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The Amazon Go store is getting ready to expand into San Francisco and Chicago. According to Mashable , the company posted four job listings last month looking for retail employees in the new locations. The first cashierless Amazon Go store opened in January in Seattle after being in development for five years. the listing reads. “We

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JULY 10, 2018

The former head of narrative and partnerships at Lowe's Innovation Labs is scheduled to give a keynote address at Networld Media Group's CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit in Chicago next month.

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JULY 2, 2020

The Chicago Bears are giving those who have season tickets the choice to be reimbursed and retain the capacity to renew tickets for next year’s season, 5Chicago reported, citing a letter from the team. Sports teams, in one case, are offering to provide reimbursements to season ticket holders.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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This same shift has been occurring within retail for over a decade and has taken precedence over building storefronts. A digital network is a platform that is dynamic enough to handle a variety of transactions; in healthcare, this would include virtual care, digital engagement, consumerism and retail offerings.

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MAY 10, 2019

households, retailers that enable digital payments while dropping cash are less than convenient. Unattended retail operators are taking a fresh look at keeping cash acceptance on the menu to appease lawmakers who recently issued legislation intended to ensure the inclusion of unbanked residents. A round the Unattended Retail World.

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JULY 11, 2019

As Lululemon looks to compete with Amazon and differentiate itself, the fitness apparel retailer is opening a massive store in Chicago. The retailer also has a liquor license to offer wine, beer and cocktails. The location, which is in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, is 20,000 square feet, CNBC reported.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Foxtrot , a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. The retailer features gifts as well as standard convenience store necessities, and shoppers can also order products through its app or eCommerce site to be delivered within an hour.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

At the Bank Customer Experience Summit this week in Chicago, retail authority Doug Stephens highlighted shifts in demographics, technology and media that are completely transforming the consumer landscape — and the very essence of retail banking.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

And in unattended retail, Stockwell ’s new name sparked a turnaround for the firm. 1,000: Minimum number of Stockwell machines across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago. percent: The rate by which overall retail sales increased from Nov. All this, Today in Data.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

But there are plans to expand it across Seattle, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the company said. If it’s a hit with users, Amazon plans to bring it to other retailers as well as performance venues and the nation’s offices.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to the announcement, the offering is available on the retailer’s eCommerce site and at its 1,400 retail locations.

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MARCH 5, 2019

That “Game of Thrones” has spawned in its wake a host of retail concepts and products in unsurprising — where there is success, there is merchandise, and there is no shortage of GoT branded items out there. It is an opportunity to create an entire retailing event.

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APRIL 13, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday (April 13), the Chicago Tribune reported. Chicago-based Groupon, which sells consumers coupons and deals to various retailers and businesses, has not seen its best days due to the stay-at-home orders issued by most of the country’s government entities.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

could force retailers and restaurants in a number of states to accept cash as a payment method. Meanwhile, the paper reported New York City, Washington, San Francisco and Chicago are looking at similar legislation. With a move toward cashless societies growing around the world, new legislation in the U.S.

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The bank also wants to expand its physical retail branch footprint, according to its president and CEO, Greg Carmichael. billion acquisition of Chicago-based MB Financial Inc., For Fifth Third Bank, customer service is not just about digital transformation. As a result of the bank's $4.7

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

The system may eventually shorten the lag time between when a shopper pays with a debit card to when the funds arrive at the retailer, The Wall Street Journal reported. Target and Walmart, as well as trade groups like the National Retail Federation, have reportedly long talked to the Fed about faster payments.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

More than 125 retail and restaurant executives gathered in Chicago last month for Networld Media Group's annual summit.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. The news comes as Amazon also launched an Amazon Go location in Chicago.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Under siege by the coronavirus, the Italian government has ordered the closures of all retailers barring pharmacies and grocers, according to published reports Wednesday (March 11). Meanwhile, in the United States, CME Group will close its Chicago trading floor in a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19.

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JULY 5, 2020

billion for Whole Foods , the online retail giant is planning to open its second automated-checkout grocery store in Seattle’s Eastside neighborhood and is hiring managers for a third store in the city’s Capitol Hill district, The Seattle Times reported. Three years after it paid $13.4 And it’s not stopping there. the Times reported.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Twenty-two-year-old entrepreneurs Nick Hamburger and Zack Schreier started their first business in sixth grade, charging students at their Chicago-area school $3 for some cool Japanese soda pop that they bought for $1.25 — until the administration shut them down. Investor Daniel Lubetzky. Quevos is currently offering a $14.99

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Some retailers might be taking that to heart in this new year as part of the larger and ongoing effort to breathe new life into brick-and-mortar retail — a struggle that has been around almost as long as “The Simpsons” has, in fact. And other retailers are turning to alcohol to increase the appeal of their physical offerings.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

To break into the brick-and-mortar world, some digitally native retailers have opened shops inside department stores. However, as in a traditional retail store, staff called “in-store stylists” are on hand to give recommendations tailored to each customer. Staffing has also become a challenge for retail companies.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Data: $80M : Amount of the recent capital infusion for Chicago-based Cooler Screens. And in disbursements, mobile and instant payment methods can keep unbanked clients digitally engaged. All this, Today in Data. 60% : Increase in share of purchases made with digital devices since March. 5.4% : Portion of U.S.

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JULY 8, 2019

Can cameras replace cashers in retail? The paper noted that many such retail innovation efforts for grocery start in Europe. The apparent payments policy shift comes amid criticism that cashless retail discriminates against unbanked consumers. The grocery industry is making a go of it. The latest effort comes from the U.K.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

In pursuit of our purpose of creating the future of retail, we have built the foundation of a cross-brand ecosystem to create a simple shopping experience for consumers and to aggregate the scale of our network for our partners’ benefit,” Yagan said in the news release. “The ShopRunner CEO Sam Yagan offered a similar take on the deal. “In

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Slovenski serves as senior vice president and president of health and wellness for the retail giant. The company recently announced that there would be at least six more clinics in the greater Atlanta area, along with others in Florida and Chicago. Walmart also recently announced a round of corporate layoffs.

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MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Luxury department store retailers are combining digital shopping technology with dining experiences in their latest locations as part of their overall innovation plans. Neiman Marcus is gearing up to open what it describes as a “multi-level retail experience” at a new development in Manhattan. Hudson Yards.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

It’s a good time in America to have a retail space ready to rent out — eCommerce merchants are on the hunt and signing large contracts. By category, the biggest lease signers were manufacturers, with 14 percent of the market, followed closely by beverage providers (11 percent), retailers (7 percent) and tech firms (4 percent).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The retail industry is facing a virtual change: virtual reality. InContext Solutions announced it’s collaborating with Intel to develop new virtual reality (VR) hardware and software for the retail industry. But in the meantime, the retail industry is the next to be infiltrated by VR.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Last week, Intel announced that it was collaborating with Chicago-based InContext Solutions to develop VR hardware and software for the retail industry. According to a release, the plan is to provide the “best-in-class VR solution” and meet the changing needs of the retail ecosystem.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Physical grocery stores are opening despite COVID-19, with Amazon , Whole Foods and ALDI making plans to cut the ribbon on new brick-and-mortar sites in Chicago and other cities. Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

That is, retailers are taking a page out of a playbook set by retailers like the now-closed B. Saks Fifth Avenue is one of the retailers falling into this trend with a new eatery called L’Avenue at Saks in New York City, which is the same locale where Lord & Taylor is closing to make way for a WeWork headquarters.

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