Smart carts, product demos, flexible shopping experiences and holistic health are among the trends being shaped by rapidly evolving customer expectations, according to research from 84.51°.
Recent retail news includes Kroger's CEO saying its merger with Albertsons would mean lower prices and higher wages, and Walmart Canada making its Lunar New Year promotions more inclusive than ever.
$300 million this year is for store renovations, including clearer navigation, new aisle markers and enhanced signage and displays at 55 locations, among them the retailer's “store of the future” in Ontario.
The manufacturer partnered with the Midwest retailer for a summer cause campaign supporting Smile Train, a nonprofit that provides free surgery for children to correct cleft lips and palates.
The retailer will be the exclusive brick-and-mortar retailer (through the end of 2023) of new health monitoring devices/smart watches from French consumer electronics company Withings.
