Retail Orphan Initiative raises more than $285,000 at virtual SuperFriday eventA last-minute shift to a virtual format didn’t stop an organization committed to helping orphans and vulnerable children from pulling off a successful fundraising event. Regional grocer expands autonomous delivery programThe Save Mart Companies supermarket conglomerate is bringing autonomous delivery to its Lucky California banner. Lily AI migrates to Microsoft An artificial intelligence-based customer intent platform is now hosted on Microsoft Azure. Retail sales surge in January to beat estimates Higher prices, omicron and the end of the enhanced child tax credit didn’t stop consumers from spending in January as retail sales rebounded from December, boosted by online and home furnishings. White Castle puts robots in the kitchen A family-owned, fast-food hamburger chain is expanding a pilot of a solution that automates the work of an entire fry station. Survey: Social shopping comes of age Retailers that do not engage in social commerce may want to jump-start their efforts to get involved. Chico's in new tech partnership to drive omnichannel growth, innovation Chico’s FAS Inc. is overhauling enterprise processes such as order and inventory management to drive omnichannel transformation. U.S. retail e-commerce sales to exceed $1 trillion this year E-commerce sales in the United States are set to hit an important new record in 2022 amid a spending shift to mobile. Ace Hardware supports ‘do-it-for-me’ with field service platform Ace Hardware Corp. is implementing a new technology infrastructure for its ‘do-t-for-me’ home project services offering. Mobile e-commerce platform Wish rolls out shoppable video One of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms is entering the rapidly-growing shoppable video space. Travel retailer WHSmith makes U.S. store debut — with Amazon tech The British-based global travel retailer WHSmith is letting people pay without having to stand in line at its first North American store. Southern convenience retailer to provide checkout-free shopping Mapco will begin adding checkout-free services to its stores later this year. First Previous 359 360 361 362 363 Next Last