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Robotics Provider Creates Academy for Training Retail Associates and Support Vendors

Alert Innovation will launch a training and career development organization focused on its Alphabot robotics solution, offering interactive…

News May 19
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Baltic Telecom Company Trials Self-Service Store to Reach Small-Town Customers

Telia — a telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic states — is piloting a new self-service store…

News May 18
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Accenture Study: ‘Infrequent’ Ecommerce Shoppers Boosted Online Purchases 343% due to COVID

COVID-19 undoubtedly convinced a large number of ecommerce “virgins” to make their very first online purchase, but it’s…

Features May 18
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Walmart and So Yummy Cook Up New Shoppable Content Campaign

Walmart has teamed up with First Media’s food-focused brand So Yummy for an innovative new shoppable content campaign,…

News May 17
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How Interior Define ‘Democratizes Customization’ with Digital Tech and Localized Sales

So many of the digital native brands making a splash these days seem to have started the same…

Features May 17
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Amazon Looks to Raise $1B for Social, Environmental Projects with First Sustainability Bond Issue

Amazon has issued a $1 billion sustainability-focused bond as part of its new Sustainable Bond Framework, designed to…

News May 12
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PANGAIA Gives Products Their Own ‘Digital Passport’ to Track Provenance, Environmental Impact

Sustainable clothing brand PANGAIA has partnered with connected products solution EON to power “digital passports” for its products…

News May 11
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Cars, Wine, Trees — COVID-19 Proved Once and For All that You Can Sell Just About Anything Online

The COVID-induced ecommerce boom of 2020 saw online sales climb across almost all categories last year, including some…

Features May 5
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Apple Store Creator’s ‘Commerce-at-Home’ Startup Enjoy to Go Public via SPAC

Retail pioneer Ron Johnson — the man responsible for the Apple Store and Target’s first designer collaboration —…

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