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Macy’s has expanded its partnership with WHP Global to bring the Toys”R”Us brand to every Macy’s store in America this holiday season. The in-store shops will range from 1,000 sq. feet and span up to 10,000 sq. feet in flagship locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. The […]
FIKA has launched its first flagship cannabis retail experience in the heart of Toronto’s historic Distillery District. “FIKA is a unique retail concept that puts the cannabis consumer first with a fresh, welcoming environment and unparalleled customer service,” said Christopher Kane, Chief Operations Officer. “We’ve designed our stores to be intuitive to newcomers and experienced […]
Trulieve Cannabis Corp., has opened its first Trulieve-branded dispensary in Tucson, AZ. “We are excited to add a mew location in Tucson, the state’s second largest market,” said Trulieve CEO, Kim Rivers. Trulieve entered the Arizona market in 2021 as part of its acquisition of Harvest Health & Recreation, Arizona’s largest cannabis retailer. Over the […]
Pacsun, a specialty retailer offering a cross section of emerging brands and trending fashion, recently introduced a new look to its SoHo flagship. The SoHo takeover comes after Pacsun made a splash through the figurative flooding of its storefront with a spectacular augmented reality video display produced by Misato Studio. “At Pacsun, we’re always finding […]
Lightbox, (www.lightboxooh.com), has expanded its retail media network to include grocery stores nationwide. This new Digital Video Grocery Network joins Lightbox’s national mall assets to further extend its video reach in point-of-sale venues. The expansion adds 2,800 supermarkets across the country and 3,000 screens to Lightbox’s retail footprint. Over 100 grocery brands such as Albertsons […]
Target has added Casa Cantina pre-mixed cocktails to its adult ready-to-drink cocktails. Casa Cantina is the latest addition to Target Wine & Spirits Selects, its unique-to-Target collection of adult beverage brands – a key element of its expertly curated adult beverage assortment that also includes national brands, local craft options and a wide variety of […]
Meta has opened the Meta Store, its first retail space to discover Meta Portal, Ray-Ban Stories and Meta Quest 2 and try them out in person, on its campus in Burlingame, CA. Through interactive demos, shoppers can make video calls to retail associates with Meta Portal, learn how Ray-Ban Stories can help them stay present […]
Google has announced plans to open its second physical store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Google Store Williamsburg will be the first of its “neighborhood stores,” offering similar hands-on experiences with its products and services as its flagship store, but in a more intimate setting that celebrates the unique neighborhood they’re in. As soon as shoppers […]
Hudson, a travel experience leader with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, and tourist destinations across North America, has entered into an agreement to operate and develop Starbucks locations in U.S. airports. Hudson’s first two Starbucks licensed stores are set to open at pre and post-security locations in LaGuardia Airport. “We’ve worked very […]
Reese’s is bringing the Reese’s Stuff Your Cup experience to Times Square. Visitors can now have the Reese’s experience of a lifetime. Reese’s Stuff Your Cup is a one-of-a-kind experience where Reese’s fans are invited to dream big and make their own one-pound, over-the-top Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup creation, featuring Reese’s peanut cup butter directly […]
Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. has reopened its flagship Chocolate Experience Store, in San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square. “We are thrilled to unveil the Chocolate Experience Store to our community of chocolate lovers and hometown of San Francisco,” said Justin Reese, VP of Retail and eCommerce at Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. “Our premium chocolate, the historic architecture and the […]
Roland has expanded “Roland Store” experience at select retailers in the U.S. and globally. Roland developed a new technology for the stores, branded “Audience Specific Experience ASX,” that controls the lighting, video and audio in the spaces and can be altered by the press of a button to match the environment to the taste of […]
Samsung Display technology will be integrated in the viewing rooms of Saatva, America’s Smarter Luxury Sleep brand, nationwide. Following the successful opening of its Manhattan store, Saatva recently opened its second location in Washington, D.C. “Samsung prides itself on driving innovation and unique experiences,” said Harry Patz, SVP and GM, Display Division, Samsung Electronics. “To […]
Lowe’s has announced a multi-year commitment to become the leading retail destination for aging-in-place and life-change solutions through its launch of Lowe’s Livable Home. Lowe’s Livable Home will offer expertise, services and affordable products, with a range of styles and budgets to meet any ability by creating a one-stop destination for universal design options. In […]
Natural Grocers is bringing local hydroponic, organic produce grown just steps away from its customers with the launch of its new hydroponic GardenBox. The pilot program, which takes place at its Green Mountain store in Lakewood, CO, grows an array of organic leafy greens that travel just 82 steps from hydroponic garden to customer. GardenBox […]
WhatsGood, an innovative technology provider for online orders at local farmers markets, recently opened the first in a series of Chicago-based Farm Shops in Lincoln Park. WhatsGood’s Farm Shop is a small footprint grocery store with an array of locally curated products that will provide Chicagoans with in-store shopping and on-demand delivery. “We want customers […]
InnerScope Hearing Technologies, has partnered with Giant Eagle to deploy InnerScope’s automated self-check hearing screening kiosk in Giant Eagle’s supermarkets in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The partnership broadens InnerScope’s reach to help the 48 million Americans who have hearing loss and millions more who have undetected hearing loss due to not having convenient, access to having […]
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health is now offering Spoken Rx , its proprietary audio prescription label solution, in all its nearly 10,000 pharmacy locations nationwide, including more than 1,700 CVS Pharmacy locations within Target. Spoken Rx is a technology that allows patients to have their prescription information read aloud, designed for those […]
Circle K is introducing fully frictionless technology at stores in Arizona as part of its innovation journey. Retrofitted Circle K stores will offer customers a fully autonomous checkout experience using technology developed by Standard AI. Inside the store, a network of cameras is mounted at strategic locations to accurately associate customers with the products they […]
T&T Supermarkets and Cadillac Fairview have announced T&T’s newest location at CF Fairview Mall in Toronto. The new store will occupy over 36,000 sq. ft. of the former Sears space on the ground level, features direct TTC access and can be accessed via the mall’s new corridor. Reflecting consumer research which revealed a strong preference […]