, 2024
Walmart will open five more veterinary and grooming centers in the next month in its quest to become a dominant destination for pet owners.
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Bath & Body Works retail exec steps down
October 2, 2024
Julie Rosen, president, retail, at Bath & Body Works has stepped down from her role and will work in an advisory capacity.
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David’s Bridal hires Elina Vilk to lead pearl marketplace
September 24, 2024
Elina Vilk has been named chief business officer at David's Bridal and will lead the retailer's Pearl by David's brand.
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City Furniture partners with 3D Cloud to deliver a differentiated customer experience
September 5, 2024
City Furniture is teaming up with 3D Cloud to provide customers with an engaging shopping experience and one that combines the online shopping with in-store…
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Joann ramps up early for holiday sales with big hiring kickoff
August 13, 2024
Arts and crafts retailer Joann is kicking off hiring for the holiday sales season early and plans to hire mor than 5,000 team members for a variety of roles.
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Costco deploys membership scanners
August 12, 2024
Costco is using membership scanning devices at entrances that require members to scan their card by placing the barcode or QR code against the screen…
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UK convenience food chain taps nsign.tv to boost customer experience
August 9, 2024
The Bagel Factory, a U.K. convenience food outlet chain, is enhancing the customer experience via menu boards powered by nsign.tv's digital signage software.
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Etsy prepping Etsy Insider membership program
August 7, 2024
Etsy is gearing up to launch its first-ever membership program.
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Family Dollar partners with First Insight on merchandise strategy refinement
August 5, 2024
Family Dollar is partnering with First Insight, a voice of the customer retail solution, to refine the retailer's merchandise assortment strategy by leveraging…
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Fresh Value stores introduce AI-powered ammunition vending machines
July 30, 2024
Two Fresh Value grocery stores in Alabama, one in Tuscaloosa and one in Pell City, are selling gun ammunition through AI-powered vending machines.
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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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