innovation

Resilience Training: Small Business Innovation During a Recession

Small business owners already have a lot on their plate. There’s always too much to do in too little time — late…

How 7-Eleven’s Evolution Stores Power Innovation Chainwide

7-Eleven has been expanding the boundaries of the convenience store concept with ongoing launches of its Evolution Stores. The retailer uses each…

Chico’s Forms Partnership to Speed Development of Technological Innovation

Chico’s FAS has entered a strategic partnership with solution provider fabric to improve its speed-to-market for initiatives designed to accelerate growth. Chico’s…

Amid Current Hiring Crunch, Diversity has Become Even More Critical to Retail Success

Diversity and hiring are both huge areas of focus for retailers at the moment, and now the two are converging as jobseekers…

RSP21 Reveals Top Growth Drivers for the Post-COVID Era

The 2021 Retail Strategy & Planning webinar series, now available on demand, brought together retailers, solution providers, practitioners and industry experts from…

A Post-Pandemic World Requires Digital Innovation

While technology’s role in retail has been apparent for some time, the current post-pandemic ecommerce environment demands that retail incorporates innovative solutions…

The Top 10 Corporate Obstacles Facing Innovation Managers and How to Address Them

At IdeaScale’s most recent Open Nation conference, Erwin Godoy, Director of New Concepts at Freddie Mac, talked about the emerging role of…

7-Eleven Promotes Evolution Store Concept with PlayStation 5-Powered Experience

7-Eleven and Airbnb will rent out the retailer’s new 7-Eleven Evolution Store in Dallas County, Texas for two separate nights before its…

CES 2021 Highlights: COVID-Accelerated Innovations, 5G and Privacy Issues Dominate

The first-ever all-digital CES 2021 welcomed 2,000 exhibitors that unveiled next-gen innovations across a variety of sectors, including almost 700 startups from 37 countries….

Toshiba Launches ELERA Platform to Enable Rapid Retail Innovation

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has introduced ELERA, a unified commerce platform designed to help retailers reimagine their businesses without the constraints of…

L’Oréal Expands AR Capabilities To Garnier Products

L’Oréal is expanding its usage of AR and AI, now letting shoppers use their smartphones to virtually try on Garnier Nutrisse and…

Anomalie Leverages Data To Help Brides Create The Dress Of Their Dreams

Anomalie, a made-to-order e-Commerce bridal retailer, has launched a revamped DressBuilder platform that lets shoppers create sketches of their ideal dress in…