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Marketing tech

The golden age of retail? 5 key trends from Shoptalk 2025

Retail is evolving rapidly, not dying as often portrayed.

Customer centricity is crucial for survival in the retail sector.

fromNew York Post

2 weeks ago

Artificial intelligence

Sam's Club reveals plan to eliminate checkout lanes completely with major change

Sam's Club is phasing out traditional checkouts for an AI-driven shopping experience.

3 weeks ago

Fashion & style

Lids's new retail play: Personalized sports fandom

Lids is revamping 20 stores to enhance customer personalization and drive foot traffic, countering challenges faced by brick-and-mortar retail.

Wearables

Straight Talk Wireless rolls out smartphone vending machines at Walmart stores

Verizon's Straight Talk Wireless is introducing vending machines for instant phone purchases at Walmart, eliminating long wait times for customers.

fromC-Store Dive

Marketing

Nisqually Markets to add first loyalty app

Nisqually Markets is launching a mobile loyalty app in collaboration with Liquid Barcodes to enhance customer experience by 2025.

London startup

Lidl brings in click and collect in major online shopping change

Lidl is testing a click-and-collect service for loyalty members to reserve items before they are available in stores.

fromThe Drum

Marketing tech

The golden age of retail? 5 key trends from Shoptalk 2025

Retail is evolving rapidly, not dying as often portrayed.

Customer centricity is crucial for survival in the retail sector.

fromNew York Post

2 weeks ago

Artificial intelligence

Sam's Club reveals plan to eliminate checkout lanes completely with major change

Sam's Club is phasing out traditional checkouts for an AI-driven shopping experience.

3 weeks ago

Fashion & style

Lids's new retail play: Personalized sports fandom

Lids is revamping 20 stores to enhance customer personalization and drive foot traffic, countering challenges faced by brick-and-mortar retail.

Wearables

Straight Talk Wireless rolls out smartphone vending machines at Walmart stores

Verizon's Straight Talk Wireless is introducing vending machines for instant phone purchases at Walmart, eliminating long wait times for customers.

fromC-Store Dive

Marketing

Nisqually Markets to add first loyalty app

Nisqually Markets is launching a mobile loyalty app in collaboration with Liquid Barcodes to enhance customer experience by 2025.

fromSanta Monica Daily Press

London startup

Lidl brings in click and collect in major online shopping change

Lidl is testing a click-and-collect service for loyalty members to reserve items before they are available in stores.

more#customer-experience

European startups

fromwww.theguardian.com

3 weeks ago

Amazon slayer': the Dublin minnow taking on the giants in drone deliveries

Manna Aero's drone delivery service aims to revolutionize retail in Ireland and the UK through instant, autonomous shipping.

#e-commerce

Marketing

Livestream, in-person retail hybrid first of its kind on Promenade

Outlandish merges in-person retail with e-commerce, enabling livestream shopping to cater to both local and global audiences.

Marketing tech

Science Fiction Or Shopping Reality? Responding To Retail Trends

Retailers must forge personalized relationships with customers to succeed in a changing landscape.

Understanding consumer trends is essential for developing effective retail strategies.

fromModern Retail

Marketing tech

Wayfair and ThredUp see promise in new visual search tools

Wayfair's visual search tool improves online shopping by enabling customers to upload images for better product matching.

fromwww.cnbc.com

fromSanta Monica Daily Press

Marketing tech

QVC is betting on TikTok to help revive its live shopping business

QVC launches nonstop live shopping streams on TikTok to revive its business and expand its audience.

Marketing

Livestream, in-person retail hybrid first of its kind on Promenade

Outlandish merges in-person retail with e-commerce, enabling livestream shopping to cater to both local and global audiences.

Marketing tech

Science Fiction Or Shopping Reality? Responding To Retail Trends

Retailers must forge personalized relationships with customers to succeed in a changing landscape.

Understanding consumer trends is essential for developing effective retail strategies.

fromModern Retail

Marketing tech

Wayfair and ThredUp see promise in new visual search tools

Wayfair's visual search tool improves online shopping by enabling customers to upload images for better product matching.

fromwww.cnbc.com

Marketing tech

QVC is betting on TikTok to help revive its live shopping business

QVC launches nonstop live shopping streams on TikTok to revive its business and expand its audience.

QVC, the original video shopping network, is pivoting to TikTok

QVC is launching nonstop shopping livestreams on TikTok, adapting to new shopping trends amidst a decline in traditional television viewership.

fromHackernoon

Women in technology

Transforming Retail Technology: Geetha Yodham's Leadership in Digital Innovation | HackerNoon

Innovative engineering leadership in retail led to significant cost savings and efficiency through the Receipt Audit and Returns Dual App project.

fromstupidDOPE

Growth hacking

DICK'S Sporting Goods Taps IShowSpeed and Sports Legends for New "Speed Shopping" Campaign | stupidDOPE

DICK'S Sporting Goods is innovating retail with its 'Speed Shopping' campaign featuring IShowSpeed and celebrity athletes.

Sephora is giving its 700 stores a major makeover. Here's why

Sephora is investing in a major store redesign, contrasting the trend of retail store closures seen in other chains.

NYC startup

How Sephora became a retail juggernaut at the forefront of beauty's biggest trends

Sephora transformed the beauty retail landscape with its innovative self-service approach and significant rebranding strategies over the decades.

Marketing

Sephora is giving its 700 stores a major makeover. Here's why

Sephora is investing in a major store redesign, contrasting the trend of retail store closures seen in other chains.

NYC startup

How Sephora became a retail juggernaut at the forefront of beauty's biggest trends

Sephora transformed the beauty retail landscape with its innovative self-service approach and significant rebranding strategies over the decades.

I Tried Using an App to Unlock Cabinets at Drugstores

CVS's new app enables self-service cabinet access, enhancing shopping convenience while combating theft.

#gen-z

fromSFGATE

2 months ago

E-Commerce

Costco and Sam's Club are fighting for Gen Z. One of them is falling behind.

Costco is falling behind in customer satisfaction and technology integration compared to rivals, particularly in attracting Gen Z consumers.

Miscellaneous

I ate at Louis Vuitton's new cafe, and while I enjoyed 'luxury snacking,' it's not a place I'm rushing to revisit

Le Café at Louis Vuitton offers a successful blend of luxury dining and brand experience, appealing to Gen Z's preference for experiential consumption.

E-Commerce

fromSFGATE

2 months ago

Costco and Sam's Club are fighting for Gen Z. One of them is falling behind.

Costco is falling behind in customer satisfaction and technology integration compared to rivals, particularly in attracting Gen Z consumers.

Miscellaneous

I ate at Louis Vuitton's new cafe, and while I enjoyed 'luxury snacking,' it's not a place I'm rushing to revisit

Le Café at Louis Vuitton offers a successful blend of luxury dining and brand experience, appealing to Gen Z's preference for experiential consumption.

more#gen-z

fromGrocery Dive

Marketing

Albertsons boasts 15% loyalty member growth

Albertsons' loyalty program is pivotal for customer engagement and digital strategy, with significant membership growth and enhanced features driving retention and spending.

fromstupidDOPE

4 months ago

Miscellaneous

Vans Unveils Skateable Retail Hub on Oxford Street, London | stupidDOPE

Vans launched a transformative skateable retail space in London, blending shopping with community culture.

fromFortune

Business intelligence

Bolt CEO: Retailers' quiet revolution against credit card fees is getting louder

The shift to mobile commerce is revolutionizing the retail landscape by reducing dependency on credit card processing fees.

Retailers can increase margins and consumer spending power by promoting direct payment methods.

The traditional credit card rewards system contributes to financial challenges for consumers.

Digital life

fromwww.nytimes.com

Overlooked No More: Margaret Getchell, Visionary Force at Macy's

Margaret Getchell was the first female executive at Macy's and played a crucial role in expanding the store's inventory and transforming retail.

#ai

Artificial intelligence

AI Shopping Agents Are Here: They Will Reshape Retail And Advertising

AI agents are transforming commerce by offering personalized shopping experiences, similar to how the iPhone revolutionized access to information.

Privacy professionals

Tesco could use AI to encourage Clubcard shoppers to make healthier choices

Tesco plans to use AI through its Clubcard loyalty program to encourage healthier shopping choices among its 22 million members.

Artificial intelligence

AI Shopping Agents Are Here: They Will Reshape Retail And Advertising

AI agents are transforming commerce by offering personalized shopping experiences, similar to how the iPhone revolutionized access to information.

Privacy professionals

Tesco could use AI to encourage Clubcard shoppers to make healthier choices

Tesco plans to use AI through its Clubcard loyalty program to encourage healthier shopping choices among its 22 million members.

more#ai

#shopping-experience

fromSocial Media Today

Miscellaneous

Google Shopping Adds Product Price Comparison and Local Availability Listings

AI image recognition and Shopping Graph advancements enable a new in-store shopping experience, enhancing shopper confidence and decision-making.

Miscellaneous

Sam's Club just opened its first new location in 7 years. It doesn't have any checkout lanes.

Sam's Club is debuting a new high-tech store model with no checkout lanes, emphasizing a digital shopping experience.

fromSocial Media Today

Miscellaneous

Google Shopping Adds Product Price Comparison and Local Availability Listings

AI image recognition and Shopping Graph advancements enable a new in-store shopping experience, enhancing shopper confidence and decision-making.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Miscellaneous

Sam's Club just opened its first new location in 7 years. It doesn't have any checkout lanes.

Sam's Club is debuting a new high-tech store model with no checkout lanes, emphasizing a digital shopping experience.

more#shopping-experience

Business intelligence

Seven key technologies that will transform brick-and-mortar retail in 2025 - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Brick-and-mortar retail is revolutionizing with AI and technology, changing inventory management and the shopping experience by 2025.

fromTime Out New York