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Sleep Country to Buy Casper Canadian Operations for $20.6 Million

Sleep Country Canada Holdings will purchase the Canadian assets of Casper Sleep for $20.6 million (USD). Toronto-based Sleep Country operates 290 corporate-owned stores and 20 warehouses across Canada as well…

News April 11

The PAVE Global Bash is Heading to Chicago June 14

News April 11

AI in Retail: We had Questions; Human Experts (not ChatGPT) Provided the Answers

Editor’s note: This is the fifth and final article in our series on AI in retail (though we’ll continue to cover the tech and its impact on an ongoing basis).…

Features April 11

Taking Returns into Your Own Hands with Self-Service

Ecommerce has revolutionized retail shopping, with consumers trading in the poorly lit dressing room experience for the comfort of our own bedrooms. For some, however, this trade-off comes at the…

Executive Viewpoints April 11

Lowe’s to Donate $500K for Tornado Relief

To support relief and recovery efforts following dozens of deadly tornadoes in recent weeks, Lowe’s will donate $500,000 to assist disaster relief partners, including the American Red Cross and Lowe’s…

News April 10
Dollar General fined $1 million by OSHA for workplace safety violations.

Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Dollar General is facing more than $1 million in potential penalties for workspace safety violations at four stores in Florida and Georgia that were uncovered by investigators from the U.S.…

News April 10
Alibaba Fiscal 2021 Q4

Reports: Alibaba Planning to Launch ChatGPT-Like Chatbot for Business Partners

Alibaba is reportedly looking for partner companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, according to Reuters. A formal launch is expected on April 11, when Daniel Zhang, CEO of…

News April 10

Shoe City, Filing for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close All Stores

Shoe City has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland and plans to close all 39 stores in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.…

News April 10
Pandora is working with SAP to revamp its resource planning and as a result its customer experience.

How Data and Tech Power Jewelry Brand Pandora’s Mission to ‘Give a Voice to People’s Loves’

Digital transformation isn’t easy for any brand, but for Pandora, with its 40 years of history and more than 6,400 points of sale across 100 countries, that effort is particularly…

Features April 10
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