The grocery conglomerate, which is seeking to merge with Kroger Co., is integrating with Chicory, a provider of a proprietary solution that creates contextual recipe placements that are linked to shoppable technology.
Garrett Brands LLC., known for brands like Garrett Popcorn Shops and Frango Chocolate, has teamed with ToolsGroup to leverage its a suite of AI-based supply chain planning functions to help to increase growth while maintaining product freshness and customer satisfaction.
Rush Bowls has partnered with Como, a next-generation loyalty, customer engagement, and marketing CRM for hospitality – across all 47 locations nationwide.
Customers enter the modern store with a QR code generated on the grocer’s app. They can then shop without the need to scan or check out items with a cashier.
The Michigan-based vertical footwear and apparel retailer, which sells more than 70 million pairs of shoes and pieces of apparel annually to consumers around the globe, determined its speed-to-market was being hampered by having a non-digital PLM process.
As technology improves, so do opportunities for convenience retail services in environments that have not traditionally offered them. That statement, from an article by Elliot Maras, editor of Kiosk Marketplace and Vending Times, provides a clear prospective of what's happening with convenience stores.
America's largest employer and retailer has been inching towards modernization of its inventory and delivery system, and this winter will be the first test of its "next generation supply chain."
A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. reports that HaStok, a specialist in Israel's home design and household essentials retail sector, has reached an agreement with A2Z Cust2Mate to order an additional 1,000 smart carts.
Weis Markets said the updated app brings an overall design refresh that facilitates shopping through Weis 2 Go Online service, including orders for pickup or delivery.
The company is working with image and video platform Cloudinary, along with their partner CoreMedia, to introduce video and image optimization regardless of user bandwidth, or device or browser type, as part of Mayoral’s digital transformation goals.
These are the latest investments from Ulta, Amazon, Shoe Carnival, Party City, and Furniture Fair, implementing a wide variety of technology like AR, generative AI, automation, robotics, and more.
Conversational AI company Native Voice has teamed with Walmart to bring Voice AI to vehicles. The partnership will see the retail giant sell Native Voice’s “onn.” wireless FM transmitter.
We’re taking steps to make our stores more inclusive for those with sensory disabilities, bringing back our sensory-friendly shopping hours from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m local time every day in all Walmart U.S. stores and Puerto Rico starting Nov. 10.
Wisdom and Effort, which is part of the Ellis Brigham Group and operates alongside Outsiders Store, has chosen Brightpearl by Sage to automate, streamline and simplify its complex operations.
MAPCO Express Inc.'s portfolio officially split in two on Nov. 1 as Majors Management LLC and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. closed on their acquisitions of the company's assets in separate transactions.
E-commerce marketplace JD.com is rolling out tech-powered authentication measures in order to reduce instances of counterfeit products and expedite verification processes.
The company completed pilots of the Tally solution from Simbe, leveraging a robot that wirelessly captures intelligence about stock levels, mis-shelving, or mispricing.
Weis Markets said the updated app brings an overall design refresh that facilitates shopping through Weis 2 Go Online service, including orders for pickup or delivery.
Givex Corp. is pleased to announce the successful collaboration between prominent UK fashion brand LK Bennett and pioneering sustainable fashion service Thrift+, utilizing Givex's E-Gift Card technology to promote sustainability and enhance the shopping experience for LK Bennett customers.
Marché Leo’s, a rapidly growing food and grocery chain in Canada, and LEAFIO AI Retail Solutions, a leading developer of retail process and supply chain optimization software, announced a partnership.
Smashburger is deploying the AI-based Curbit order processing solution to dynamically adjust order promise times through continuous real-time analysis of actual kitchen capabilities.
Chili’s parent company Brinker International tapped a customer feedback tech platform to simplify the guest feedback collection and analytics process, then make recommendations for areas to improve across restaurant locations.
The 3D product visualization and customization features are powered by 3D Cloud by Marxent and are available on top-performing seating products, with plans to add more items in the future.
Riverside Greetings, a supplier of greeting card solutions, has developed RFID and AI technology for the independent convenience retail and forecourt sectors.
Georgia Southern University has opened a newly renovated Gus Mart convenience store – now featuring Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology – in the Fielding D. Russell Union on its Statesboro campus.
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has announced the successful implementation of its VingCard Signature RFID door locks by Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa in the UK.
Omnichannel shopping is here to stay, with nearly eight in 10 shoppers in Asia Pacific favouring a blend of online and in-store shopping. The ease of making returns is the leading reason shoppers choose to shop in stores, according to Zebra Technologies’ 16th Annual Global Shopper Study. However, the increase in returns has impacted retailers globally, growing to US$1.8 trillion according to the IHL Group.
What does that future look like? According to Baer, Stitch Fix will continue to evolve the application of AI and human touch, continuing its combination of data science and human connection.
