Remove Boston Remove Community Remove Retail Remove Workshop
article thumbnail

Retail Pulse: 7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Tech; Staples Debuts Connect Store Concept

PYMNTS

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

Retail 143
article thumbnail

Staples To Debut New Store Format With Coworking, Podcasting

PYMNTS

Staples is thinking outside the box with a new store format that highlights podcasting, community events and coworking spaces. The Staples Connect concept, which will be officially introduced in six Boston area stores on Feb. Office Depot’s move into coworking could be significant, as the retailer has over 1,300 locations in the U.S.,

article thumbnail

From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

CB Insights

Retail/Consumer Goods. From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Retail/Consumer Goods. Technology.