McDonald’s franchisee incorporates eco-material in seating, electrical boxesMcDonald’s largest independent restaurant franchisee is advancing its sustainability efforts with the use of an innovative material. Amazon bases ‘Just Walk Out’ on AI innovationAmazon is revealing some of the next-gen technologies supporting its “Just Walk Out” frictionless shopping experience. Holiday sales growth to be sluggish; six tips to weather the storm A new holiday sales forecast is predicting sluggish holiday growth but offers some hope for improvement. Rising import cargo volume bodes well for holiday season Judging by import cargo volume, retailers are feeling positive about the holiday selling season. Instacart IPO valuation could reach $9.3 billion Instacart plans to issue a total of 22 million shares of class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market exchange. How retailers should respond to the ‘Barbie’ and Taylor Swift effect Pop culture events are more important to retailing than ever, and marketing and merchandising solutions need to enable quick retailer reaction. Standardization via tech: The future of retail property services Standardization of technology has the potential to completely transform the property maintenance services business. NRF: Economy growing but losing momentum The economy is still expanding, but not as fast as it was earlier this year. Kroger, Albertsons to divest more than 400 stores, eight DCs in $1.9B deal The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies Inc. are offloading some stores and distribution centers in connection with their proposed merger. Save Mart aligns CPG strategy with customers, suppliers using AI The Save Mart Companies is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to make customer-centric decisions and collaborate with CPG brands. First Previous 164 165 166 167 168 Next Last