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Drones and Virtual Experiences: Shipt Launches Innovation Lab to Explore Delivery’s Frontier
Shipt has launched an innovation lab focused on “big thinking to centralize delivery and product experiments across the country,” according to a statement from the company, which is an independently…
News January 19
Best Buy Canada to Operate 165 Small-Format Bell Canada Stores Under Renamed Banner
Best Buy Canada has partnered with Bell Canada to operate 165 stores in malls and smaller and mid-sized communities across the country. The stores, which had been branded as The…
News January 19
CEOs of Saks, Barnes & Noble: Big Pivots Can Pay Off (as Long as They’re Customer-Focused)
Saks Fifth Avenue wasn’t always known by that name. As CEO Marc Metrick pointed out, in its early days, when it was based in NYC’s Herald Square neighborhood, the company…
Features January 19
Tech, Talent, and Partner Innovation is the Secret Sauce for Retailers to Stay Competitive
Put mildly, it has been a challenging few years for retailers. A historic pandemic with a double-whammy of supply chain and staffing issues as well as persistently high levels of…
Executive Viewpoints January 19
Samsonite Rolls Out Mobile-Driven Point-of-Service Across Europe
Samsonite has implemented a new mobile-driven experience across its European stores, powered by Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service and implemented by Oracle Retail Consulting. The technology adds to Samsonite’s…
News January 18
Target Names New COO, Divvies Up Merchandising Responsibilities
Target has tapped Michael Fiddelke, who has served as the retailer’s CFO since November 2019, to add the COO role to his responsibilities. He will wear both hats until Target…
News January 18
Kroger, Albertsons Delay Merger Timeline to August as They Negotiate with Regulators
The planned $24.6 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons has faced pushback from federal regulators, state Attorneys General and labor unions practically from the moment it was first…
News January 18
The Reality of AI in Retail: Executives Break Down Opportunities, Challenges at NRF
The rumor that every NRF speaker was contractually obligated to mention artificial intelligence (AI) at least once per presentation is definitely untrue, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that was…
Features January 18
Last Call for Drizly: Uber to Shut Down Alcohol Delivery App, Focus on Uber Eats
It’s closing time for alcohol delivery app Drizly: Uber, which acquired the company three years ago for $1.1 billion, has announced that it will shutter the service in March 2024,…
News January 18
