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Home Depot beats profit expectations
August 18, 2020
Home Depot's sales spike of 23.4% in its fiscal second quarter beat analyst expectations by a healthy margin.
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Macy's expands Style Crew ambassador program
August 12, 2020
Macy's is expanding its Style Crew ambassador program to fashionistas across the U.S.
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Amazon coming to an empty Sears near you
August 11, 2020
Amazon is reportedly mulling moving into vacant mall store locations, including shuttered Sears and JCPenney sites to open up additional fulfillment centers.
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Macy’s hit with consumer privacy suit over facial recognition
August 10, 2020
An Illinois woman has sued Macy's, claiming in a class action that the corporation's use of facial recognition software violates the state privacy law…
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Lowe’s adding tool rental departments with self-serve kiosks
August 7, 2020
Lowe's will begin rolling out tool rental departments nationwide, creating a one-stop shop for all the tools and equipment Pros and DIY customers need to…
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Walmart partners with Impossible Foods to offer customers meatless burger
July 31, 2020
Walmart is selling the Impossible Burger, made by Impossible Foods, in more than 2,000 stores as well as online and through its mobile app.
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Kohl's latest retailer to close stores on Thanksgiving
July 30, 2020
Kohl's is closing its stores Thanksgiving Day for both safety and convenience reasons, according to a company blog post.
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Ace Hardware taps Medallia to boost customer, employee experience
July 28, 2020
Ace Hardware is deploying the Medallia platform, as well as Gallup professional services, in a quest to boost the customer and employee experience
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Target closing stores for Thanksgiving
July 28, 2020
Target stores will not be open this Thanksgiving due to the ongoing pandemic and the retailer's focus on making holiday shopping simple, safe and stress-free.
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Walmart shuttering stores on Thanksgiving
July 22, 2020
It might just signal the end of what consumers view as the kick-off to Black Friday, and it might just be for one year, but Walmart won't be open Thanksgiving…
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Amazon Prime Day may happen in October
July 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is prompting Amazon to once again reschedule its annual Prime Day shopping event.
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Amazon doling out $500M in one-time bonuses
July 1, 2020
Amazon workers will get a bit more moola in their paychecks this month as the world's biggest e-commerce player plans to spend $500 million on one-time…
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H&M sees sales dip in Q2
June 22, 2020
The second biggest fashion retailer in the world, H&M, saw net sales drop 50% in its second fiscal quarter compared to a year ago primarily due to the…
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Amazon launches an assistant to help with employee social distancing
June 17, 2020
Amazon, in a quest to keep employees healthy, is using a newly developed assistant technology to help workers adhere to social distancing rules.
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Retailers set hours for those at risk in pandemic
June 4, 2020
Seniors and those vulnerable to the coronavirus are getting their own shopping time at several retailers including Kohl's, J.C. Penney and T.J. Maxx.
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Banana Republic donates $20M in new clothes for those in need
June 3, 2020
Banana Republic, in partnership with a non-profit, is donating over $20 million dollars in new clothes to Americans in need, including those unemployed due to…
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Lowe's launches video chat to help its pros manage jobs
June 3, 2020
In an effort to help keep its roster of professional craftsmen and women working, Lowe's Home Improvement is launching a free video chat service called Lowe's…
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Costco putting samplers back to work
June 1, 2020
Missing those yummy snack bites while shopping at Costco?
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Citizen protests force Amazon to close hubs, Target to shutter stores
June 1, 2020
Protest demonstrations regarding the recent death of George Floyd, who died while being arrested by police in Minnesota, prompted Amazon to close hubs in…
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Following COVID-19: How coronavirus pandemic is impacting retail
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Here's the latest news on how COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic, is impacting the retail industry from store closings to payment trends.
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