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Clorox plans to start transitioning its U.S. supply chain and other business operations in July to a new ERP system, replacing decades-old technology and significantly boosting productivity.

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Walmart is testing dark stores, or brick-and-mortar locations that fulfill online orders but are not open to the public, the company confirmed Wednesday.

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PayPal announced it has teamed up with Taco Bell to deliver a fast, secure, and deliciously rewarding way to pay in the Taco Bell app and website. Now, Taco Bell customers can choose to pay with PayPal or Venmo, giving them more choice and rewards while delivering a quick and easy checkout experience.

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The company is also expanding its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will provide cloud infrastructure for its internal generative AI platform, PepGenX.

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Leading automaker to boost dealer service levels and efficiency by replacing existing supply chain system with RELEX

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Process mining specialist, Celonis, has announced an expanded collaboration with Asos involving its supply chain operations.

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Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman will deploy the NuOrder by Lightspeed ERP platform to visualize and develop assortments in real-time. Fellow Saks Global banner Saks Fifth Avenue has been utilizing the NuOrder solution since 2020.

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Today, digital sales are a significant contributor to the chain’s business, and the Chipotle mobile app is central to that success—providing a convenient entry point for customers, as well as an important analytical tool that helps the company strengthen its relationship with customers.

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Costco is expanding the ways members can shop on their own terms through its e-commerce platform powered by Instacart by offering No-Rush Delivery and Priority Delivery services.

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With tariffs rippling through supply chains, retailers are weighing the pros and cons.

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E-commerce solutions provider, THG Ingenuity, has announced the launch of its retail media network, partnering with Zitcha.

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The Houston Rockets have partnered with retailcloud to deploy a full-stack commerce infrastructure solution, completing their first full season of operations at Toyota Center. The new platform powers faster retail transactions, real-time inventory visibility, and centralized control across all retail locations inside the venue.

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Omnichannel retailing is more than just a buzzword; it represents a fundamental shift in consumer expectations. This article will explore how the fashion retail sector has embraced these changes by adopting technologies that connect the online and offline worlds, personalise interactions, and streamline the shopping experience.

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Starting an ecommerce business is exciting. You’ve got a great product, a sleek website, and maybe even your first few sales. But here’s the truth: what kills most ecommerce startups isn’t a lack of customers, it’s the hidden operational problems behind the scenes.

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Scandit’s advanced barcode scanning and augmented reality technology helps optimize workflow and operational efficiency for 1.3M associates

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Retailers lose an estimated $1.77 trillion each year due to inventory distortion, according to a study by IHL Group. This includes misalignments in stock levels that lead to excess inventory, out-of-stocks, and poor fulfillment performance, according to a study by IHL Group.

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VusionGroup has announced a new roll-out of its solutions with Eroski, which operates in the northern Spanish market.

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Ireland-based Henderson Foodservice says it has saved an estimated ten minutes of data processing time per product - significantly reducing time-to-market across its food and non-food products, after adopting Akeneo's Supplier Data Manager (SDM).

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By using Retail Insights’ WasteInsight solution, Lincolnshire Co-op says that it has avoided nearly 1.8 million tonnes of food waste, a rise of +6.8% compared to 2023.

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Walmart Inc. is renewing a partnership with a provider of AI-based mobile scanning solutions to enhance the functionality of its store associate apps.

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Walmart isn’t buying enterprise AI solutions — they’re creating them in their internal AI foundry. The retailer’s Element platform is capable of creating AI applications at a pace that renders traditional software development obsolete.

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Wayfair is updating its customer app with artificial intelligence capabilities. The digitally native home furnishings giant is rolling out new AI-based discover and image search tools on its app.

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The online delivery platform has announced new on-demand grocery and food retail delivery partnerships with several beloved merchants. Big Y, Citarella, Gelson’s and Gordon Food Service Store are the latest chains to join DoorDash.

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David’s Bridal is introducing an artificial intelligence-equipped full-stack wedding planning platform.

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Algolia today announced that Central Online, the e-commerce platform of Central Department Store (a subsidiary of Central Retail Corporation has significantly enhanced its customer experience through the implementation of Algolia’s AI Search platform to better understand shoppers and show them what they need from an extensive catalog of 69 million products.

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Amazon is making a major commitment to build new fulfillment and delivery hubs, data centers and corporate offices in the U.K. The online giant plans to invest approximately $54 billion in the U.K. by the end of 2027.

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Puma’s recent collaboration with the Dutch fintech company Adyen marks its shift towards a unified commerce platform. With this five-year partnership, the sportswear giant company seeks to streamline and simplify its payment processes and improve upon their omnichannel experience in more than six markets.

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Leading Mexican grocer to reduce waste and excess stock with AI-powered forecasting and replenishment from RELEX Solutions

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Diebold Nixdorf has equipped a new EDEKA Beckesepp store in Waltershofen, Germany with self-service checkouts featuring its Smart Vision technology-based solutions for automated fruit and vegetable recognition and age verification.

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Debenhams Group, an online retailer behind brands including Debenhams, boohoo, boohooMAN, Karen Millen, and PrettyLittleThing, is adding to its UK delivery service through a new partnership with InPost.

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Amazon.com Inc. is ending an experiment that saw drivers in Kia Souls make same-day deliveries and will rely on its network of gig-economy workers instead.

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The grocer, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., has been partnering with Divert since 2018 to utilize its proprietary process to prevent unsold food from going to the landfill, while keeping microplastics out of the soil.

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The robots ferry products from one store in the city to customers who live roughly one mile away.

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Walmart is working on a new frontier in retail media: enabling consumers to shop directly from their Vizio TVs using their remote controls.

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Shopify will bring real-time inventory availability, as well as online-to-offline cart integration, to David's Bridal's customer experience.

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Amazon has kicked off a multi-billion dollar effort to offer fast free delivery in more than 4,000 rural communities by the end of the year.

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NuORDER by Lightspeed has been selected by NK Retail as its strategic partner for retail transformation by digitizing its merchandising and buying process.

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Julian Fashion today announced its partnership with worldwide ecommerce leader ESW to accelerate global expansion as well as to optimize and localize its checkout experience.

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Vanderlande has been selected by Kmart to automate its new logistics facility at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Sydney.

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Keke's Breakfast Cafe has selected PAR Technology’s innovative solutions to better serve its customers. Keke's will power its cafes with PAR POS, PAR Pay and reliable hardware solutions.

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The grocery conglomerate is leveraging the Tastewise consumer insights solution to obtain actual data about its customers with a one-minute turnaround time.

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The in-store digital display network pilot will launch in select Albertsons Cos. stores in two key regions, featuring large format premium displays in high traffic areas at impactful touch points in the customer journey throughout the store, such as store entry and the produce department.

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The AI-powered "Smart Store" aims to provide travelers and transit riders with a frictionless, staffless shopping experience, according to a press release.

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U.S.-based Hispanic grocery chain aims to boost profitability and streamline operations with the RELEX AI-driven retail planning platform

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Carrefour says that the digitalisation of stores is a priority, and this includes a partnership with VusionGroup.

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Christophe Eltze, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at REWE Group, has taken to social media to discuss how the retailer is consistently investing in future technologies amid a rapidly changing industry.

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Yum China Holdings Inc. is launching the pilot "Q-Smart", a new artificial intelligence solution designed to help frontline managers execute day-to-day tasks such as labor scheduling, inventory management, and food quality and safety inspection.

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