STORE SPACES

Survey: Consumers prefer in-store shopping when prepping for extreme weather

In-store shopping trumps online when consumers prepare for hurricanes, heatwaves, severe storms and the other extreme weather events that are becoming more frequent across the country.
First Look: Ace unveils new store format; to invest $1B in remodels, new stores

After recently reaching 5,000 U.S. stores, Ace Hardware has unveiled an experiential store design to enhance the customer shopping experience while also driving store growth.
Ace Hardware deploys digital shelf labels, IoT cloud platform

Ace Hardware is digitalizing store operations.
Wendy’s expands AI drive-thru, pilots Spanish-language version

The Wendy’s Company is building upon a pilot of artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud drive-thru technology.
Sainsbury’s speeds up in-store shopping with self-checkout, AI

The U.K.’s second-largest supermarket retailer is transforming store operations.
Aldi expands Instacart partnership with smart carts, seamless shopping

Aldi is deploying new omnichannel Instacart technology in U.S. stores and testing smart carts in Europe.
Big Lots closing about 300 stores; California takes big hit

Big Lots is shrinking its brick-and-mortar footprint.
Levi’s, Kingsmen, Aramark partner in fixture recycling initiative

A collaborative recycling initiative has given new life to old fixtures, keeping them out of landfills.