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CVS Health introduced a mobile app that allows shoppers in a handful of stores to unlock secured display cabinets to access merchandise, the company announced Tuesday. The feature is a test for now.

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Walmart Inc. is delivering prescription medications directly to customers' doorsteps — along with their other purchases — from stores in as soon as 30 minutes across 49 states.

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The Amazon Business business-to-business procurement store is expanding its collaboration with a spend management platform.

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PepsiCo and Wing will be delivering free game-day snacks to select customers during Super Bowl weekend.

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Starbucks Coffee Company has become the second quick service restaurant retailer to become a member of the U.S. Food Waste Pact.

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Sunoco has entered a partnership with Flexcar, a flexible car lease company, for the launch of the Flexcar Gas Saver program. The initial rollout of the initiative begin last month.

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Aptos announced today that WSS has deployed Aptos ONE POS, a microservices-based application that delivers new levels of speed, efficiency and innovation to WSS’ store operations and customer engagement strategies. Dozens of WSS stores went live on Aptos ONE POS immediately prior to the holiday shopping period, with the remainder set to adopt the solution in early 2025.

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Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., is introducing a new offering called “OptUP Your Nutrition,” a new free nutrition coaching program that provides customized nutrition tips and tools designed to support healthier eating.

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Sainsbury’s has removed Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ technology from its checkout-free London store, returning the site to more traditional checkout solutions.

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The Aldi Shop&Go concept store in Greenwich, London, opened in January 2022 and allows customers to complete their shop without scanning a single product or having to go through a checkout.

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Imagine stepping into a luxury hotel where every detail of your dining experience is flawless, from the speed of service to the personalised touches that make every meal memorable. Behind this seamless operation lies advanced technology, redefining hospitality excellence.

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Peek & Cloppenburg1 has selected Oracle retail and finance cloud applications to streamline its operations and optimize inventory management across its global footprint.

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Associated Food Stores (AFS) has introduced its Tiered Incentive Discount (TID) program that offers increasing discounts based on order quantities, helping retailers move beyond traditional pallet-only deals.

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At Corner Market’s 14 locations across Mississippi, colorful and eye-catching produce displays and innovative merchandising strategies aren’t just for show — they’re the cornerstone of a business philosophy that has helped this family-owned chain become a leader in fresh food retail.

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Rezolve Ai announces significant retail expansion in early 2025, with major brands including Dunkin', BJ's Wholesale Club, Coles Supermarkets, and Phoenix Suns adopting its AI-powered retail solutions.

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David’s Bridal is building out a new retail media network catering to its audience of brides-to-be as it looks to create new, stable revenue streams Pearl Media Network launched in December as a way for the company to help monetize the millions of brides that come to its website.

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It's been nearly a year since Schnucks announced a pilot program for customers to avoid checkout lines and pay for their groceries from the comfort of their shopping cart. The program has been so successful that the grocer announced Wednesday it'd soon send the carts to more St. Louis area stores.

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Janie and Jack is enabling third-party sellers to seamlessly integrate their products into its e-commerce site via a new marketplace platform it is launching in partnership with digital marketplace technology provider Mirakl.

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Rakuten is rolling out Programmatic Loyalty, an advertising solution that leverages AI and its first-party data to deliver campaigns with a guaranteed return on ad spend (ROAS).

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The Defense Commissary Agency, which oversees 240 commissaries (grocery and household goods stores), has chosen NCR Government Systems LLC, a subsidiary of NCR Voyix Corp., as the maintenance and operations services provider for its point-of-sale (POS) technology assets.

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Church & Dwight is doubling down on its digital-first strategy while strategically weaving in AI to complement its marketing efforts.

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Nearly 60% of store design teams say their top challenge is adapting store experiences to new shopper expectations.

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Mountain House, the direct-to-consumer division of Oregon Freeze Dry, has chosen Reactor Data to streamline its data onboarding workflows.

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Motorola Solutions has announced deployment of its VT100 body cameras to employees across Poundland stores in the UK. Since a pilot, the retailer has reported a decrease in incidents, including an 11% drop in violence against store employees and a marked reduction in shoplifting and theft.

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Consumers attending Super Bowl LIX will have a streamlined option to select, order and pay for concessions.

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The consumer products company is using generative AI for the full innovation cycle, from synthesizing consumer insights and highlighting unmet consumer needs to suggesting new product concepts.

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I recently visited a location of a well-known upscale retailer where associates were too engrossed in their smartphones to look up at shoppers.

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B&Q has announced the expansion of its on-demand delivery trial with Deliveroo, following a launch from its smaller high street stores in London last August.

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The booming chicken chain aims to reinvent the drive-through process; reducing bottlenecks in the ‘cockpit’

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The Atlanta-based casual-dining restaurant is embracing the trend of operational simplicity by rolling out a new app in partnership with Paytronix that prioritizes ease of customer experience over complex bells and whistles.

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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group, one of India's largest and most influential conglomerates, is developing a large-scale data center in Jamnagar - a small town in Gujarat that’s already home to Reliance’s major oil refining and petrochemical operations.

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Reid & Taylor Apparel has implemented Unicommerce's order management, warehouse management, and retail management systems.

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Retailers in January 2025 focused technology efforts in areas including agentic AI, RFID and robotics.

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Centric Software is pleased to announce that Carhartt, America's heritage premium workwear brand, has selected Centric Planning™ for its innovative enterprise solutions.

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The Meijer Media retail media network is connecting with Pinterest, online video, and connected TV (CTV). Meijer Media's integration with Pinterest will leverage the retailer’s first-party data to create personalized experiences aligned with customer preferences.

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The Massachusetts-based discount club chain is offering tap and pay as a payment option at all of its 186 BJ’s Gas locations across 21 states.

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Makeup by Mario, a brand created by celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic, has launched a virtual try-on experience in collaboration with FFFACE.ME.

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Poshmark is unveiling Smart List AI, a new generative AI feature designed to act as a co-pilot for sellers by using AI to create listing details across any category and department from a single photo upload while guiding sellers step-by-step through the process.

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Cleveron reports installation of the Cleveron 302 solution from its indoor parcel locker range in H&M’s newly transformed store on Drottninggatan 56 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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The U.S. Sun is shown a glimpse of the future with buying and trying clothes on with the touch of a button

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Ace Hardware is offering yard care products and expertise on a subscription basis to members of its rewards program.

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The venerable retailer continues to invest in a broad range of customer experience initiatives, which are bearing fruit in its clothing and homeware division.

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JCPenney Co. Inc. is expanding its support for businesses and nonprofits looking to purchase products at bulk order prices.

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Stadium said it is taking “a step forward in its e-commerce strategy” by integrating Mirakl Ads, which is a retail media solution by Mirakl.

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L'Oreal is partnering with IBM to leverage IBM's GenAI tech and expertise to discover new insights in cosmetic formation data.

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Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced an extension of its partnership with Interflora/Fleurop to Switzerland.

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AiFi reports deployment of its spatial intelligence platform with Sodexo for an autonomous store at a Rio Tinto mining village in Western Australia.

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DoorDash is tapping into the world of bulk shopping Down Under with on-demand, same-day and future scheduled delivery to customers through a partnership with Costco Wholesale Australia.

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Houchens Food Group has tapped eGrowcery, developer of a retail food industry white-label digital commerce platform, to deliver improved shopper engagement for its grocery banners.

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Highgate partnered with InnSpire, a hospitality technology vendor specializing in seamless digital integration. With its AI-driven platform, InnSpire ONE, the company enabled Highgate to create a next-generation hospitality ecosystem that effortlessly merged human service with smart automation.

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