Survey: Nearly half of consumers will boost holiday spendingMany shoppers intend to spend more money on the holidays in 2021 due to COVID-19’s impact on their 2020 celebrations. Autonomous ‘Express Shop’ pop-up comes to music festivalsVerizon’s mobile edge computing platform is the foundation of temporary “tap and go” stores being offered at musical events including BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival. Ikea debuts 24-hour online festival showcasing homes A global furniture giant is offering a combination of virtual home tours and live musical performances as part of a daylong promotional event. Empower Frontline Workers With a Comprehensive Digital Workplace Platform Frontline workers represent approximately 70% of the U.S. workforce. But only 14% of organizations believe their frontline employees are digitally equipped to do their jobs effectively. ‘Dark store’-based ultrafast delivery service debuts in New York Buyk is the latest platform offering real-time grocery delivery to New Yorkers. PetSmart offers ‘buy now pay later’ installment payments PetSmart has joined the growing ranks of retailers letting customers buy now and pay later. Survey: Black Friday and Cyber Monday still matter to shoppers Retailers should pause before downscaling their plans for Black Friday and Cyber Monday holiday sales events. Survey: Customers want in-store contactless payment Consumers and retailers agree that contact-free payment is becoming a necessary feature of the brick-and-mortar store experience. Rite Aid introduces digital COVID-19 vaccine cards Rite Aid is offering customers the ability to digitally access and share their proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Amazon reportedly confirms October beauty event Amazon’s push into beauty continues with reports of a holiday event. First Previous 633 634 635 636 637 Next Last
