Kroger Joins Drone Delivery Race With Pilot From Ohio Store
May 3, 2021
Kroger Co. is diving into drone delivery, starting a pilot at a store near its Cincinnati headquarters. The supermarket chain is partnering with Drone Express, a unit of Telegrid Technologies, …
7 – Eleven to open 150 quick-serve restaurants in 2021
April 30, 2021
7-Eleven is aggressively expanding in the QSR space. The convenience store giant opened the latest version of its “evolution” store format in Manassas, Virginia. It is the first to feature …
Harrods launches H Beauty store at Centre:mk
April 30, 2021
H Beauty, Harrods’ luxury beauty concept, has opened a second UK standalone store at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes. Spanning 29,000 square feet, the boutique style store will offer an extensive …
Walmart Expands Delivery to Your Fridge, Pandemic Be Damned
April 28, 2021
In the fall of 2019, Walmart Inc. started testing a service to deliver groceries right into fridges while customers were out. Then the pandemic kept Americans at home, making Walmart’s …
Mapped: The State of Small Business Recovery in America
April 28, 2021
In the business news cycle, headlines are often dominated by large corporations, macroeconomic news, or government action. While mom and pop might not always be in focus, collectively small businesses …
NRF Member Spotlight: Goodwill Industries International
April 23, 2021
As consumers demand more sustainability from the brands they support, many retailers are investing in innovation and environmentally friendly products. Goodwill Industries International has been investing in sustainability for decades, …
Birkenstock Opens Store In Brooklyn
April 20, 2021
Birkenstock opened a store in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn store follows the successful openings of the brand’s first two U.S. company-owned retail stores in the SoHo neighborhood …
New Rapha Clubhouse London Set To Ride The Cycling Boom
April 19, 2021
As of this morning, Rapha is back. Bigger, bolder, and with beer! The premium cycling brand broke the mould when it opened its first Clubhouse in Soho, London back in …
Can omnichannel be as profitable for retailers as in-store sales?
April 16, 2021
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of online sales three to five times depending on the vertical and, even as in-store comes back, no one expects online to regress to …
Is e-grocery killing or inspiring impulse buys?
April 14, 2021
Recent surveys are telling different stories about how the consumer adoption of e-grocery during the novel coronavirus pandemic has impacted impulse shopping. In a study from PowerReviews, 31 percent of …