Report: Barneys’ brick-and-mortar future may be doubtIt’s looking as if a brand licensing company will buy bankrupt Barneys New York. It’s a high-tech holiday at Walmart — with an earlier-than-ever start to the seasonWalmart is increasing the speed and convenience of holiday shopping with help from emerging technology. It’s also kicking off the season earlier than it ever has before. Study: Stores haven’t got what customers want Retailers are lagging well behind customer preferences when it comes to in-store technology. Amazon adds more brick-and-mortar locations for its in-store pickup service Amazon is expanding its network of dedicated pickup counters to three new retail chains. Target delivers human and tech assets to aid holiday shoppers Target Corp. is bulking up on store staff and omnichannel services for the holidays. Deloitte: Promotions, free shipping most important to holiday shoppers Holiday shoppers are looking for discounts and also for free shipping (even if they have to wait for it). Sobeys speeds up payment – on four wheels A national Canadian supermarket retailer is rolling out automated checkout via shopping cart. Nielsen: These seven tech trends will impact retail in 2020 Privacy, transparency and speed all factor prominently in retail tech trends for 2020. New app enables shopping via social influence Flip Fit aims to bring the “fitting room to your living room.” REI piloting used-gear buy back program as part of ambitious sustainability move REI will once again shut down its operations on Black Friday. But the co-op is framing the action as part of a much wider effort. First Previous 778 779 780 781 782 Next Last