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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s Alibaba Cloud division has unveiled an autonomous logistics robot for last mile deliveries.

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If the goal is to remove friction, edge computing is the key. Join us for our next webinar where we give an update on back-to-school shopping, state of the economy, how the holidays look, and how the future of retail requires edge computing. Even if you cannot attend, if you register you will receive access to on-demand recording and slides.

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In “AutoZone's Road to Optimization, How They Improved Labor Scheduling and Reduced Labor Costs,” RIS spoke with Tom Newbern, executive VP of store operations at AutoZone, and Kevin Tapscott, VP of solution consulting Americas at Reflexis Systems, to explore how the retailer saved millions by implementing intelligent workforce management across its 6,000 stores.

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HUGO BOSS is creating new in-store experiences for its shoppers with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions. Using Toshiba’s TCx 800 to revitalize its front end and TCx 300 to optimize its mobile capabilities, HUGO BOSS is creating personalized shopping experiences and offers an innovative, shopper-focused technology.

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Canadian retail and wholesale sales both rose in July and were higher than before the coronavirus pandemic struck, Statistics Canada said on Friday, pointing to further evidence of a partial economic recovery.

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Carrefour Group has established a strategic partnership with Food X Technologies, a scalable end-to-end software solution for online grocery fulfillment, to accelerate the development of the retailer’s e-commerce capabilities.

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The Kroger Co. has teamed with visual artificial-intelligence company Everseen to help it transform the customer experience. Everseen's visual artificial-intelligence solution aims to minimize moments of friction that customers encounter during checkout.

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Sam’s Club has chosen consumer packaged goods sales and marketing agency Acosta as its exclusive service provider for all merchandise services in the retailer’s 597 clubs across the United States and Puerto Rico.

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Glowing, Inc., a provider of hospitality digital messaging and engagement, and Infor, a provider of business cloud software specialized by industry, announced a successful deployment with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

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GetGo Café+Market customers in the greater Pittsburgh community now have the ability to skip the checkout line.

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Bed Bath & Beyond said it has expanded its relationship with Google Cloud, part of the retail chain’s ongoing push to beef up its omnichannel capabilities.

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Payments technology company InComm is teaming with Current, a U.S. challenger bank that serves Americans overlooked by traditional banks, to launch a new partnership and product solution that will enable Current members to make cash deposits to their bank accounts at major brick-and-mortar retail chains across the country.

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To improve the contactless delivery experience for customers who are increasingly shopping online, Lowe's is adding pickup lockers at all U.S. stores.

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The retailer plans to roll out its contactless Scan & Go Fuel feature to clubs (and 518 fuel stations) across the country by the end of the year.

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REWE, Germany’s second-largest grocery retail chain, will partner with RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, to create automated, store-specific planograms.

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Aptos today announced that Haber Holding has selected the Aptos Enterprise Order Management solution to accelerate omnichannel transformation across its retail enterprise.

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Mobivity Holdings Corp.'s Unified Mobile Messaging, part of its Recurrency platform, was recognized for the "Best Mobile Messaging Based Marketing Solution" award by MarTech Breakthrough.

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Google Cloud has partnered with Unilever for an initiative which will look to tackle deforestation using artificial intelligence and cloud computing with satellite imagery.

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Kroger is rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) solutions designed to alert customers of self-checkout errors.

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Early sales are up double-digits from last year despite pandemic

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The owner of fast fashion brand Zara has seen profits return in the second quarter as active management of inventory cushioned it against a decline in sales.

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Agilysys, Inc. announced that Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, has expanded its existing relationship with Agilysys through the addition of its IG Buy kiosk for buffet reservations and payment at its popular Toucan Charlie's Buffet & Grille.

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Ralph Lauren announced steps to cut its workforce and accelerate its digital transformation.

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GRIDSERVE has announced a number of retailer partnerships as it prepares to open what is pitched as the UK’s first electric forecourt.

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The Body Shop’s new site has gone live in the UK. It uses SAP’s new Spartacus SPA front end coupled with SAP Commerce Cloud.

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Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances, smeg, has launched a new online store in Spain with the support of Kooomo and managed by its sister company, Zerogrey.

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Italian notebook manufacturer Moleskine is partnering with Salesforce on the launch of a new e-commerce website in 2021.

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Empire is expanding its e-commerce offering to Atlantic Canada with the launch of Voilà by Sobeys Curbside Pickup.

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Scandinavian fashion marketplace Miinto has deployed RichRelevance’s Personalisation solution.

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Arçelik has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider for machine learning and analytics across its operations.

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Russian food retailer, X5 Retail Group, has launched a contactless shopping system that is accessible via a mobile app.

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Philip Morris International has deployed a supply chain optimization tool for manufacturing from River Logic – a provider of prescriptive analytics technology.

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Fleet Feet is launching integrated dynamic pressure mapping as part of the brand's in-store outfitting experience, fit id, in phases at Fleet Feet locations across the country beginning this month.

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Sandwich and lunch food chain Pret a Manager has said the building blocks are now in place for it to become a “digitally-led, multichannel business” following the launch of its subscription service.

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The popular clean-beauty brand has partnered with PayBright to offer Canadians a flexible buy now, pay later option at checkout.

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Cendyn announced that Prince Waikiki has selected rainmaker and revintel to power revenue management and business intelligence for their premier resort in Hawaii.

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WaBa Grill, has updated WaBa Rewards App. Featuring a new look and feel, the updated app improves the guest experience with an easy-to-navigate menu layout and order flow, as well as a fixed payment breakdown at checkout.

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Consumers using Chevron and Texaco mobile apps can now add Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover as linked payment methods. Coupled with the Chevron- and Texaco-branded cards and PayPal and Venmo options already available, Chevron’s mobile app wallet presents multiple payment options to choose from.

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Tiliter, which sells product recognition technology, and FutureProof Retail (FPR), a provider of line-free mobile checkout solutions, have partnered to deploy what they call the first self-service scale with product recognition integrated with scan and go in the United States.

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Circle K owner Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is taking its electric car strategy to North America after learning from consumer habits in northern Europe.

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Most shoppers now seek personalized and seamless interactions regardless of the channels through which they transact.

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GameStop has joined forces with QuadPay to offer access to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment platform. QuadPay is currently available on the retailer’s website and at its brick-and-mortar stores, according to an announcement.

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Meijer has launched a new contactless pharmacy tool to allow customers to manage prescriptions, schedule vaccinations and fill out required forms on their smartphones before visiting a pharmacy.

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In recent months Modern Market Eatery has rolled out new tech solutions – enhanced online ordering, order and pay at the table, curbside -- and unveiled a new franchise prototype, added meal kits and more.

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