When Sephora announced the launch of a new 2,000-square-foot concept store in Boston last year, it unveiled a marriage of brick-and-mortar and digital: The store allowed customers the ability to order products in-store from the Sephora website, and it announced same-day pickup through its Sephora...
With eCommerce changing customer expectations, Home Depot is planning on investing $1.2 billion to facilitate quicker deliveries to homes and job sites. The company plans to bring 170 distribution centers online in an effort to reach 90 percent of the U.S. in a day –...
Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology. Through an app, diners can order their food ahead of time before dining in and then pay their bill electronically, the New York Post reported. Get the Full...
Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron announced the launch of Unboxed, a series of pop-up events aimed at enabling people to explore and purchase its products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
While many QSRs and fast-casual restaurants are working to expand into the breakfast space, and as smaller, independent businesses cater to consumers’ growing appetites for an indulgent weekend brunch, one international player is going the opposite way: International House of Pancakes, aka IHOP, aka …...
In news that might please frat boys, fans of European beer and owners of man caves, Heineken has started online sales of its home tap machines and the two-liter kegs that work with it. On a more serious note, the move represents the latest effort...
Providing Curbside with resources to grow its platform globally, Rakuten has acquired the mobile ordering technology company. The deal’s terms were not made public, retail news source Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Loyalty programs can come with two challenges for retailers: getting consumers to sign up, and then making them feel like the rewards are worth the program. Some merchants are quick to think big to tackle these issues, offering hundreds to thousands of rewards points for...
The Ralph Lauren-owned Club Monaco got its year off to a high-profile start, as photos emerged of royal then-fiancée Meghan Markle sporting a deep red, off-the-rack Club Monaco dress to the queen’s annual Christmas party. The dress, needless to say, sold out very shortly thereafter...
