4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (139+ words) Retail Customer Experience Costco opening Oct. 28 in western New York The first-ever Costco in western New York will open Oct. 28, just weeks before the holiday shopping season begins. While the Amherst location remains closed until then, its fuel pumps are…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (368+ words) Retailers can close the loyalty gap by designing programs around customer needs rather than individual channels. September 10, 2026 by Dr. JR Slubowski — VP of Strategic Counseling, Kobie As shopping journeys span social media, AI tools, and third-party platforms, customers want loyalty…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (91+ words) Retail Customer Experience Burlington moving HQ to Philadelphia Apparel and housewares retailer Burlington is planning to move its headquarters from New Jersey to Philadelphia. The move to the Schuylkill Yards development area, which is estimated to cost $370 million, will bring…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (679+ words) Daniel Dutton, co-managing principal with Lee & Associates, shares insight on the value of applying customer pattern recognition to store site selection and how it proves invaluable in choosing the next retail store location. When talk turns to retail customer experience…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Retail Customer Experience Walmart launches Tap to Pay at Walmart stores, Sam’s Club locations Walmart is launching Tap to Pay as a payment option at select Walmart stores and Sam's Club locations. It plans to roll it out to all…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) Costco is getting reading to open a warehouse in Wasaga Beach, an Ontario beach town. The location, off Highway 26 near Mosley Street, is expected to launch this fall, according to a Blogto report. Construction on the 162,000-square-foot location began in…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (268+ words) Retail Customer Experience Amazon locker network expands to more than 750 colleges Amazon has expanded its Locker network to more than 750 locations across more than 500 U.S. college and university campuses, according to a press release. The expansion gives students additional places to…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (197+ words) Retail Customer Experience Many consumers will start holiday shopping before Black Friday A hefty number of shoppers, 83%, will begin planning for holiday purchases before Black Friday, according to a Consumer Pulse research report, and 71% will start holiday shopping before Black…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (151+ words) Nearly two-thirds of U.S. consumers with school-age kids are extremely or very concerned about back-to-school costs this year. That's a prime finding from a Smarty survey that also revealed American families expect to spend 47% more on school items this year, according…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (56+ words) Retail Customer Experience Canada Asian grocery retailer expanding into Manitoba T&T Supermarket, Canada's largest Asian grocer, is expanding into Manitoba. The store will be located at CF Polo Park, a Winnipeg shopping center, according to a press release. Get…...