COVID-19 dampens retail theft losses, not criminal greedEven as temporary store closures due to the pandemic cut down on total retail theft incidents and losses, thieves stole more per incident. Rite Aid obtains further assistance in same-day deliveryRite Aid is adding DoorDash as an on-demand delivery partner for non-prescription health, convenience, and wellness essentials. 7-Eleven Japan creates convenient data access with Google Cloud The world’s largest convenience retailer is advancing digital transformation in Japan with a new data analysis platform built on Google Cloud. Consumers more confident about shopping in-store Consumer confidence about shopping in stores is on the rise. Amazon enables online price comparison for medications Amazon Prime members can now easily check whether Amazon Pharmacy or a local drugstore has the best price for a prescription order. CVS adds free same-day Rx delivery to loyalty benefits CVS Pharmacy is expanding upon a partnership with Shipt to streamline prescription delivery for members of its paid CarePass program. Retailers optimistic about strong recovery in 2021 Retailers and commercial real estate companies alike are feeling good about the retail brick-and-mortar recovery. NPD: Three critical trends affecting retailers in coming months are… New policies regarding the return to work, reopening of schools for in-person learning and the resurgence of travel will have enormous implications for the retail industry. Survey: Consumers will stay online as pandemic eases Most consumers will maintain or increase their online usage even as in-person shopping resumes, but won’t be patient about it. Southwest c-store retailer plans touchless checkout – minus barcodes Delek U.S. Holdings is bringing computer vision-based self-checkout technology to select convenience stores this summer. Live from New York – it’s Amazon palm-based payment Amazon has introduced its newest contactless payment method to shoppers in America’s most populated city. Online delivery platform Gopuff expands into U.K. Gopuff is acquiring U.K.-based last-mile delivery startup Fancy. First Previous 127 128 129 130 131 Next Last