Survey: Shoppers still headed to stores — but taking precautionsThe Delta variant of COVID-19 concerns consumers, but not enough to keep them home. Survey: Retailers boost spending on returns managementRetailers are seeing an increase in returned items, with the growth of e-commerce a likely culprit. Target to open four regional 'sortation' centers for online orders Target Corp. is attempting to shave time off its online delivery process by speeding up the fulfillment of e-commerce orders from stores. Survey: Gen Z fuels vending machine surge Unattended retail (i.e., vending machines and automated kiosks) has grown in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with younger consumers. Grubhub brings robotic delivery to Ohio State campus There will be a new on-campus dining option at Ohio State University this fall – courtesy of Grubhub and Yandex Self-Driving Group. Rebag’s new Connecticut store has item-pricing self-service kiosk Digitally native Rebag has added another location to its brick-and-mortar portfolio. Toys ‘R’ Us in new comeback: to open 400-plus in-store shops in Macy’s Toys “R” Us is making yet another comeback and this time it’s betting its future on Macy’s. Walmart, Albertsons partner with United Airlines for COVID-19 testing United Airlines customers can now directly book COVID-19 tests at participating Walmart and Albertsons locations. Weedmaps offers in-app ordering; launches partnership with NBA star An online cannabis marketplace is easing mobile purchases and expanding into a content venture that includes NBA star Kevin Durant. Amazon: Bipartisan infrastructure deal would be good first step Amazon is publicly supporting passage of the proposed bipartisan infrastructure deal, but is pursuing larger ambitions for U.S. broadband access. First Previous 408 409 410 411 412 Next Last