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Walmart to Pilot Shoppable Livestream via TikTok

Walmart will host a first-of-its-kind livestream shopping experience on TikTok this Friday, Dec. 18 at 8 pm Eastern on the Walmart app’s profile page. The retailer is teaming up with…

News December 17

Walmart Expands Arkansas Autonomous Vehicle Pilot to Louisiana

Walmart has expanded its autonomous vehicle pilot with Gatik to make its existing route in Bentonville, Ark. completely driverless, and has added a second program in Louisiana that is set…

News December 17

Rebag Bar Micro Store Concept Debuts in New York

Rebag has opened its first-ever standalone Rebag Bar — a micro version of its traditional store — located in New York’s Shops at Columbus Circle. The 180-square-foot Rebag Bar integrates Rebag’s signature physical store environment with…

News December 17

Square Adds Shift Scheduling to its Team Management Suite

POS solution provider Square has launched Shift Scheduling, a scheduling tool designed to work seamlessly with Square’s Team Management and Payroll offerings. The feature aims to create a consolidated labor…

News December 17

WAIR Taps Personalized Clothing Fit Data to Enhance the Design-to-Sale Pipeline

WAIR, an AI-powered personalized fit solution, is designed to help retailers offer more accurate sizing for ecommerce orders. The technology also aims to utilize the benefits of improved fit across…

News December 17

How to Stop Fraud in the New Normal

We’re past the crisis stage this year. Or at least we’re past the point of still thinking about the situation as a crisis. It’s now the new normal. Dealing with…

Executive Viewpoints December 17

design:retail Announces ‘Winning Windows’ 2020 Award Recipients

design:retail has named Bloomingdale’s as the Platinum Award winner in the annual Winning Windows of New York holiday retail window competition. Macy’s Herald Square took home the second-place Gold Award,…

News December 17

NRF, Amazon Call on CDC to Include Retail Workers Among Early Vaccination Recipients

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is advocating for retail workers to be included among the early recipient groups for the COVID-19 vaccine. Amazon has made a similar request, though the…

News December 16

Commerce Department Report: Retail Sales Decline 1.1% in November

U.S. retail sales fell 1.1% month-over-month to $546.5 billion in November 2020, according to data from the Commerce Department. The decline marks the first monthly drop in spending at stores,…

News December 16
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