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Canadian Home Furnishings Retailer Bouclair Deploys New POS Solution

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For over 50 years, Bouclair has been committed to offering our customers not only stylish and affordable home furnishings, but also a personalized and enjoyable shopping experience,” said Peter Goldberg, President and CEO of Bouclair in a statement. “As

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Cashierless Space Gets More Crowded: JD.Com Opens Two Autonomous Stores in the Netherlands

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JD.com has entered the autonomous store space in Europe with the launch of two omnichannel cashierless stores in the Netherlands. The Ochama shops, located in Leiden and Rotterdam, carry everything from food to home furnishings and are operated entirely by robots.

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NRF 2023 Spotlights Profitability, Workforce Enhancements and Media Network Opportunities

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We’re seeing it be a real traffic driver, because people come to sell a product they no longer need or shop the refurbished options, and then stay and shop the rest of the store. IKEA , which already had a resale program in the form of its “As Is” section, expanded in 2022 to include buyback and refurbishment services.

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At Home to be Taken Private in $2.8 Billion Purchase

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The transaction is expected to close in Q3 of calendar year 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including the approval of At Home’s stockholders.

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Back to school, back to learning or will it simply be back to home?

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We do however, anticipate less people are going to be out shopping in stores due to this pandemic, especially with unemployment stimulus checks just ending and no news yet if they are going to be reinstated. It appears that Back to School shopping will be popular even in these uncertain times, although it may be in a phased approach.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

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Today, retailers and brands need to support their customers how, when and where they want to shop. I like to believe tech is helping to bridge the journey because of the customer – to optimize operations, processes, procedures (back of house and front of house) across all touch points to create a connected retail experience.