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CNBC's Courtney Reagan with Saks CEO Marc Metrick at the 2024 NRF Big Show.

CEOs of Saks, Barnes & Noble: Big Pivots Can Pay Off (as Long as They’re Customer-Focused)

Saks Fifth Avenue wasn’t always known by that name. As CEO Marc Metrick pointed out, in its early…

Features January 19
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Samsonite has implemented a new mobile-driven experience across its European stores, powered by Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service and implemented by Oracle Retail Consulting.

Samsonite Rolls Out Mobile-Driven Point-of-Service Across Europe

Samsonite has implemented a new mobile-driven experience across its European stores, powered by Oracle Retail Xstore Point of…

News January 18
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Ikea to Open 4 More ‘Plan and Order Point’ Stores in 2024

Ikea, which debuted its Plan and Order Point store format in Dallas in November 2023, will add four…

News January 17
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Build-A-Bear has rolled out a new mobile-first POS and customer engagement solution from Jumpmind in 450 stores.

Build-A-Bear Enhances Shopper Journey by Delivering Relevant Customer Data to Associates’ iPads

Build-A-Bear Workshop has deployed a new cloud-native, mobile-first POS and customer engagement solution in 450 stores across the…

News January 16
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Using Zebra technology, Office Depot has been able to improve store efficiency and performance by supporting both managers and employees.

Office Depot Improves In-Store Task Completion Rate by 42% with Cloud Technology

Office Depot’s task completion rate has reached 90% across its network of 1,500 stores and 13,000 associates since…

News January 15
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AI Steps into the Retail Arena

Generative AI has put the retail industry at yet another inflection point. 2023 was a period of experimentation…

Executive Viewpoints January 11
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Amazon has a new service to connect customers with chronic conditions with health care services.

Amazon Launches New Service to Help Connect Customers with Chronic Conditions to Care

Amazon has debuted a new service called Health Condition Programs aimed at helping people more easily discover and…

News January 10
Solo Brands has announced that President and CEO John Merris will step down from his post, effective Jan. 15, 2024, with Christopher Metz taking over.

As DTC Business Wanes, Solo Brands Taps New President and CEO

Solo Brands, a company with a portfolio of lifestyle brands including Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak, ISLE and…

News January 9
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Instacart is bringing ads to its Caper Carts smart carts.

Instacart Expands In-Store Retail Media Offering with Addition of Smart Cart Ads

Instacart is bringing advertising to its AI-powered smart shopping carts, Caper Carts. The new offering will be piloted…

News January 8
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