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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

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It’s all “nice, local, Michigan-made food products,” Founder Cory Wright told PYMNTS in an interview. The company carries brands such as the Detroit Spice Company and Lush Gourmet (Nuts). While local products can be amazing, it can be challenging for small brands to gain traction.

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Retail Pulse: Luckin Taps Into Automated Retail; Little Caesars To Team With DoorDash

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Coffee retailers are tapping into digital technology that helps them grow their reach beyond their stores, especially in China, where competition has been brewing between Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee and Starbucks. Luckin is hardly the only retailer tapping into the potential of vending machines. states and 24 countries.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare.

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Want To Build A Retail Experience? Get An Incubator

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You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop

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Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. From Amazon to Uber and Walgreens, retailers and eCommerce platforms are tapping into drones to expand their omnichannel offerings by providing consumers with easy access to their favorite products.

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Sainsbury’s Introduces New C-Store Format; SHOWFIELDS To Open In Miami

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening smaller-scale locations packed with technology designed to meet the needs of shoppers in cities. The retailer said that “almost 90%” of the selections in the store were chosen to meet the needs of Mansion House customers. billion by 2024 from £18.5 billion last year per IGD.

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Target Eyes Growth, Shutters Underperforming Storefronts

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Though big-box retailer Target has been known for expansion and digital innovation of late, Tuesday (Nov. The store closures will help the discount retailer continue on its path toward improved bottom lines. states, including Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Texas. In the latest fiscal year, eCommerce represented 4.4