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AI Remains Transformative Within the Ecommerce Space in 2024

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AI ’ s Current Impact on Retail In many ways, AI enables ecommerce companies to understand customers more deeply, engage them intelligently, fulfill demand efficiently and modernize the shopping experience. Tools like visual search enable consumers to use images for searching. The end result?

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

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After years of lockdowns and digital-driven behaviors, consumers’ actions have shown how crucial the store experience is to how they shop and interact with brands. That’s only going to further accelerate the expectations of consumers and technology adoption within retail environments. customer experience).

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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

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In 2024, it won’t be your dad’s supply chain. It has gone through a rapid period of change from the primary way we shopped, to its death being prematurely called ‘ the showroom problem ,’ to continuing to be a critical piece of consumer brand strategy. But they have a commitment to the space, or there is benefit in local fulfillment.

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Best Buy Canada to Operate 165 Small-Format Bell Canada Stores Under Renamed Banner

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Best Buy Canada has partnered with Bell Canada to operate 165 stores in malls and smaller and mid-sized communities across the country. The stores, which had been branded as The Source , a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be renamed Best Buy Express and offer both Best Buy consumer electronics and telecom services from Bell.

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Macy’s New $584 Million DTC Fulfillment Center to Create Nearly 2,800 Jobs

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million-square-foot fulfillment center in China Grove, N.C., scheduled for completion in 2024. Once the automated direct-to-consumer fulfillment center is fully operational, the retailer said it will employ approximately 2,800 workers and account for 30% of Macy’s digital supply chain for customers nationwide.

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Amazon Debuts Next-Generation Drone Design and Fulfillment Robot

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Amazon unveiled a number of new technical innovations set to be deployed across its operations, including a lighter, more durable drone for deliveries and a new robotic system than can handle individual product sorting. New Fulfillment Robot: Sparrow. Next-Gen Drones. Just as customers in a few select U.S.

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Shoppers and Operators want Malls to Change, Creating Opportunities for Emerging Brands

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As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. For their part, more mall operators are looking to diversify their tenant mix and incorporate additional brands that resonate with younger audiences.