International News

ThirdLove, the women’s bra and underwear company, announced the launch of their first experiential retail store concept, opening on July 24, in New York City. The concept store will enable ThirdLove to connect with customers in a new way, providing...

Giant Eagle, Inc., one of the leading food, fuel and pharmacy retailers, and Grabango, the leading checkout-free technology provider for existing brick-and-mortar stores, announced a first-of-its-kind partnership designed to create a no-wait checkout experience. By partnering with Grabango, Giant Eagle...

French luxury goods group LVMH, has announced a tie-up with sustainable luxury fashion brand, Stella McCartney. The partnership with LVMH – which houses luxury retailers such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Givenchy, Fendi, Tag Heuer and Kenzo – was undertaken to help...

Starbucks has opened its first Starbucks Now™ store – an innovative, express retail experience that seamlessly integrates Starbucks physical and digital customer touchpoints. Combining the signature Starbucks café environment with Mobile Order and Pay and Starbucks Delivers™ customer experiences,...

Lululemon's first-ever experiential store opened July 11, 2019 in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 20,000-square-foot store is filled with a massive retail space, two fitness studios, a meditation space, areas for visitors to sit and work, and restaurant Fuel -...

Jewelry and accessories retailer Charming Charlie is closing all 261 of its stores in 38 states as part of its latest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The chain expects the liquidation to take about two months. More than 3,000 full- and...

H&M and Klarna announced that they have expanded their current partnership agreement to also include the US market, in the development of an unrivalled payments and shopping experience across touchpoints. Together, H&M and Klarna are aiming at further integrating H&M's...

Hard Rock International operates retail shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels, and casinos in 74 countries featuring the world's largest music & rock-and-roll memorabilia collection. The company was seeking to grow and optimise retail operations in their Rock Shop stores. It...

Middle East’s leading fashion retailer, Splash Fashions opened a new store at Al Wahda Mall Abu Dhabi offering shoppers in the capital the best of cutting-edge street style fashion in a retail space of approximately 14,000 sq ft. Considered a...

Gucci has recently introduced AR feature to its app which lets consumers try on its Ace Sneakers virtually. This technology enables Gucci to provide an engaging experience and an ingenious opportunity for its customers to interact with upcoming shoe collection. Through...

Alibaba Group’s Taobao and Tmall shattered multiple records during this year’s '6.18 Mid-Year Shopping Festival,' sating a rising demand from consumers in less-developed cities for quality products. This 6.18 was the most-inclusive ever, with over 200,000 brands taking part. Innovative...

CGTrader, the world’s largest source for licensable stock and custom 3D models, announced that Garten-und-Freizeit.de, a leading German online retailer of outdoor furniture, is adopting its newly launched CGTrader ARsenal – the world’s first complete, easy-to-deploy Augmented Reality (AR)...

Uber said Wednesday it plans to speed up restaurant meal delivery by using drones for its Uber Eats service. The initial phase of testing in San Diego was done with McDonald’s, and will be expanded to include additional Uber Eats...

Sephora, the global beauty retailer, is opening a new store in Auckland in July. "Sephora Queen Street is set to become a beauty destination like no other, a place where New Zealanders will have access to a suite of the...