Walmart is aggressively expanding its use of robots (“smart associates”) to automate a variety of low-level, repetitive tasks across stores amid rising labor costs in a tight labor market.
REI is doubling down on rentals as it builds upon its longstanding commitment to making the outdoors more accessible and sustainable. It also is opening more stores.
It doesn’t open until later this summer, but Triple Five’s been named developer of the year for its 3 million-sq.-ft. American Dream shopping and entertainment complex in New Jersey.
