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Different communities are restarting retail and opening restaurants and malls. What is working, what is not? How are consumers responding? What must companies consider about getting their employees back to work? This webinar provides an economic update on North America’s retail situation with a specific emphasis on talent issues with competing stimulus plans and restarts at 25% or 50% of capacity. Who will be the winners, who will be challenged to survive?

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Target said its digital sales growth accelerated from 33% in February to about 100% in March to 282% in April, for a total first quarter e-commerce increase of 141%.

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A stunning 74% increase in e-commerce sales and a 10% same store sales increase at Walmart U.S. drove a record-setting first quarter performance for the company.

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Estonian supermarket chain, Selver, has deployed the Cleveron 501, which enables customers to receive online ordered groceries without human contact.

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Women’s swimwear brand Jolyn has deployed artificial intelligence-powered technology from Emarsys.

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First quarter same store sales at BJ’s Wholesale Club surged 27%, digitally enabled sales increased 350% and membership spiked as the warehouse club retailer attracted new customers.

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Hygiene and health company Essity will use Augury’s machine health solutions to help drive the digital transformation of its supply chain.

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BitPay today announced the first large international furniture brand to go live, Beliani.

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Panasonic Corporation announced today that it is making an equity investment in Blue Yonder — the leading end-to-end supply chain software provider.

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High's, SpeedyQ and Volta are adding Carry-Out and Curbside Delivery as part of Skip's Order Ahead platform, which streamlines the process of contactless shopping methods such as Scan & Go, order ahead and delivery.

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Walmart is pulling the plug on Jet.com after acquiring the online venture for $3 billion in 2016.

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FedEx Corp. is integrating intelligent cloud services from Microsoft into its global digital and logistics network.

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Weis Markets is supporting strategic pricing and promotional decisions with Nielsen Retail Pricing Analytics, an end-to-end pricing and promotion application.

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The quick-service eatery has launched a curbside pickup service enabled by geofencing technology. For the customer who orders and opts in to the service, the Panera location will be notified automatically when the customer arrives.

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Asda is trialling a virtual queuing system as part of social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sainsbury’s is rolling out its Chop Chop e-bike delivery service across 20 cities in the UK, making it available outside of London for the first time. This will enable groceries to be delivered within an hour via bike to around 3.2 million households across the country, helping vulnerable and self-isolating customers access vital supplies without leaving their homes.

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Global sports brand Puma has announced two new partnerships aimed at boosting its green credentials.

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The Elkjøp-owned business, a subsidiary of UK-based consumer electronics group Dixons Carphone, has completed the roll out of Lexmark’s Publishing Platform for Retail (PPR) to manage content for creating both printed signs and labels.

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Supermarket chain Lidl has installed lockers at 24 of its stores across the UK, allowing customers to pick up and return online orders from and to third parties within its shops.

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The “how” is artificial intelligence, Walmart said, accounting for thousands of variables—from driver and shopper availability to the weather, estimated driving times and the composition of the basket—that will determine if Express Delivery even shows up as an option for consumers at checkout.

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As of today, 100 percent of NIKE-owned stores and over 95 percent of partner stores in Greater China and South Korea are open, with some still operating with reduced hours. In these markets, retail traffic trends are progressing and while physical store traffic remains below prior year levels, this is largely offset by higher conversion rates and continued strong digital demand.

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Aldi is partnering with Deliveroo to provide an on-demand home grocery delivery service in the UK for the first time.

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Ahold Delhaize USA today announced Americold as its partner to build the two previously announced fully-automated frozen warehouses. The new facilities are part of the company’s previously announced supply chain transformation plan as it transitions to a fully-integrated, self-distribution model.

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Asos is leveraging augmented reality (AR) technology to ensure it safely provides a digital product view as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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Online fashion retailer Princess Polly has launched a shapable TikTok feed on its Australian and US sites.

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Primrose Candy Co. has recently upgraded to the ProcessPro’s Global ERP software, powered by Open Systems Adaptable Solutions (OSAS).

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Australian hair and beauty ecommerce business OZ Hair & Beauty today announced a partnership with Emarsys, an omnichannel customer engagement platform.

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DerbySoft, a provider of high-performance distribution services, has finalized a new partnership with RLH Corporation.

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Bookseller Waterstones has announced details about several digital services it is making available to staff, to support them in lockdown while the business’s stores are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Walmart has implemented a multi-faceted strategy to train employees, first responders, and members of the public about opioid safety. The retailer has created a virtual reality (VR) tool for training first responders to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.

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Holland & Barrett has significantly expanded its eCommerce capacity by making use of DHL’s pop-up fulfilment centre based in Northants.

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Blockchain-powered rewards startup MiL.k strikes a partnership with a retail cluster in downtown Seoul, bringing the technology to “millions.”

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Superdry has deployed 46 Hikrobots in its Burton-on-Trent distribution centre after a pilot project involving six of the robots in 2018.

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The restaurant industry faces more than its share of obstacles even in the best of times, with razor-thin margins meaning that any small setback in their profits could spell disaster. These setbacks consist not only of digital fraud, but also the high commission fees of the third-party apps on which restaurants are relying in order to stay in business amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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