Portland Leather Goods leverages managed logistics servicesA vertical retailer of handmade leather products is outsourcing inventory and warehouse management. 2024’s top expanders: Dollar stores, value apparel and automotiveDollar General, Burlington, and Take 5 Oil Change remain on aggressive growth plans. Walmart pilots in-store breast cancer screening center Walmart has launched a pilot that involves a critical health care area for women. Walmart looks back on busy digital 2023 Walmart revamped enterprise digital operations in the past year, including e-commerce, mobile, delivery and third-party marketplace sales. Walmart expands metaverse commerce with developer APIs Walmart Inc. is partnering with a platform for developing real-time 3D content to offer immersive shopping opportunities. 2024 – A look ahead to the year in retail tech Generative AI will continue to be a generator of retail technology headlines in 2024, but the metaverse and TikTok will also make a splash. Mastercard: Holiday retail sales rise 3.1% over 2022 season In the end, shoppers provided retailers with a solid holiday season, with sales that met the low end of expectations. Generative AI – a technology to watch in retail Generative artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the retail technology landscape in 2023 and is poised to continue doing so in 2024. Walmart expands flexible payment option to self-checkout Walmart is is extending its partnership with a buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform to self-checkout kiosks at stores across the U.S. NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show announces opening keynoter The retail world will gather in New York City in January for NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show. 2023: The year generative AI broke in retail Generative artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the retail technology landscape in 2023. Online grocery sales hit $8 billion in November Online grocery sales in the U.S. in November rose more than 5% compared the same month last year, according to Brick Meets Click. First Previous 48 49 50 51 52 Next Last