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retaildive | October 18, 2018

Target is more than doubling its holiday toy assortment and making room in stores by a "quarter-million additional square feet" to accommodate the additional merchandise and in-store events for children and families, the company said in a blog post this week. Target stores will host more than 25,000 hours of holiday playtime and events, including opportunities to play with toys, meet characters based on favorite toys and win giveaways, according to the post. The mass merchant will offe...

retaildive | May 08, 2019

Square on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Eloquent Labs, an artificial intelligence (AI) tech company which automates responses to customer questions and feedback, according to a Square blog post. Square stated that Eloquent's AI services can "level the playing field for businesses of all sizes by providing sellers efficient ways to interact with their customers," per the post. The move comes after Eloquent Labs raised $1.5 million in seed funding in 2017, according to P...

fxstreet | January 16, 2020

Thursday's US economic docket highlights the release of monthly retail sales figures, scheduled at 13:30 GMT. Consensus estimates point to modest growth of 0.3% for December as compared to the previous month's 0.2% increase. Sales excluding automobiles (core retail sales) are seen rising by 0.5% during the reported month as against a dismal 0.1% growth recorded in November. Meanwhile, the closely watched Retail Sales Control Group is expected to rise by 0.4% following a 0.1% increase in ...

businesswire | January 15, 2020

VTS, the commercial real estate industry’s leading leasing and asset management platform, today announced VTS Retail the industry’s only leasing platform designed specifically for the retail sector solving major issues retail landlords have in their leasing process. Unlike any existing offering for retail landlords, VTS Retail transforms the leasing process by enabling retail landlords to significantly reduce the time from prospect to tenant move-in and proactively manage shopping ce...