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CNBC: Workers United Asks Starbucks to Extend Planned Benefits to Unionized Workers

Unionized Starbucks cafés are reportedly asking the coffee giant to extend planned benefits, including pay raises, to all stores without going through a bargaining process, according to CNBC. Workers United,…

News August 2
DTC frozen food delivery service Yelloh is tapping Amazon Web Services for help with its digital transformation.

Newly Rebranded Yelloh Accelerates Transformation into a ‘Modern Mobile Retailer’

DTC frozen food delivery service Yelloh (known as Schwan’s Home Delivery until earlier this year) has tapped Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver a slate of technology-enabled personalized experiences for…

News August 2
Roe Reversal Creates Thorny Path for Retailers Supporting Employee Reproductive Choice

Roe Reversal Creates Thorny Path for Retailers Supporting Employee Reproductive Choice

Backing reproductive choice for employees became a much more difficult proposition for retailers, which could face prosecution in some jurisdictions following the June 24, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in…

Features August 2

Store Tours: Solana Spaces Brings Web3 to the Real World

Web3 is all about the internet, so creating a retail storefront featuring concepts like blockchain and cryptocurrency seems a tad counterintuitive, but that’s exactly what the team at Solana Spaces…

Features August 2

Zero-Party Data Builds Loyalty and Reduces Mistargeting

The increasing importance of consumer privacy in online marketing has thrown the industry for a loop that people are still looking to recover from. Consumer frustration with poorly targeted online…

Executive Viewpoints August 2
3 Ways augmented reality can improve CX

3 Immersive Customer Experiences Using Augmented Reality

When the mobile game “Pokémon GO” made a splash in 2016, global audiences got their first taste of just how engaging augmented reality experiences could be — and brands took…

Executive Viewpoints August 1
Amazon will now offer same-delivery from select retailers' stores.

Amazon to Offer Same-Day Store-Based Delivery for PacSun, GNC, Diesel and More

Amazon is continuing to expand its last mile services beyond its own retail ecosystem with the addition of same-day delivery service from a number of leading retailers’ stores, including PacSun,…

News August 1

Walmart Launches Refurbished Items Site

Seeking to feed consumers’ hunger for value along with their desire to help save the planet, Walmart has launched Walmart Restored. The new program, designed to help shoppers discover “like-new”…

News August 1
Highstreet is bringing Web3 fashions to a number of leading retailers.

New ‘Phygital’ Experience at Saks, Neiman Marcus Aims to Bring Shoppers into the Metaverse

Fashion designer Jonathan Koon has teamed up with the retail-focused metaverse world Highstreet to launch a “phygital” experience at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges and a number of other…

News August 1
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