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The jury's still out on cashierless stores

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Are cashierless stores the future of retail? Exactly how pervasive the concept will become remains uncertain, as demonstrated during a recent panel discussion at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Dallas.

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Walmart Plans AI Retail Lab For NY Store

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Walmart plans to bring an Intelligent Retail Lab to a Levittown, New York, store to experiment with customer and associate experiences. In one case, the retailer could use the technology for inventory: It could reorder items when a store is running low. 8 startup incubator.

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PICKUP Teams With Postmates For Quicker Last-Mile Deliveries

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“No other platform features the PICKUP Good Guys, a curated network of vetted independent contractors delivering big and heavy goods, enabling PICKUP to provide retailers greater value across their assortment than any other solution on the market today,” she said. Postmates was launched in 2011 and is based in Silicon Valley.

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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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This next chapter empowers us to keep our focus on delivering that excellent customer experience at much larger scale and in more convenient and inspirational ways,” Tynan said in an announcement at the time of the investment. To keep tabs on the latest retail trends, check next week’s Retail Pulse.

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7-Eleven Now Supports Voice Orders Via Alexa, Google Home

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. “7Voice takes 7NOW ordering from screen to voice, enabling customers to order in whatever way they prefer that is most convenient to them,” said Raghu Mahadevan, 7-Eleven’s vice president of the digital customer experience. Using real-time tracking, customers can find out when to expect their orders to arrive.

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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup

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Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. Since then, the company has tried its hand at pop-up locations in areas like Aspen, Sag Harbor, New York, Dallas and London. to pick up online purchases via curbside services.

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Taking On The Last Mile Of Prepared Food With Local Retail Partners

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The third benefit, which applies to Smith’s partners, is that local retailers can attract increased foot traffic as people come in to pick up their meals, and could become potential prospects. The Customer Experience. To order a meal from Territory Foods, customers start by selecting one of the four regions – Washington, D.C.;

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