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Walmart Packages Marketplace and Delivery Tech for Sale to Other Retailers

Walmart will make its own technologies across both digital and physical channels available to other retailers. The company’s move includes integrating Walmart’s Marketplace, online and in-store fulfillment and pickup technologies into the Adobe Commerce platform. Retailers will be able to access Walmart’s cloud-based services to reach new customers through Marketplace and offer national two-day shipping […]
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J.D. Power study finds surge in retail health services

TROY, Mich. — The great national experiment with delivering primary care services such as vaccinations, routine screenings and physical exams through retail pharmacies has reached a critical milestone. According to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Pharmacy Study, released Wednesday, more than half (51%) of retail pharmacy customers have used health and wellness services during the […]
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StockX ventures into beauty with Revlon collaboration

StockX has made a push into beauty by announcing a partnership with makeup brand Revlon. The popular resale platform has teamed up with the cosmetic brand to sell limited edition… The post StockX ventures into beauty with Revlon collaboration appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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Same-day delivery apps need more than speed to survive post-pandemic

Cary Breese Contributor Share on Twitter Cary Breese is the CEO and co-founder of NowRx, a digital retail pharmacy. We have entered a whole new era of e-commerce centered on speed and convenience. Business leaders are being forced to prioritize delivery capabilities and push for more accelerated delivery services. “Fast/reliable delivery” was the most important […]
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Giant Food taps into local food scene with boxes

Like a lot of people, Gregg Dorazio signed up for a community-supported agriculture (CSA) share last year during COVID. With the subscription, he received a weekly box of fresh produce from a local farm. That got him thinking — would that work for a grocery store? Dorazio is the e-commerce lead at Giant Food and […]
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Sky Organics debuts Blemish Control regimen

MIAMI — Sky Organics, a plant-based beauty and personal care brand, has introduced Blemish Control, a blemish-fighting skin care regimen. The skin care collection uses certified organic and plant-based ingredients to combat blemishes while balancing and soothing the skin. The brand is launching the collection at select Whole Foods stores and SkyOrganics.com. Sky Organics said […]
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Shoppers stocking up on health-related items as COVID-19 cases rise, Instacart finds

Dive Brief: Consumers are stepping up purchases of health and wellness items closely associated with the pandemic as COVID-19 cases rise amid the rapid spread of the delta variant, according to data from Instacart. Sales of products such as disinfectant sprays, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer and cold medicine were up by 15% or more over […]
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Current retail trends and how they might affect your business in the future

Technology is constantly evolving, and sooner or later, it encroaches on everything, forcing the world, commerce and industries to change with it or risk becoming irrelevant. Retail is no different, and significant changes are already happening that will shape the future of how people shop.  New types of money, such as digital currencies, are a […]
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The Future of the Mall: Why Developers are Rethinking Everything from Tenant Mix to Events and ‘Adjacencies’

More than 163 million people in the U.S. have been fully vaccinated, and growing concerns around the Delta variant have inspired more people to follow suit. That means more consumers are venturing out into the world — and going back into stores. In fact, analysis of Google mobility data by CoStar Advisory Services revealed that […]
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Robomart On-Demand Foodservice

New avenues of fresh food distribution continue to open up.  Each one seems to have the ability to garner new customers.  Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® asks, where are you customer shopping after they leave your store, and why? Robomart is a Santa Monica, California-based company hails itself as the […]
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Hy-Vee to offer vaccines at Iowa State Fair

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Iowa State Fair next month, the retailer said Monday. Flu vaccines will also be offered pending availability. The vaccination clinics will be held daily from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 22. There is no appointment necessary to […]
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Wegmans returning hand baskets and hot bars in some locations

Wegmans had pulled hand baskets from stores in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic but is bringing them back in some locations. The family-owned grocery chain, which closed its self-serve hot and cold bars in response to the spread of COVID-19, has opened one at a store in Pittsford, NY, with no news on whether […]
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Macy’s Picks New Bluemercury CEO as Rightsizing and Revitalization Efforts Continue

Macy’s has named Maly Bernstein CEO of Bluemercury, effective September 13, 2021, as the retailer continues to refresh its brands and leadership. Bernstein will oversee the growth and strategy of the entire Bluemercury brand both in-store and online, and will report to Tony Spring, Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale’s. Bernstein was most recently VP of […]
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Amazon Wants An In With Nation’s Apartment Buildings

The Associated Press reports that Amazon “is pushing landlords around the country — sometimes with financial incentives — to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment-building doors themselves with a mobile device. “The service, dubbed Key for Business, is pitched as a way to cut down on stolen packages by making it easy to […]
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Hirings underline health care opportunities

NEW YORK — In moves that underscored the opportunity mass retailers see to serve their customers better by positioning themselves as health and wellness destinations, Dollar General  Corp. and Hy-Vee Inc. both added chief medical officers to their leadership ranks this month. Hy-Vee has long been a pioneer in serving its customers’ health needs in […]
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Video Forum: John O’Brien, NPC

In this week’s Video Forum, John O’Brien, who became president and chief executive officer of the National Pharmaceutical Council in June, addresses the challenges faced by the nation’s health care system and the role that biopharmaceutical products can play in addressing them. He discusses the importance of NPC’s research in highlighting the value of prescription […]
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GSK begins shipping record supply of flu vaccine

PHILADELPHIA —  GSK has started shipping its quadrivalent influenza vaccines to U.S. health care providers and pharmacies for the 2021-22 flu season. This immediately follows a licensing and lot-release approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. GSK expects to distribute more doses than it has in any […]
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Rock Bottom Restaurants Rolling Out the Barrel Just for You

  After mowing your yard in the summer there is nothing in the world better than a cold beer according to Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Rock Bottom’s food marketing team must know that as well as they have rolled out a program at some Colorado locations where members of […]
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The mall gets pot dispensary as a new tenant

A cannabis dispensary has opened in the same location that formerly housed a Sprint store at the Union Landing shopping center in Union City, CA. “When you go into dispensaries you’ll be shocked,” said Bill Schrader, owner of Austin Group, which leased the space. “The store is a cross between an Apple store and a […]
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What Will The Workplace Of The Future Look Like? 13 Experts Share Their Views [2021]

Raydiant’s Future of Workspace Series featured interviews with experts and professionals to learn more about how the workplace experience will evolve. Here are some of our favorite responses: What will the workplace of the future look like? Nick Iovacchini, CEO of KettleSpace Hybrid is here to stay! This is a true sea change moment in […]
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Alternative Investments to Look Into: Know This

Investing. This has been one of the topics I’ve been most commonly asked about throughout my career. People want to know why I make my decisions and how I decide what to invest in and what not to invest in, but I think there’s a more important conversation that needs to be had first.  The […]
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Maly Bernstein named CEO of Bluemercury

NEW YORK — Former CVS Health executive Maly Bernstein has been named named  chief executive officer of Bluemercury, a Macy’s Inc. retail brand, effective September 13. Maly Bernstein   She will oversee the growth and strategy of all aspects of Bluemercury, from its digital platform to stores. She will report to Tony Spring, chairman and […]
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Target, Bed Bath and Beyond Open Doors To Third-Party Boutiques

A couple of stories on CNBC suggest a trend as big-box stores look to expand their appeal and bring in new shoppers. One piece says that Ulta Beauty “will open its first beauty shops inside of Target next month. The mini shops will feature an assortment of merchandise from more than 50 prestige brands for […]
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Daily QuickWit (7/22) – Top Retail News of the Day

Here’s what was interesting in Retail today: Coca-Cola spurs 42% revenue growth (now $10.1B) after returning to pre-pandemic marketing spend (which doubled YOY). They invested in innovation, quality, and targeted allocation with their increased spend and beat earnings and revenue expectations in Q2. Target, Bed Bath and Beyond Open Doors To Third-Party Boutiques. The Store-within-a-store […]
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