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The first Starbucks café constructed entirely of 3D-printed materials is opening soon in Brownsville, Texas, the city announced on Instagram last month. Starbucks confirmed the news and said the new location will be the company’s first 3D printed build in partnership with PERI 3D Construction.

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As part of its large-scale remodel, Sam’s Club will remove checkout stands—including self-checkout—and implement the Scan & Go experience at all locations.

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In collaboration with Fund Recovery, the retailer unveiled the Nashville's first-ever naloxone vending machine available at a convenience store. The initiative, located at Twice Daily's store on 1702 West End Ave., makes the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication accessible to the community 24/7, free of charge.

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Walgreens is making its stores part of a major national initiative to help fight prescription drug abuse. On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Walgreens is participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

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The country’s largest rural lifestyle retailer is expanding the offerings of its Tractor Supply Rx budget-priced pet and animal pharmacy offering.

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The e-commerce retailer is collaborating with Checkout.com to scale and optimize its payment performance in each of the 190 markets where it operates.

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Etsy Inc. is rolling out multiple new technology-based enhancements to the back-end experience it offers sellers.

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Seeking to compete with high-touch beauty retailers like Sephora and an expanded assortment at rival Target, Walmart will pilot Beauty Bars in 40 stores, giving customers the opportunity to talk to beauty experts, test samples and explore new products.

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Remember when retail tech projects were fairly linear? You’d spend months or years selecting a new POS system, then years more implementing it. Those days are gone. The AI revolution isn’t just changing retail technology—it’s fundamentally reshaping how we approach implementation altogether.

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The fast-food chain has earmarked over $2 billion toward its Reclaim the Flame strategy, which involves remodels, advertising, equipment and tech upgrades, digital enhancements, and more.

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The Iowa-based convenience chain is rolling out the IntelAgree artificial intelligence-based contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform. Casey's will leverage the full IntelAgree suite, including Saige Assist, its generative AI assistant, to manage contract operations across the organization.

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Royal Farms has completed integration of edge computing capabilities into all its stores in partnership with Scale Computing, an edge computing solution company based in Indianapolis.

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Apple has highlighted how an Australian shoe company replaced its traditional point-of-sale machines with iPhones, making for a better customer experience.

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A South Korean fashion chain is displaying outfits with lifelike 3-D virtual reality "models."

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The grocery conglomerate is deploying the Criteo Onsite Video solution to place shoppable video ads from CPG companies participating in its Albertsons Media Collective retail media network.

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Belle Tire has partnered with financial services company Synchrony to make car care more affordable.

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Wayne-Sanderson Farms is partnering with ag solutions company BinSentry to enhance the poultry processor’s animal feed supply chain throughout its operations.

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Dansko is investing in a product lifecycle management (PLM) platform to optimize workflows that can keep up with business growth. It partnered with Centric Software after struggling to efficiently manage product data due to an expanding portfolio.

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Sigma Alimentos Costa Rica, a leading multinational food company specializing in high-quality processed meats, dairy products, and other refrigerated and frozen foods, has chosen RELEX Solutions.

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British luxury streetwear brand Represent says that it has transformed its approach to customer retention since migrating its loyalty programme to LoyaltyLion, a platform for Shopify stores.

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Operating a fleet of delivery vehicles, within the M25, it is using Podfather to plan and optimise routes, provide real-time tracking and notifications, and to capture detailed electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) evidence. Since implementing the system, it has reduced the time and resource required to manage the delivery operation and boosted service with a better flow of information to the customer.

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The company, operator of convenience-store chains including Certified Oil, Cumberland Farms, Kwik Shop, and Tom Thumb is deploying ecoATM mobile device trade-in kiosks in select stores.

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This builds on a long standing collaboration between the two which has delivered projects including an AI driven global personalisation initiative and a separate effort to enhance the global agency collaboration for L’Oréal, streamlining communication processes and achieving scalability across 14 markets within a 12 month period.

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Kenvue, maker of consumer health products like Tylenol, Neutrogena and Listerine, has announced a five-year collaboration with Microsoft which aims to establish a strong foundation for transforming digital operations through AI technologies.

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Bitcoin payments are now accepted at SPAR stores in Switzerland, starting with Zug.

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As CIDO, Peri oversees infrastructure, ERP, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, data systems and the entire scope of digital initiatives at McCormick. His mission is to ensure that digital transformation is anchored to McCormick’s business strategy.

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A multi-partner collaboration withHonorBuilt,Qu unified commerce and POS,Decision Logic Solutions, andPoint B Consultants,Golden Corral Corporationpropels its restaurant business processes to new heights.

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As part of an ongoing digitalization initiative, the CPG giant has implemented a cloud-based, AI-powered B2B e-commerce platform to streamline operations for its micro-retailer partners.

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The apparel retailer, which operates stores under the American Eagle and Aerie brands, has announced a multi-year extension of its agreement with Synchrony to manage its credit programs.

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The company has been working with SAP’s commerce cloud platform to support its efforts in better understanding the consumer point of view.

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Under a renewed agreement, Synchrony will continue to administer the Ashley Advantage credit card and will continue to offer a range of promotional terms including deferred interest, equal pay/no interest and reduced interest plans, as well as fixed monthly payments with terms ranging from six to 72 months.

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The convenience/fuel retailer, which operates 75 locations in the Northeast, previously eliminated the traditional checkout at a store in White Plains, N.Y. by installing six AI-equipped Mashgin self-checkout kiosks.

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GCC’s No.1 Pan GCC Retailer to adopt AI-driven forecasting and replenishment capabilities

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The convenience store operator is expanding its partnership with goHappy, a frontline employee engagement tool.

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Mattress Firm, the largest mattress specialty retailer in the United States, has selected invent.ai, a retail inventory optimization solutions company, to improve its supply chain operations and strategic planning.

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Home Bargains, a discount retailer in the U.K., is testing anti-theft software at self-checkout lanes. The system uses AI integrated with the store's CCTV coverage to monitor whether items passing through self-checkouts have been properly scanned.

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Ulta Beauty is working to take advantage of improvements to core technology systems with an eye toward growth.

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DoorDash and Schnucks Markets are bringing on-demand grocery and essentials to all Schnucks locations through the DoorDash Marketplace.

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Chestnut Market has deployed Mashgin's AI-powered checkout system at its Bethel, Conn., store, located at 203 Greenwood Ave. It is the first Shell-branded store to roll out Mashgin's technology, which integrates with Shell's payment network through the Invenco EDGEPro device.

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Global lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore leverages FLYR to streamline revenue management with AI-driven decision-making

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Net Conversion has been named “Media Agency of Record (AOR)” for Southeastern Grocers, LLC. The agency will be responsible for media planning and buying, media analytics, and advanced analytics to deliver data-driven solutions that fuel customer loyalty, acquisition, and growth.

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The global sports retailer has reimagined the shopping experience with a modern layout, a significantly enhanced Custom Zone, and an expanded selection of localized and exclusive merchandise, all designed to put personalization at the core of the brand’s brick-and-mortar presence.

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At Unilever, quality is more than a compliance requirement — it is a cornerstone of our growth strategy. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class performance with market-leading, unmissably superior brands.

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With labor shortages, shifting traveler expectations, and fast-moving markets, hoteliers face mounting pressure to adapt. Remington Hospitality’s EVP of Revenue Management shares how data-driven tools—and empowered teams—are redefining performance.

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A collaboration between a retailer and a technology platform can produce substantial benefits for both.

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Theisen’s Home•Farm•Auto has introduced Simbe’s Tally at three of its stores in Dubuque and Dyersville, Iowa and Jefferson, Wis. This marks the retailer’s first phase of adopting robotic technology to deliver an “even better experience to customers and associates alike.”

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Circle K is deploying the Quorso Intelligent Management Platform across 12 countries in 11 different languages.

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Retailers value artificial intelligence and supply chain technology investments more than other areas of spending — and Walmart’s new use of Cropin’s AI tech for produce needs checks both boxes.

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“These platforms are designed to drive increased sales, more deeply engage our most loyal customers, increase customer lifetime value, and generate digital space and robust data for the Albertsons Media Collective,” explained Susan Morris, who will succeed Sankaran as CEO when he retires on May 1.

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