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Big Lots adds delivery service from Instacart

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Rob Williams

Big Lots this week started offering same-day delivery from its chain of closeout stores in partnership with Instacart. The delivery service is available at nearly 1,400 Big Lots stores in 47 states. Read more… 

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Toys ‘R’ Us Canada guides Snapchatters through maple leaf portal into virtual store

November 5, 2019 Rob Williams

Toys ‘R’ Us Canada this week became the first company in the country to use the Snapchat Portal Lens in its marketing. Read more…

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Goodwill debuts geofenced mobile ads to attract Gen Z

October 31, 2019November 4, 2019 Rob Williams

Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana is running a social media campaign aimed at Gen Z shoppers that shows affordable yet unique clothes to buy secondhand. Read more…

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CNBC: Amazon eyes airports, theaters to license Go cashierless tech

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Rob Williams

Amazon is in talks with theater chain Regal Cinemas and airport retailer Cibo Express Gourmet Markets about installing its cashierless systems at their locations, according to a report citing unnamed sources. Read more…

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Walmart challenges TikTok users to share dance moves

September 26, 2019September 29, 2019 Rob Williams

Walmart introduced its first branded hashtag challenge on TikTok, the social video app with more than 500 million users worldwide. Read more…

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Kraft Heinz brings mobile-activated packaging to Walmart

September 24, 2019September 29, 2019 Rob Williams

Kraft Heinz this month introduced mobile-activated packaging for Kraft Singles cheese sold at Walmart. Read more…

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Gen Z’s worries about emotional health affect shopping habits, study says

September 17, 2019September 19, 2019 Rob Williams

Generation Z is more concerned with its mental and physical health than millennials or Generation X, a heightened anxiety that influences the way young adults shop, per a survey by consulting firm A.T. Kearney. Read more…

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How TikTok can help brands get on Christmas wish lists

September 16, 2019September 17, 2019 Rob Williams

Hashtag challenges are one way to boost awareness with the app’s younger audience ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Read more…

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Puma’s AR web app promotes new NYC flagship store

September 9, 2019September 17, 2019 Rob Williams

Sportswear brand Puma opened its first North American flagship store in New York with interactive displays that activate augmented reality (AR) experiences. Read more…

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Walmart cooks up ‘shoppable recipes’ with BuzzFeed’s Tasty videos

August 20, 2019August 26, 2019 Rob Williams

Walmart partnered with BuzzFeed on shoppable recipes that let customers buy ingredients seen in the digital publisher’s Tasty cooking videos. Read more…

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