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Staples Canada Launches Electronics Trade-In Program

Staples Canada and Allstate Protection Plans have introduced Staples Trade-in by Allstate, allowing Canadians to exchange unwanted electronics…

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How ‘Process Mining’ Refines Ikea’s Rich, Plentiful Data so it Can be Put to Use

Last year, 650 million people across 30 countries visited an Ikea store, and the company’s website attracted more…

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Walmart Tests Dark Stores in its Multi-Front Effort to Improve Delivery

Walmart has pursued numerous initiatives designed to improve its delivery speed and reach over the past year, and…

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Walmart Deploys AI-Powered Task Management and Translation Tools for Associates

Walmart is in the process of deploying AI-powered tools to meet key store associate requirements, including a task…

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BOOsting Retail Employment: Spirit Halloween to Hire 50,000 Seasonal Associates

Spirit Halloween is seeking to conjure up 50,000 seasonal sales associates and store managers to staff the more…

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Make Your Store Influencer-Ready: Design Choices that Drive Foot Traffic and Social Engagement

The power of social media influencers is impossible to ignore in today’s digital age, with over half of…

Executive Viewpoints June 25
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Netflix Bets on Las Vegas as Site for Third Permanent Netflix House

Netflix has picked Las Vegas as the location for its third Netflix House experiential retail venue, with an…

News June 23
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C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

Grocery industry wholesale supplier and retailer C&S Wholesale Grocers will purchase the nearly 200-store SpartanNash chain for $1.77…

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Kroger Plans to Shutter 60 Stores by End of 2026

Kroger will close approximately 60 stores in the next 18 months and already has taken a $100 million…

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