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Target revamps storm damaged location with next-gen strategy
March 8, 2018
A Texas-based Target location, shuttered following Hurricane Harvey in August, 2017, is now re-open and boasting the retailer's next generation strategy when…
read nowAmazon may be going into banking business, claims report
March 7, 2018
Amazon, J.P. Morgan and Capital One Financial are reportedly teaming up on a checking account initiative to attract the younger consumer.
read nowAmazon expands Whole Foods delivery to San Francisco, Atlanta
March 7, 2018
Amazon Prime members in six more cities now have access to free, 2-hour delivery on Whole Foods Market orders.
read nowAmazon debuts its own health product line
March 1, 2018
Amazon is clearly taking on the big pharma and drugstore competition with its own special brand of health products.
read nowWalmart's Marc Lore: I’m not leaving my job
February 28, 2018
Marc Lore, chief of Walmart's digital ecommerce for the U.S. and co-founder of Jet, which Walmart bought last year, says he's not leaving his job.
read nowHome Depot enjoys robust sales
February 28, 2018
The U.S. housing boom and demand for building and repair supplies due to natural disasters helped Home Depot's sales last quarter.
read nowAmazon buys itself some camera chip tech, claims report
February 28, 2018
Amazon has acquired a start-up, Immedia Semiconductor, which is responsible for Blink home security cameras, in what is described as a "secret bet" on energy…
read nowAmazon prepping 6 more Go stores, claims report
February 23, 2018
Amazon is getting six more Amazon Go stores ready, according to a Recode report, with some likely opening in Seattle, where the first Amazon Go store opened in…
read nowWalmart shares take a bit of a tumble
February 21, 2018
A boom in online sales is being cited as the main driver in an 8.6 percent share drop for Walmart.
read nowJet.com founder Marc Lore mulling leaving Walmart, claims report
February 21, 2018
Wamart.com CEO Marc Lore, founder of Jet.com, which is owned by Walmart, is reportedly considering leaving his role, according to a New York Post report.
read nowAmazon layoffs in the works
February 19, 2018
Amazon is reducing its workforce in Seattle, and in other locations, reportedly slicing several hundred jobs, according to the Seattle Times.
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Wayfair, Panera push the mobile commerce experience forward
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Wayfair is hot for mobile as it's allowing the retail home furnishing seller to drive an enhanced customer experience that is proving rewarding for the bottom…
read nowWalmart tech lab buys VR startup
February 15, 2018
Walmart's technology innovation lab, called Store No 8, is buying a virtual reality startup to develop VR products for the omnichannel retailer's website and…
read nowAmazon gearing up to be the next FedEX, UPS, claims report
February 14, 2018
Amazon is prepping a "Shipping with Amazon" service in direct competition with FedEX and UPS, according to the New York Post, citing a Wall Street Journal…
read nowWilliams-Sonoma hires ex-Macy's tech leader as CTO
February 14, 2018
Yasir Anwar, former CTO at Macy's, is taking on the same role at Williams-Sonoma.
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Walmart Store No 8 incubator advances VR strategy
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Walmart is fulfilling a big part of its one-year-old technology incubation strategy by buying a virtual reality startup. As a leader notes, it's just the start…
read nowBest Buy doling out employee bonuses
February 8, 2018
The country's top consumer electronics retailer intends to hand out bonuses to more than 100,000 employees due to the new corporate tax reform law.
read nowAmazon may be mulling new wrist tracking device
February 8, 2018
A New York Post report reveals Amazon has two patents related to a device that may track a worker's hand while on the job.
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CVS Health chief to take helm at Hudson’s Bay
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Helena Foulkes, a top CVS Health Corp. executive and president of CVS Pharmacy, is taking on the CEO role at Hudson’s Bay come Feb. 19.
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Why 1-800-Flowers, eBay, Cosabella are hot for AI
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Three successful and growing retailers share insight on why each is embracing artificial intelligence to drive the retail customer experience forward.
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