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Johnson Controls Launches AI-Powered Face Mask Detection

Johnson Controls has launched exacqVision 20.09 with Face Mask Detection, an integrated solution that seeks to maintain safety…

News September 17
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GNC Cancels Bankruptcy Auction, Seeks Sale To Investor Harbin Pharmaceutical

GNC Holdings has canceled its planned auction and will move ahead with plans to sell itself to China-based…

News September 16
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Beyond Parking: Planning Lots For Curbside, Events And Additional Use Cases

The mass adoption of curbside pickup during the pandemic has changed the role of the parking lot as…

Features September 16
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Skirting Bankruptcy, J.Jill Secures $15 Million To Pay Debts And Fund Business Plan

While a raft of non-essential retailers have succumbed to Chapter 11 bankruptcy since the pandemic forced store shutdowns,…

News September 15
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Preparing For A Post-Pandemic World: How U.S. Retailers Can Leverage Space In The Low-Touch Economy

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has disrupted retail in an unprecedented way. Approximately 25,000 retail stores in…

Executive Viewpoints September 14
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GameStop Will Close Up To 450 Stores In Fiscal 2020

GameStop is accelerating store closure plans as part of its “de-densification” strategy. The retailer plans to shutter 400…

News September 11
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JCPenney Eyes $1.75 Billion Purchase By Brookfield And Simon Property

J.C. Penney Company has entered an agreement in principle to sell JCPenney to Brookfield Property Partners and Simon…

News September 10
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Bankrupt Century 21, Citing $175 Million Insurance Nonpayment, Will Cease Operations

Pioneering off-price retail chain Century 21 Stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to shut…

News September 10
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The Paper Store Emerges From Bankruptcy Under New Ownership

The Paper Store will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after less than two months. Retail-led real estate firm…

News September 9
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