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Beyond the ‘New Year, New You’ Marketing Cliché: How Inspirational Commerce Can Reignite the Shopping Flame

“New year, new you,” is a slightly hackneyed marketing trope, but it is still true that consumers are, in fact, looking to improve their lives at the beginning of the…

Executive Viewpoints January 15
Using Zebra technology, Office Depot has been able to improve store efficiency and performance by supporting both managers and employees.

Office Depot Improves In-Store Task Completion Rate by 42% with Cloud Technology

Office Depot’s task completion rate has reached 90% across its network of 1,500 stores and 13,000 associates since implementing Zebra’s Workcloud software and mobile computing solutions. Workcloud Task Management software…

News January 15

FedEx CEO: ‘Our Mission is to Make Supply Chains Smarter for Everyone’

FedEx is known for the logistics scale and expertise it has developed over a half century in business. Just a few statistics tell the story: the company delivers 15 million…

Features January 14
Microsoft's new Retail Cloud Alliance aims to help retailers harness cloud technology.

Microsoft Leads the Charge to Help Retailers Harness Cloud Technology with New Industry Alliance

Microsoft has launched a new Retail Cloud Alliance (RCA) aimed at educating and empowering retailers to leverage cloud technology effectively. This collaborative program features Microsoft experts and resources alongside those…

News January 14
Coachtopia has launched a new documentary web series designed to educate consumers about the brand is tackling fashion's waste problem.

Coachtopia ‘Road to Circularity’ Docuseries Spotlights Sustainability Challenges and Solutions

Coachtopia, the circular fashion sub-brand of Coach, has launched a new documentary web series designed to educate consumers about the impact of fashion’s growing waste problem and how the budding…

News January 12

Amazon Adds ‘Badge Pay’ to Just Walk Out Deployment in Georgia Hospital

Amazon’s cashierless Just Walk Out technology has been deployed in more than 120 third-party locations, including airports, stadiums, university campuses, convenience stores and theme parks. One of the more recent…

News January 12
Disney has debuted a new shoppable TV ad format, Gateway Shop.

Disney Dives into Shoppable TV with Debut of New ‘Shop the Stream’ Tech

Disney has launched a beta program for its first native streaming shoppable ad format, Gateway Shop, which will allow consumers to purchase items without disrupting their viewing experience. The new…

News January 12

7-Eleven Buys 200+ Stripes C-Stores and Laredo Taco Restaurants

7-Eleven will acquire 204 Stripes convenience stores and Laredo Taco Company restaurants across West Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma from Sunoco LP. With this purchase, 7-Eleven Inc. will own and…

News January 12

Sam’s Club Deploys AI-Powered Computer Vision to Speed Payment Confirmation

Sam’s Club is piloting technology designed to address one of the retailer’s biggest customer pain points: waiting in line at the store exit for an associate to check their receipts…

News January 12
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