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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. For its part, Luckin has 4,507 self-operated stores as of the close of last year.

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Reinventing The Baby Care Market With Exclusive ‘Premium’ Brands

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Major retailers are pitching premium baby care products at a less-than-premium price tag with the help of exclusive brands: Walmart is offering Hello Bello exclusively at its stores and its website (and that of the brand). It is also reportedly the inaugural brand rolled out under a platform called Launched.LA.,

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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 the report, he said that “Greenhouse will operate as a separate unit that sits outside of our walls, both figuratively and literally.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail.

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Retail Pulse: FAO Schwarz To Open New Flagship; Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery

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Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin

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Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic, Bloomberg reported, citing two unnamed sources. The six targeted cities include New York, Phoenix, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas and Denver and will be a part of an investment in excess of $1.4

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Simon, Taubman Join Forces To Save The Mall

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As retail owners face the challenge of decreased foot traffic and store closures brought on by the rise of eCommerce, mall owners have been aiming to change their properties with the introduction of dining options, entertainment and other features. Simon, which is based in Indiana, would pay $52.50 properties as of Sept. The deal puts a $3.21

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