Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2020

Even with 74,000 personal shoppers and its recently launched Express Delivery service, Walmart has faced challenges keeping up with demand as consumers escalate both their online ordering and their expectations for faster home delivery. To ramp up capacity for same-day delivery, Walmart has struck a deal with Instacart to pilot home delivery in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, Calif. as well as Tulsa, Okla., according to CNBC.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 12, 2020

Fashion designer Virgil Abloh and AMO director Samir Bantal have designed the Off-White flagship store in Miami Design District to be a fulfilment centre and a multipurpose events space. Abloh, who owns the brand Off-White , and Bantal, director of architecture firm OMA 's research arm AMO, designed the store to rethink how physical shops should operate amid the growing popularity of digital shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2020

The retail industry is relentlessly innovative. And in these times of global uncertainty, retailers must be responsive to change and prepared to adapt almost instantaneously in order to keep their (virtual) doors open — let alone stay relevant. With that in mind, industry leaders need to prepare for, and adapt to, shopper behaviors and preferences that have shifted as a result of this pandemic.

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I Vend

AUGUST 12, 2020

Certifications are a great way to show prospects, customers, colleagues and other members of your industries your achievements. It also helps us to spread the good word about iVend Retail! Now, you can highlight your accomplishments and expertise in iVend Retail by using Certification Badges, alongside traditional qualifications and professional accreditation.

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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2020

Deemed essential retailers because of marijuana’s many medical uses, cannabis dispensaries have continued to operate even during COVID-19 shutdowns. But Hightimes Holdings President Paul Henderson is always on the lookout for more and better ways to connect customers with cannabis, so in recent months the company has focused on expanding its brick-and-mortar store footprint and launching a delivery network that will serve multiple California markets.

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Retail Next

AUGUST 12, 2020

The MLB and NBA are back in action, PGA tournaments have resumed…. Finally, there are sports to watch on TV. Almost felt a little normal, right? Let’s be honest, not really. With news of people having “Corona parties” where cases are now spiking across the nation, why couldn’t everyone follow directions, stay home and wear their masks? Now the reality of kitchens becoming classrooms and parents juggling the roles of their own jobs in addition to teachers and short order cooks are coming to life

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Retail Technology Review

AUGUST 12, 2020

As the Coronavirus creates turmoil in our daily lives, businesses are moving quickly to respond to a radical shift in consumer behaviour. A boom in online orders, likely to become a feature of the ‘new reality’, is triggering a major re-think of the fulfilment operation.

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