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Toys ‘R’ Us Partners with Ripley for South America Debut

Toys ‘R’ Us, which already has established brick-and-mortar presences in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, is venturing even further south for…

WHSmith Moves to Cloud-Based Tech Model to Support North American Expansion

Travel retailer WHSmith North America has moved its merchandising, inventory management and sales audit solutions from an on-premises to a cloud-based model…

Atlanta Arena Adopts Cashierless Checkout for ‘Hawks Express’ C-Store

State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks NBA team, has opened a Hawks Express cashierless checkout store powered by AiFi and…

WHSmith Considers Selling Off High Street Stores to Focus on Lucrative Travel Business

WHSmith has confirmed that it is exploring the sale of more than 520 High Street newsstand and bookstores to focus on its travel…

Exclusive: Travel Retailer WHSmith Launches North America Retail Media Network, Plans Significant Store Growth in Region

WHSmith North America (WHSNA) has partnered with commerce media solution SMG to launch a travel-focused in-store retail media network (RMN) that will…

Toys ‘R’ Us to Make Latin America Debut with New Panama Flagship Stores

WHP Global has partnered with Cotton Candy International to bring both Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brick-and-mortar stores to Latin…

Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops…

WHSmith Plans 110+ Store Openings in 2024 with Over 50 in North America

UK-based travel retailer WHSmith is bullish on growth prospects for 2024, with plans to open more than 110 stores this year —…

WHSmith Opens First U.S. Location at NYC Airport Leveraging Amazon’s Cashierless Tech

Global travel retailer WHSmith has opened its first North American retail location inside the redesigned Terminal B concourse at New York City’s…

WHSmith Travel Upgrades Demand Forecasting For Perishable Items

WHSmith Travel, a UK retailer operating 181 international units, has partnered with RELEX Solutions to help it improve demand forecasting and replenishment….

WHSmith Deploys POS Solution In 900 Stores

UK-based stationery and gifts retailer WHSmith has selected the Aptos Store POS solution for its more than 900 locations in Europe. The…

WHSmith Streamlines Business Operations For International Franchise Partners

WHSmith, a UK-based chain selling books and stationery, has launched a cloud-based, B2B online commerce system on NetSuite SuiteCommerce to support its…

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