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Walmart stumps up $9 billion+ to upgrade and modernise over 1,400 stores across the USA

Walmart stumps up $9 billion+ to upgrade and modernise over 1,400 stores across the USA

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StoresStaff WriterOctober 31, 2023Walmart, US retail, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Omnichannel retail, Online retailComment

Żabka Polska taps AiFi tech as it opens first store combining traditional and autonomous shopping option

Żabka Polska taps AiFi tech as it opens first store combining traditional and autonomous shopping option

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StoresStaff WriterOctober 30, 2023Żabka Polska, AiFi, Poland, Checkout free stores, Hybrid shopping, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Autonomous technologyComment

Four years in the making: Dyson notches up physical milestone with new Demo Store in Berlin, Germany

Four years in the making: Dyson notches up physical milestone with new Demo Store in Berlin, Germany

StoresStaff WriterOctober 23, 2023Dyson, Dyson Demo Store, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Lush, Physical retail, Berlin, Germany, London, Covent GardenComment

Handmade cosmetics brand Lush returns to Covent Garden, London with new store after ten year absence

StoresStaff WriterOctober 22, 2023Lush, Stores, Covent Garden, Bricks and mortar retail, Pop-ups, CosmeticsComment

Canada’s largest home retailer Leon’s Furniture expands roll-out of VUSION with SES-imagotag

Canada’s largest home retailer Leon’s Furniture expands roll-out of VUSION with SES-imagotag

StoresStaff WriterOctober 12, 2023SES-imagotag, Leon’s Furniture, VUSION IoT Cloud platform, Stores, ESLs, Canada, Omnichannel retailComment

Southern Co-op and Scotmid tap SymphonyAI assortment and space planning solutions across food businesses

Southern Co-op and Scotmid tap SymphonyAI assortment and space planning solutions across food businesses

StoresStaff WriterOctober 12, 2023Southern Co-op, Scottish Midland Co-operative (Scotmid), SymphonyAI Retail CPG, Stores, Assortment and space planning solutions, Convenience storesComment

The return to physical retail: making the store the centre of your post-Covid hybrid strategy

The return to physical retail: making the store the centre of your post-Covid hybrid strategy

StoresStaff WriterOctober 6, 2023Mike Cadden, Omnichannel retail, Stores, Physical retail, COVID-19, Online retailComment

Bulgarian DIY retailer Praktiker rolls out Pricer in-store automation and communication solution

Bulgarian DIY retailer Praktiker rolls out Pricer in-store automation and communication solution

StoresStaff WriterOctober 3, 2023Stores, Pricer, ESLs, Praktiker, Bulgaria, DIYComment

EE opens Manchester Experience store in Trafford Centre with former England footballer Ellen White

EE opens Manchester Experience store in Trafford Centre with former England footballer Ellen White

StoresStaff WriterSeptember 21, 2023EE, EE Experience stores, Trafford Centre, Manchester, Stores, Ellen White, Manchester CityComment

Lapeyre selects SES-imagotag and its VUSION platform as part of retailer’s digital transformation push

Lapeyre selects SES-imagotag and its VUSION platform as part of retailer’s digital transformation push

StoresStaff WriterSeptember 7, 2023Lapeyre, SES-imagotag, VUSION IoT Cloud platform, Stores, Electronic shelf labels, ESLs, Digital transformationComment

Marks and Spencer selects SymphonyAI Retail CPG for AI and computer vision based store intelligence

Marks and Spencer selects SymphonyAI Retail CPG for AI and computer vision based store intelligence

StoresStaff WriterSeptember 5, 2023SymphonyAI Retail CPG, M&S, Marks and Spencer, Stores, AI, Computer vision, Store intelligenceComment

H&M Indonesia boosts productivity, compliance, employee engagement, sustainability with YOOBIC tech

H&M Indonesia boosts productivity, compliance, employee engagement, sustainability with YOOBIC tech

StoresStaff WriterAugust 31, 2023H&M Indonesia, YOOBIC, Employees, Stores, Frontline workersComment

Boots UK gearing up to launch new beauty showcase at Battersea Power Station in London

Boots UK gearing up to launch new beauty showcase at Battersea Power Station in London

StoresStaff WriterAugust 29, 2023Boots UK, Paula Bobbett, Stores, London, Beauty, 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards, RTIH Innovation Awards, Battersea Power Station, Online retail, Omnichannel retailComment

EE brings tech to life via new Experience store at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent

EE brings tech to life via new Experience store at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent

StoresStaff WriterAugust 23, 2023EE, EE Experience stores, Bluewater Shopping Centre, Concept stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Technology, Kent, UK retailComment

Ikea gets close to the people of Copenhagen as it opens first ever city store in Denmark

Ikea gets close to the people of Copenhagen as it opens first ever city store in Denmark

StoresStaff WriterAugust 17, 2023Ikea, Copenhagen, Denmark, Stores, Omnichannel retail, Green retail, Bricks and mortar retailComment

RTIH Innovation Awards sponsor CADS recommends AutoCAD for retail store planning in industry wide debate

RTIH Innovation Awards sponsor CADS recommends AutoCAD for retail store planning in industry wide debate

StoresStaff WriterAugust 10, 2023CADS, RTIH Innovation Awards, 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards, 3D technology, AutoCAD, StoreSpace, S[ace planning, Stores, RevitComment

Coach Play concept store in Singapore plays host to Coachtopia immersive, circular economy takeover

Coach Play concept store in Singapore plays host to Coachtopia immersive, circular economy takeover

StoresStaff WriterAugust 9, 2023Coach, Coach Play, Singapore, Stores, Circular economy, Immersive experiences, Zero10, Augmented realityComment

UK retailers close stores and rethink new openings as Covid-19 lockdowns and ‘crippling’ business rates hit hard

UK retailers close stores and rethink new openings as Covid-19 lockdowns and ‘crippling’ business rates hit hard

StoresStaff WriterJuly 28, 2023BRC, British Retail Consortium, Local Data Company, Stores, UK retail, Covid-19, Business rates, Bricks and mortar retail], Physical retailComment

Ikea UK aims to get closer to customers with launch of new Plan & Order Point in Preston, Lancashire

Ikea UK aims to get closer to customers with launch of new Plan & Order Point in Preston, Lancashire

StoresStaff WriterJuly 26, 2023Ikea, Ikea Plan & Order Point, Stores, Preston, Lancashire, Omnichannel retail, Click and Collect, Online retail, UK retailComment

London’s brilliant: Under Armour deploys connected fitting rooms at new Oxford Street store

London’s brilliant: Under Armour deploys connected fitting rooms at new Oxford Street store

StoresStaff WriterJuly 24, 2023Under Armour, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Physical retail, Oxford Street London, London, Connected fitting rooms, TouchscreensComment