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Yodel to create over 4,000 temporary jobs for the festive period

Yodel is looking to recruit 4,000 temporary jobs as the parcel courier prepares for the busy festive period. The company said that a variety of roles are available at its… The post Yodel to create over 4,000 temporary jobs for the festive period appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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Dollar Tree taps Michael Creedon as COO

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has added Advance Auto Parts veteran Michael Creedon Jr. to its executive team, naming him chief operating officer. “Mike’s impressive career in retail is rooted in a deep knowledge and understanding of his customers,” Dollar Tree president and chief executive officer Mike Witynski in announcing the hire. “Mike will […]
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Walmart expands its virtual presence with Roblox

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — As part of its ongoing quest to meet its customers wherever they are, Walmart on Monday launched two new immersive virtual experiences on Roblox, a metaverse gaming platform. Called Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play, the spaces are meant to offer unique interactive content and entertainment for Gen Z shoppers, allowing […]
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2022 RTIH Innovation Awards: don’t delay, enter today!

Time is running out to enter the 2022 RTIH Innovation Awards. The awards, sponsored by PMC, 3D Cloud by Marxent, CADS, and FreedomPay celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world. Deadline for submissions is 4th November, with winners being announced at an exclusive event in central London during December. It’s free to […]
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Kroger Looks To Wean Itself Off Instacart

Business Insider writes that as Kroger builds “its own tech infrastructure, including automated warehouses for delivery orders,” it means that it inevitably will end up “in competition with Instacart, its longtime grocery-delivery partner, analysts say.”  This competition may also play out as both companies seek advertising revenue from suppliers – there are only so many […]
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Walmart Makes A Metaverse Play

From TechCrunch, a story about how Walmart “is stepping into the metaverse with two new experiences on Roblox: ‘Walmart Land’ and ‘Universe of Play.’ The virtual worlds are aimed at younger Walmart customers and let Roblox players collect new virtual merchandise, play games featuring toys and characters, earn toys from a blimp, attend live concerts, […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Americans remain conflicted about activities in ‘post-COVID’ America

President Biden last week said that the COVID-19 “pandemic is over” even as around 400 people every day die in the U.S. after contracting the virus. Much of America has returned to a semblance of life before the pandemic, but many activities are not yet back to the way they were in 2019 as individuals […]
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Retail Industry Awards 2022: Winner – Post Office Retailer of the Year (Independent)

WINNER: Tenby Stores & Office, Premier, Pembrokeshire The “symbiotic relationship” of post office and retail is key to the success of Tenby Stores & Post Office, a Premier outlet in Pembrokeshire. Driven by the need to fully deliver a business model that had its retail and post office seamlessly integrated to deliver a real solution […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

The Strategy Behind Carhartt’s New Digital Workwear Collection on Snapchat and Bitmoji

In episode 368 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Brendan Lokes, brand media manager at Carhartt, a manufacturer of premium clothing and workwear known for exceptional durability, comfort, quality and fit. Lokes discusses why Carhartt has formed a partnership with Snapchat and Bitmoji (0:48), how the brand listened to customer demand for Carhartt […]
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  1. Retailer Media

Know Your MC: Matt McKeon, Retail Media Manager

This is the fourth of an ongoing series profiling Momentum Commerce team members (MCs for short). Click here to see more of our team, and be sure to check out our open roles! Before coming to Momentum Commerce, what was your experience in the eCommerce space? During college is when I first started developing an […]
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  1. Department & Category

Food inflation leads to changes in buying behavior

Food prices have jumped 11.4 percent over the past year with grocery up 13.5 percent and restaurants up eight percent. Consumers are switching to store brands, clipping coupons and otherwise looking for deals to stretch their food dollars further.
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  1. Data & Insights

Kroger uses technology and data insights to meet customers on their own terms

Kroger is the largest supermarket operator in the U.S. and the retailer is using its size to deploy technology and analytics to understand its customers as well, if not better than, its smaller competition. “We are leveraging data to engage with customers through digital channels such as apps and website logins to make the customer […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon and eBay on list of companies expected to pay corporate minimum tax

Large businesses, which have been able to avoid paying federal taxes in the past based on deductions, won’t have the option going forward following the passage last month of the 15 percent corporate minimum tax. Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway and eBay are on a short list of companies expected to be affected by the change in […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Getting to know secondhand buyers 

When Macklemore’s 2012 single Thrift Shop became a hit, it pushed secondhand shopping into the spotlight; but this wasn’t enough to change people’s general views on it. As a 2013 Time article put it, “apparently, flannel zebra jammies only look good in music videos”.  eBay was turning some heads back then, yet many would still […]
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Costco’s top line grows by over $30 billion in fiscal 2022

CFO Richard Galanti says customers not trading down to private label Costco Wholesale has followed up one strong fiscal year with another. The Issaquah, Wash.-based warehouse club chain posted double-digit net and comparable sales growth for its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full year, while topping Wall Street’s consensus earnings-per-share forecast for both periods. Related: Costco […]
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Five retail technology funding rounds you need to know about

RTIH rounds up the retail systems ventures whose funding rounds have been making headlines, including Swiftly, Ryft, Instant Commerce, and 1MRobotics. 1. Ryft Ryft, a PSD2 compliant payments system firm, has raised a seed round, led by SFC Capital. Additional investors include the ex-founder of Shutterstock and the founder of LoveFilm. This brings Ryft’s total […]
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Walmart + To Offer Home Pickup of Returns

Axios reports that “Walmart+ members in some U.S. markets will be able to schedule to have returns picked up from their doorsteps starting the first week in October … ‘Return Pickup from Home’ is scheduled by app.” Walmart says that “members won’t need to provide a box or a label – simply hand off the […]
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