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Apple to Expand Further into Payment Services with Built-in BNPL Option

At Apple’s 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the tech giant unveiled a slew of updates for its impending iOS 16 release, including…

WSJ: Starbucks’ Next CEO Will be External Hire

Starbucks Corporation has confirmed Howard Schultz will remain as interim CEO until Q1 2023 while the retailer’s board searches for a new…

Audi Dallas’ Touchless Displays Upgrade Customer Education and Help Cut Showroom Inventory

Forbes Todd Automotive Group has introduced an AI computer vision solution at its Audi Dallas location as it seeks to offer customers…

Walmart to Open Four Fulfillment Centers to Offer Same- and Two-Day Shipping to 95% of U.S. Shoppers

Walmart will open four next-generation fulfillment centers over the next four years as it seeks to reach 95% of the U.S. population…

Starbucks Workers Union Commits $1M to Strike and Defense Fund

Starbucks workers who strike in support of unionizing will be protected by a Strike and Defense Fund, to which the Workers United…

Albertsons Adds Product Reviews Across Multiple Banners’ Websites

Albertsons has introduced consumer-generated ratings and review functionality on 11 of its banners’ sites, including Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Shaw’s. The launch…

Blue Apron Debuts Non-Subscription Offering on Walmart Marketplace

Subscription meal kit service Blue Apron is ditching the “subscription” for a new offering on Walmart’s third-party marketplace, giving Walmart customers access…

Circle K Parent to Roll Out Self-Checkout Tech to 7,000 Stores

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., parent company of the Circle K convenience store chain, will purchase more than 10,000 touchless self-checkout systems, with plans…

The Container Store Plans 74 New Locations by 2027

Following a net sales increase of 10.5% to $1.1 billion during FY2021, which ended April 2, 2022, The Container Store revealed that…

CVS Pharmacy and Target Pilot Rentable Reusable Bags in New Jersey

Select CVS Pharmacy and Target stores in New Jersey will pilot reusable bag kiosks in a partnership with GOATOTE and 99Bridges. The…

Levi’s Plans to ‘Accelerate Growth’ by Adding 400 New Stores, Tripling Ecommerce

At its June 1, 2022 Investor Day, Levi Strauss and Co executives laid out an aggressive strategy to propel the company toward…

Google’s Second Store to Feature ‘More Intimate’ Neighborhood-Focused Format

Google is sticking close to home with its second brick-and-mortar location. Set to open June 16, 2022 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the tech…

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News Briefs

Apple to Expand Further into Payment Services with Built-in BNPL Option

WSJ: Starbucks’ Next CEO Will be External Hire

Audi Dallas’ Touchless Displays Upgrade Customer Education and Help Cut Showroom Inventory

Walmart to Open Four Fulfillment Centers to Offer Same- and Two-Day Shipping to 95% of U.S. Shoppers

Starbucks Workers Union Commits $1M to Strike and Defense Fund

Albertsons Adds Product Reviews Across Multiple Banners’ Websites

Blue Apron Debuts Non-Subscription Offering on Walmart Marketplace

Circle K Parent to Roll Out Self-Checkout Tech to 7,000 Stores

The Container Store Plans 74 New Locations by 2027

CVS Pharmacy and Target Pilot Rentable Reusable Bags in New Jersey

Levi’s Plans to ‘Accelerate Growth’ by Adding 400 New Stores, Tripling Ecommerce

Google’s Second Store to Feature ‘More Intimate’ Neighborhood-Focused Format

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