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Retail Furloughs Now Well Over 1M Amid Coronavirus

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Following the suspension of store staffers by one of the largest textile merchants, worker furloughs in the retail sector are now well past 1 million. staffers at distribution centers and retail locations, Bloomberg reported. Many of the biggest retail employers in the United States, with the inclusion of Kohl’s Corp.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. We can expect more such retail trends to match up and combine forces for new innovation in the coming decade. The company applied to the U.S.

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Kroger Teams With ClusterTruck To Serve Up ‘Ghost Kitchens’

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is launching two “ghost kitchens” in its stores in partnership with Indianapolis-based ClusterTruck , which operates delivery-only restaurants. The Kroger stores slated for the new service are in Indianapolis and greater Columbus, Ohio. The supermarket giant Kroger Co.

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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. Deeper Trend.

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Retail Pulse: Amazon Grows 4-Star Footprint; Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy

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Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. A data team from the eCommerce retailer determines what is sold at the locations, Amazon Physical Stores Director Drew Sheriff told MetroWest Daily News.

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Report: Layoffs Coming To Mall Owner Brookfield Properties

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Brookfield Properties Retail Group CEO Jared Chupaila delivered bad news to his employees this week. The Chicago-based real estate company with among the nation’s largest portfolios of retail is laying off 20 percent of its workforce. The retail industry has been hit especially hard by the pandemic.

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Target Circle Loyalty Program To Go Nationwide In October

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The retailer is said to join other merchants such as Nordstrom , Kohl’s, Nike and Macy’s, which have made bigger investments in loyalty efforts. 19 in five cities: Kansas City, Phoenix, Denver, Indianapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina. The program was to debut on Feb.