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Zara To Deploy Click-And-Collect Robots In Stores

Zara has long been known as a fast fashion leader, but the retailer has been slow in one…

News March 7
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Kroger Launches Innovation Center To Research And Test Grocery Offerings

Kroger is the latest retailer to create its own innovation lab, opening the Culinary Innovation Center in downtown…

News March 1
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JD, Alibaba Introduce Tech-Driven Supermarkets To Chinese Consumers

Following in the footsteps of chief rival Alibaba, Chinese e-Commerce giant JD has opened its first supermarket, a…

News January 9
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Grocers Have Lost 29% Of Their Market Share Since 1991

With societal changes driving consumers from cooking at home to preferring takeout food, fast casual dining, restaurants and…

News January 9
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Retail Gives Back: How Best Buy, Target, Walmart Helped Those In Need In 2017

2017 may have given the retail industry its fair share of bruises, but that didn’t deter retailers from…

News January 3
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Physical Stores Will Remain Crucial To Retail Revenue And Branding Through 2020

Physical retail stores will still be the predominant revenue channel for U.S.-based omnichannel retailers and critical to their brand identities in 2020,…

News November 28
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Order Fulfillment, Short Staffing: Big Barriers To Well-Executed Store Experiences

As retailers feel the pressure of integrating channels to improve the customer experience, store managers continue to face…

News November 14
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The Store Needs A Data-Driven Facelift

As e-Commerce shopping increases every year, all omnichannel retailers must assess the role of the store in their…

News October 19
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3 Must-Have Strategies For Keeping Store Doors Open

The demise of the brick-and-mortar store has been greatly exaggerated, with retailers expected to open as many as…

News September 14
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