Marks & Spencer boosts store productivity with devices, softwareA British apparel and food giant is focusing on store operations via an expanded hosted IT services contract with Diebold Nixdorf that will last an additional four years. Numerator: Most consumers to shop Thanksgiving - Cyber MondayShoppers will be out in force during the upcoming holiday weekend. Amazon’s new livestream partnership will feature Martha Stewart Some big-name celebrities will participate in a new collaboration between Amazon and the TalkShopLive video commerce platform that rolls out Black Friday. Beyond’s deal with The Container Store not likely to proceed A deal that would have given a big — and much-needed — boost to the struggling Container Store is all but dead. Target begins offering Black Friday deals Target Corp. is following in the footsteps of two of its biggest rivals by not waiting for Nov. 29 to launch its Black Friday promotion. BJ’s raising membership fee — first increase in seven years Come the new year, consumers will have to pay a bit more to become a member of BJ’s Wholesale Club. Walmart sees four AI trends dominant in 2025 Walmart Inc. has released an official forecast of how it expects companies to react to the continuing evolution of artificial intelligence in 2025. Walmart launches Luminate data platform in Canada Walmart Luminate, which provides a unified picture of category performance and consumer trends at scale, is now available in Canada. Salesforce: AI will help drive Cyber Week sales to $311 billion Artificial intelligence-based shopping technologies are expected to help boost global sales during Cyber Week. Survey: 40% of shoppers make big purchases at midnight Consumer shopping trends that have emerged ahead of the holiday season including midnight shopping, unconventional self-gifting and more. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
