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Dave & Buster’s Adds Cashierless ‘MicroMarket’ to Florida Restaurant
Dave & Buster’s has partnered with Coca-Cola to introduce Game & Go MicroMarket, a small market-style retail space featuring a frictionless checkout process powered by technology from Zippin, in Hollywood,…
News September 12
Target and FAO Schwarz Partner for Exclusive Toys and Product Drops for Holiday 2022
Target has entered an exclusive multiyear agreement with FAO Schwarz to begin offering the iconic brand’s toys at Target stores and on target.com starting in October 2022. The curated assortment…
News September 12
Belk Names Don Hendricks as Permanent CEO
Belk has named Don Hendricks to its CEO position on a permanent basis following his interim appointment in May 2022. Hendricks joined the Southeastern U.S. department store retailer in 2016…
News September 12
JCPenney Aims to Boost Beauty Inclusivity with New AR, AI Tools
JCPenney is doubling down on its inclusivity efforts in the beauty space through a new partnership with Revieve, offering a collection of AR- and AI-powered beauty and skincare experiences. The…
News September 12
DTC Brand Aims to Make Furniture Shopping ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’
Anyone who has purchased furniture for their office, apartment or home would agree it can be a long, arduous process. Once you’ve gone through the time and effort to measure…
Features September 12
3 Ways AI Explainability Will Help Retailers Better Understand Consumer Preferences
We are entering a new age of retail. Following a pandemic-induced boom, ecommerce is no longer the king of the retail industry, and brick-and-mortar shopping experiences are driving the industry’s…
Executive Viewpoints September 12
Bot Rot: 5 Reasons Why Retailers Need to Ensure Products Go to People
In early 2022, a top 10 footwear brand dropped an exclusive line of sneakers. Traffic to the site soared. The sneakers sold out. On the surface, everything went as planned.…
Executive Viewpoints September 12
Is Loyalty Created in the Post-Purchase Experience?
Featuring: Amit Sharma, Narvar When we think of customer experience, the awareness, education and engagement stages of the shopping journey come to mind. In fact, merchants tend to focus on…
September 12
Instacart Acquires Ecommerce Platform to Empower Local and Independent Grocers
Instacart has acquired Rosie, an ecommerce platform serving local and independent grocers, wholesalers and retailers, as Instacart seeks to build on its commitment to smaller businesses in addition to expanding…
News September 9
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