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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…

Walmart Deepens Voice Commerce Investment With Siri Support

Walmart has made its voice ordering service available through a Siri Shortcut in partnership with Apple. After shoppers have paired their accounts,…

Office Depot Lets Customer Virtually ‘Save A Spot’ In Line

Office Depot has partnered with QLess, a wait management and mobile check-in solution provider, to let shoppers remotely “save” a spot in…

Walmart Testing Automated Delivery On Fixed Routes

Walmart is piloting a new phase in automation with robotic vehicles that automatically pass shipments across warehouses, according to Bloomberg. The retailer…

Starbucks Purchases Clean Energy To Power 3,000 Stores By 2021

Starbucks has closed a deal that will supply clean power to the electricity grids serving 3,000 of its stores by 2021. A three-project,…

Happy Returns Debuts Self-Service Return Kiosks

Happy Returns, a provider of return and logistics solutions for retailers, has launched a new self-service return kiosk designed to provide consumers…

11 Honoré Partners With Shopify To Host ‘Runway Commerce’ Experience At NYFW

New York Fashion Week (NYFW) kicks off in the Big Apple this week, and companies such as Shopify are getting in on…

7-Eleven Debuts Scan & Pay Using Shoppers’ Smartphones In 14 Stores

Supermarkets have traditionally been the leaders in self-scanning solutions, but convenience stores have been unexplored territory — until now. Following a three-month…

New Sam’s Club Store Will Be A Mobile-First, AI-Powered Tech Lab

Sam’s Club is set to open its Sam’s Club Now store in Dallas, designed as a real-world technology innovation lab. The store…

10 Women-Led Startups Compete For Grants In European Event

Women Who Tech, which showcases and funds women-led ventures around the world, has selected 10 finalists for the Women Startup Challenge Europe….

Exclusive Q&A: Which Retail Jobs Are Safe From A Robot Takeover?

Retail, hospitality and other service-oriented industries have been seen as relatively immune to the job-killing effects of robotics, automation and AI. But…