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Hudson to Deploy Amazon Just Walk Out Tech for New C-Store Concept

Travel and airport retailer Hudson will deploy Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology in select travel convenience stores including Hudson Nonstop — a…

Walmart Tests Secure, Climate-Controlled Smart Boxes for Grocery Delivery

Walmart is pushing the envelope for grocery delivery with its launch of temperature-controlled smart boxes that can keep items in three separate…

Cole Haan Unveils GRANDSHØP in Harajuku, Tokyo

Cole Haan has opened its GRANDSHØP concept store — centered around human connection and enabled by technology — on Cat Street in…

Walmart Launches Fintech Startup via Investment Firm Partnership

Walmart has partnered with fintech investment firm Ribbit Capital to launch a startup designed to offer affordable financial solutions. The venture aims…

Staples Attempts to Buy Office Depot — Again

Perhaps the third time will be the charm. Staples is making another bid to acquire its rival Office Depot, this time with…

LVMH Completes Tiffany Acquisition, Shakes Up Executive Suite

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has completed its acquisition of Tiffany & Co. The luxury conglomerate’s purchase of the iconic jeweler…

Reports: Shopify, Stripe and PayPal Drop Trump Sites’ Support in Wake of Capitol Riot

In response to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Shopify has taken the Trump Organization and Trump campaign stores…

UPS Forecasts 23% Increase in Returns Compared to Peak 2020 Period

UPS expects to handle 8.75 million returns during the week of Jan. 4, 2021, a 23% rise from the highest volume return…

Apparel Brand Daily Paper Debuts New York Flagship

Amsterdam-based clothing brand Daily Paper opened its inaugural New York flagship store, located on the Lower East Side, in October 2020. The…

‘The End of an Era’: Family Video to Close All Remaining Stores

The last major video rental chain in operation, Family Video, is shuttering all of its remaining stores, calling it quits as the…

Farmacorp Taps Audit Solution to Improve On-Site Inspections and Corrections

Farmacorp, a Bolivian pharmacy chain, will deploy Reflexis Systems’ Q-Walk store audit solution at more than 100 stores, to streamline on-site inspections…

Macy’s Plans to Close 45 More Stores in First Half of 2021

Macy’s will close an additional 45 stores by mid-2021 as part of its previously announced plan to shutter 125 locations by 2023….

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News Briefs

Hudson to Deploy Amazon Just Walk Out Tech for New C-Store Concept

Walmart Tests Secure, Climate-Controlled Smart Boxes for Grocery Delivery

Cole Haan Unveils GRANDSHØP in Harajuku, Tokyo

Walmart Launches Fintech Startup via Investment Firm Partnership

Staples Attempts to Buy Office Depot — Again

LVMH Completes Tiffany Acquisition, Shakes Up Executive Suite

Reports: Shopify, Stripe and PayPal Drop Trump Sites’ Support in Wake of Capitol Riot

UPS Forecasts 23% Increase in Returns Compared to Peak 2020 Period

Apparel Brand Daily Paper Debuts New York Flagship

‘The End of an Era’: Family Video to Close All Remaining Stores

Farmacorp Taps Audit Solution to Improve On-Site Inspections and Corrections

Macy’s Plans to Close 45 More Stores in First Half of 2021

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