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- 10/23/2025
Amazon commits $2.5B to skills training
Amazon wants to help prepare at least 50 million people for the future of work. - 10/23/2025
Avoid these AI bugaboos as Halloween draws near
Artificial intelligence can be scary, but with proper planning and oversight retailers can banish any lurking hobgoblins to the shadows of the tech landscape. - 10/22/2025
Wonder expands Grubhub robotic delivery beyond college campuses
The robotic delivery offering from Grubhub is graduating college, and its parent company Wonder is playing a key role. - 10/22/2025
Tractor Supply Co. hits record Q3 sales; meets Street with profit
The nation’s largest rural lifestyle retailer reported strong third quarter performance. - 10/22/2025
Amazon reportedly plans to replace 600,000 workers with robots
Amazon’s robotic automation efforts may wind up in the company cutting its human U.S. workforce roughly in half. - 10/22/2025
Starbucks pilots new North American store role
Starbucks Corp. is testing out an assistant store manager position in select U.S. stores. - 10/22/2025
Albertsons deploys AI-based replenishment across all fresh departments
Albertsons Companies Inc. is matching demand with sales for fresh products throughout all its store brands. - 10/22/2025
Amazon aids product selection with new mobile AI assistant
Amazon continues releasing artificial intelligence solutions designed to streamline the process of searching, evaluating and purchasing products. - 10/21/2025
New Amazon supply chain solutions include agentic AI, smart glasses
Amazon is leveraging four new leading-edge artificial intelligence- and virtual reality-enabled tools to streamline fulfillment and delivery workflows. - 10/21/2025
Amazon commits to free food bank deliveries through 2028
Amazon is continuing a program it began to assist food banks in the U.S. and U.K. during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 10/21/2025
Neiman Marcus plans holiday windows; debuts fantasy gifts, holiday book
Neiman Marcus will offer special holiday treats for in-store shoppers and is releasing its annual assortment of extravagant "fantasy gifts" and holiday book. - 10/21/2025
Black Friday – Cyber Monday spending to grow to almost $80 billion
The traditional Black Friday – Cyber Monday peak holiday sales period is looking up for retailers.