Consumers plan to shop early for summer itemsMore than half of consumers plan to shop for summer items in May and June — and some even earlier. NRF forecasts retail sales to rise from 4% to 6% in 2023 Retail growth is expected to moderate in the months ahead, but it will remain positive even as sales start to stabilize from pandemic-era highs. Belk had the highest traffic rise of any department store chain in 2022 The regional chain’s April numbers were up 60% compared to an average of 23%. Southeastern Grocers centrally manages ice production – with AI A regional grocery conglomerate is automating ice manufacturing in a new micro-factory. Marks & Spencer unifies enterprise omnichannel operations A British retail giant is connecting its front-end and back-end workflows, across physical and digital channels. Choice Market secures new funding to expand, grow leadership team Choice Market plans to scale its new mini-mart format. Done Deal: CVS Health completes acquisition of Signify Health CVS Health has officially made its biggest push yet into the home health care space as it continues to expand beyond its retail roots. Panera enables ordering with Amazon voice devices Panera Bread is offering contactless ordering with another Amazon device. Amazon opens IoT initiative to developers Amazon Sidewalk is a step closer to connecting devices across the globe. American Eagle to deploy AI-based inventory tracking in stores A plan to automatically track and locate in-store inventory is taking flight at American Eagle. First Previous 240 241 242 243 244 Next Last
