Amazon to return to five days a week in-office; reducing bureaucracyMost Amazon employees will soon be expected to work from a corporate office five days a week, and the company wants a higher employee-to-manager ratio. Chipotle pilots in-store robots that help with kitchen prep workChipotle Mexican Grill has moved its testing of two robotic kitchen assistants from the lab to real life in-store pilots. Here’s how Walmart customers are shopping for Halloween A new survey of Walmart shoppers reveals broader trends in seasonal Halloween purchase trends. Crate & Barrel unifies payment and customer experience across channels Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc. is seamlessly enabling customers to shop and make purchases at any touchpoint. Most consumers say retail website search functions need 'upgrade' Many consumers are dissatisfied with product discovery and search experiences on retail websites. Best Buy kicking off holiday promotional season in September Best Buy Co. Inc. will launch its first official holiday sales event just days after the calendar shifts to fall. Shifting into the second phase of AI: Embracing native AI platforms If given the option, who wouldn’t want a faster car? H Mart, Aveda team with DoorDash for on-demand delivery The largest Asian supermarket chain in the U.S. and a plant-based vegan beauty brand are partnering with a leading third-party delivery platform. JCPenney offers limited-time fragrance personalization event Some JCPenney shoppers will be able to have select perfume bottles personally decorated – if they’re in the right store at the right time. Biden targets Temu and Shein with action on low-cost Chinese shipments Shipments worth less than $800 from China are no longer eligible for a special U.S. customs exemption. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last