Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Lowe’s has unveiled a new solution, developed in its Innovation Labs division, designed to combat retail theft in way that is invisible to customers through the use of RFID chips and the blockchain. Called Project Unlock , the new technology combines low-cost RFID chips and IoT sensors to activate power tools at the point of purchase while also creating a secure, publicly accessible and anonymized record of legitimate purchases on the blockchain.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Landsec , part of The St David’s Partnership, has announced that Penhaligon’s have signed for their first Welsh store at St David’s Cardiff. The luxury British perfume house have launched this week in time for Christmas on The Hayes, St David’s premium retail and leisure mall. Guest experience will be the focus of Penhaligon’s new 420 sq. ft space, with a bespoke interior that is designed to inspire and delight on every visit, a fragrance sommelier bar and an engraving station for a fully custo

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) , Meta , Microsoft and mapping and location solution TomTom are the founding members of a new collaborative effort to develop a set of shared, open and interoperable map data in order “to create a living digital record of the physical world.”. Some might argue that record already exists in the form of Google Maps , but that is largely the point of the new initiative — to take control of this important tool (used by billions of businesses and consumers every day for a mu

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Goldsmiths, one of the UK’s leading luxury watch and jewellery retailers and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, has relocated its Solihull showroom to a new larger location in the Touchwood shopping centre. . Located just nine miles east of Birmingham, Solihull has established itself as an attractive metropolitan borough with its own unique character.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers. Not too long ago, Wish was the top shopping app in the world , but eventually the very thing that helped it grow so large so quickly — shockingly cheap products — was also what caused it to lose favor with shoppers: when thos

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon.com has reached a deal with Games Workshop to develop film and television productions based on its Warhammer science fiction video game. It will also sell merchandise connected to the franchise. Amazon spends billions on its Prime Video Streaming service, a key component of its Prime membership plan.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said that grocery inflation is not evenly distributed. “What we’re seeing is that if you take the fresh food categories, commodities, things like proteins, things are starting to move. Chicken right now is more expensive, but beef is down. Fruit and vegetable is in pretty good shape,” he said. “But dry groceries, consumables is where we’re seeing the most stubborn and persistent inflation, mid-double-digit inflation.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Warner Music Group (WMG) will partner with and invest in digital fashion retailer DressX , gaining a platform for select WMG artists to design their own virtual fashion lines. These artists will collaborate directly with DressX to design and launch 3D and AR virtual clothing that their fans can collect across Instagram, Snapchat and other platform partners.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon.com has agreed to give makers of rival products equal access on the e-commerce platform as part of an agreement with European regulators, according to people with knowledge of the deal. It has also agreed to not use data from third-party marketplace sellers to inform its own offerings.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Meijer is expanding on-demand delivery offerings through a partnership with Uber and Uber Eats at nearly 250 of the retailer’s locations across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Customers can choose same-day delivery for items including fresh produce, prepared meals and holiday staples while shopping on the Uber Eats app, and these Meijer locations also will be featured within the Uber Holiday Shop. “Meijer is known for freshness — fresh food, fresh thinking and a

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Customer Experience

Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Peel L&P has announced over 15,000 sq ft of new lettings at Gloucester Quays across 2022, with British bath, body & beauty retailer, Molton Brown, the latest premium brand to take space at the leading designer outlet. Molton Brown has opened within a 2,184 sq ft unit opposite Le Creuset. The store stocks the brand’s iconic selection of fragrances across bath, body, and beauty products, fitted out in its trademark luxurious style.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Twitter said that it has suspended the accounts of journalists from CNN, The New York Times, Voice of America, The Washington Post and others. The social media site’s owner, Elon Musk, said in a tweet that the journalists were sharing details about his whereabouts and that these reports amount to “assassination coordinates” for those who would do him or his family harm.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Consumers are spending, but they are keen on getting deals, and retailers are slashing prices as the holiday season winds down.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Taco Bell is testing two new varieties of its popular Mexican Pizza including a Cheesy Jalapeño Mexican Pizza in Oklahoma City and a Triple Crunch Mexican Pizza in Omaha. The restaurant chain sold 20 million Mexican Pizzas after it put the item on the menu in May.

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Mulesoft

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Zellers closed down most of its stores in Canada a decade ago, shuttering the last of them in 2020. The retailer is planning a comeback and hoping that memories of what it once was will be enough to get Canadians to give it another try.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Themed Lego sets and movie-related action figures are selling well, while board games and Nerf products are down, according to Jefferies analysts.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

More than 1,000 baristas working at 100 Starbucks across the country are planning a three-day strike as part of their effort to unionize more stores. The workers said they are protesting insufficient staffing and poor management at Starbucks’ stores.

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Sponsored Post. The retail industry, both in-store and online, is usually focused on showcasing its products. But this strategy alone will not yield more sales, higher customer satisfaction, or improved experience (CX). We’ve seen time and time again that human connections—meaningful exchanges and experiences between retailers and customers—are the true drivers of loyalty.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Malls have welcomed pet parents to bring along their puppies in an effort to attract more shoppers. The results have sometimes been chaotic and messy.

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Nationally available grants give small businesses across the country the opportunity to apply for funds that may not be generally available in their region. For entrepreneurs in small communities that are struggling financially, these grants can provide timely needed funds during hard economic times. If you happen to be a small business owner in one of these small communities, make sure to always keep an eye on nationally available grants.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Alcoholic ready-to-drink brand WKD has struck a deal with TV show Love Island to be its official alcohol partner for a further two series in 2023. For the first time ever, two separate series of the hit ITV format will air during the same year. WKD, which has been associated with the show for the. This story continues at WKD secures double date with Love Island.

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Mulesoft

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Robotic process automation (RPA) is an unstoppable digitization trend, but its complexity is frequently underestimated. In this article, you’ll learn what RPA is and can do, why many RPA projects fail, and how MuleSoft RPA can safely guide your automation initiatives to success throughout the RPA lifecycle. Automation now: jobs for bots It seems like […].

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mars Wrigley has unveiled a raft of new launches and returning favourites that will feature in its 2023 Easter range. New for 2023 are M&M’s Easter Shapes – hollow chocolate shapes filled with mini M&M’s and individually wrapped in colourful foil. According to Mars Wrigley, shapes are growing category, with 15% of households buying Easter. This story continues at New products unveiled for Mars Wrigley Easter portfolio.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The agency acknowledged that consumer interest in more sustainable retail products has risen since it last updated its “Green Guides” in 2012.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Systems to erase checkout lines are on the grow, as exemplified by these three new installations: • A Pick & Go store in Munich is Germany’s first fully autonomous, cashier-less supermarket. Installed at a store operated by grocer REWE Group (Cologne, Germany) is a system by Trigo (Tel Aviv), a computer vision company that builds autonomous checkout and retail analytics systems.

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Mulesoft

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The toy company is launching a game where users can become business tycoons, and the DTC apparel company announced a resale program.

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Mulesoft

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2009, the world changed. Before then, businesses around the world were forced to choose between speed and quality. IT leaders and dev teams would all repeat what was essentially the same narrative to their business counterparts: “Do you want it done fast, or do you want it done well?” The belief that speed and […]. The post COE vs. C4E vs. Away Teams: Aligning Speed, Scale, and Safety first appeared on MuleSoft Blog.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Eva Serrano’s appointment is an “important next step” in PVH’s multi-year strategic growth plan, according to its CEO.

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