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Walgreens Moves Into Financial Services With Credit Card Launch

In partnership with Synchrony and Mastercard, Walgreens is expanding its financial services offerings. By the second half of 2021, Walgreens will launch credit cards, issued by Synchrony, as well as…

News January 13

Hudson to Deploy Amazon Just Walk Out Tech for New C-Store Concept

Travel and airport retailer Hudson will deploy Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology in select travel convenience stores including Hudson Nonstop — a new store concept designed around the tech that…

News January 13

Walmart Tests Secure, Climate-Controlled Smart Boxes for Grocery Delivery

Walmart is pushing the envelope for grocery delivery with its launch of temperature-controlled smart boxes that can keep items in three separate sections during the delivery process. This tool will…

News January 13

NRF 2021: Learning from Nordstrom, Target and Others’ Best-in-Class Customer Experiences

The power of connected commerce became even more apparent over the course of the COVID-19 outbreak, with buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside services exploding in popularity. This…

Features January 13

Sell More, Retain Customers Longer, and Have Fun with Discovery Shopping

You know the feeling when you are in a store and see an amazing, exciting, perfect thing that you instantly know you just have to have? Whether it’s the perfect…

Executive Viewpoints January 13

Cole Haan Unveils GRANDSHØP in Harajuku, Tokyo

Cole Haan has opened its GRANDSHØP concept store — centered around human connection and enabled by technology — on Cat Street in Tokyo’s famed Harajuku district. “The Cole Haan brand…

News January 12

Walmart Launches Fintech Startup via Investment Firm Partnership

Walmart has partnered with fintech investment firm Ribbit Capital to launch a startup designed to offer affordable financial solutions. The venture aims to combine Walmart’s retail knowledge and scale with…

News January 12

NRF 2021 Day 1: The How, What and When of Retail’s Reopening, Plus Insights From Condoleezza Rice

Chapter One of the 2021 National Retail Federation Big Show may be online instead of in-person, but that isn’t stopping the NRF from putting together an all-star lineup. From former…

Features January 12

Reimagining Shopping Malls Post-COVID

After a long, grim year shrouded by the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. have mostly adapted to the mask-wearing, social-distancing normalcy. This unprecedented retail apocalypse has also required physical…

Executive Viewpoints January 12
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