ARTICLES FROM TO INNOVATIVE RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES
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Dollar General Set To Purchase Former Family Dollar Stores
Some 2,700 jobs are at stake as 323 Dollar Express locations come under Dollar General’s control.
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Creating Interactive, Digitally-Focused In-Store Experiences To Keep Customers Happy3/10/2017
Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US, has recently deployed advanced technology in response to consumer demand for more digitally interactive in-store experiences. The technology will up their in-store experiences and provide real-time store analysis and highly personalized offerings at brick-and-mortar locations.
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Amazon Unveils New Cashier-less Grocery Store12/16/2016
Amazon Go stores have no cashiers, no annoying lines, but also no Prime benefits.
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Dollar General Set To Open 900 New Stores In 20163/14/2016
Strong fourth quarter sales provide impetus to growth for the dollar-store retailer.
- WalmartLabs Acquires PunchTab To Bolster Sam's Club Customer Experience
- Kroger Plans To Expand ClickList
- Kroger Wins For Food Temperature Innovation
- Meijer Tests Curbside Grocery Pickup
- Kroger Acquires Most Of Customer Science Firm
- IDC's Worldwide Top 10 IT Spenders Report Sees Walmart As Clear Spending Leader
FEATURED ARTICLES
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Instacart Offers In-App Support On A Global Scale With UJET9/23/2019
Everyone has to shop for groceries. That might be a daily trip after work or part of your weekend errands; going to the grocery store means dealing with crowds, waiting in lines, and likely forgetting something from your list. In 2018, the average U.S. household made 1.6 grocery shopping trips per week.
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Why Employee Engagement Still Matters In The Retail Sector11/14/2013
People are migrating away from the traditional brick and mortar retail stores in the 21st century, preferring to shop online and using their mobile devices rather than visit physical storefronts. This is most prevalent in the specialty hard goods. However, shoppers still enjoy the social and entertainment aspects that retail provides, as well as with soft goods shoppers tend to still want to touch and size in person. As the percentage of online purchases continues to grow beyond recent 10% figures, in the stores we are seeing a shift in labor.
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5 Key Trends Currently Afoot In Employee Recognition11/8/2013
Continued employee engagement is one of the keys to human capital management for HR leaders at large corporations. When people work for big businesses, they sometimes find themselves too caught up in the rigmarole of their daily operations, and they lose sight of their employers’ vision and their own individual career goals.
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The Retail Paradox: Save Money, Or Spend It On Customer Service?10/29/2013
It’s commonplace for companies to look to improve their workforce management strategies in an effort to strengthen their customer service initiatives – especially in the retail sector. Good service is the primary reason that successful merchants complete sales, and in a competitive sales environment, businesses seek to differentiate themselves from their competitors by providing superior consumer care.
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4 Ways HR Is Becoming Data-Conscious In Managing Human Capital10/29/2013
Employers everywhere, large and small, are looking to do more with business intelligence to measure the performance of their workers. Doing so can make them more efficient about who they hire, how they put people to work and what strategies they use for employee retention.
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What Does The Future Hold For HR Technology?10/23/2013
As technology rapidly improves across the world, more business are looking to upgrade the solutions they use on a daily basis. Among other developments, this means they want to use more cloud computing solutions for storing their data, mobile devices for accessing it on the go and data analysis tools for improving their outlook on business intelligence.
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LATEST HEADLINES
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Synchrony's CareCredit Network Expands To First-Ever Major Grocery Store Chain Collaboration With Albertsons Companies9/18/2024
Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a premier consumer financial services company, and Albertsons Companies, Inc., a leading food and drug retailer, today announced the acceptance of the CareCredit health and wellness credit card in nearly 2,200 Albertsons Cos. stores including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, ACME, Shaw's and Jewel-Osco.
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- Wills Group Selects SymphonyAI Connected Retail To Create Engaging, High-Quality Shopper Experience
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