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Report: Dollar Tree Plans Prices as High as $5 as it Expands Assortment

Dollar Tree is reportedly planning to bump prices on certain products as high as $5, particularly in the food and beverage space,…

How Cashierless Stores Can Solve Labor Challenges and Create New Levels of Customer Convenience

Cashierless stores, also known as autonomous stores, are sprouting up in a range of venues, from airports to college campuses to sports…

Carrefour Adopts IBM Blockchain To Track Fresh Foods

Carrefour is using the IBM Food Trust blockchain ledger technology to track chicken, eggs and tomatoes from the farm to the store, according…

$14.1 Billion Super Bowl Spending Forecast Down From 2016

U.S. consumers will spend an average of $75 on the Super Bowl this year, generating a total of $14.1 billion, as an…

Is Whole Foods In Kroger’s Shopping Cart?

Speculation abounds within the retail industry as to whether grocery titan Kroger will swallow Whole Foods Market. Although neither retailer has commented…

Target Takes The Lead In Testing Food Transparency Pricing

Target has begun testing an experimental concept in a SuperTarget store in Edina, Minn., aimed at pricing food based on the date…

New Research Confirms Social Drives Sales

There is a longstanding debate in the retail space about the ability of social media to drive sales. Because many marketers still…

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