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Apple to Close Basingstoke Store as Reading’s The Oracle Is Moved and Redesigned

The change signals Apple's shift to fewer, larger experience-led stores that concentrate service with integrated fulfilment in regional hubs.

Target Names Chandhu Nair Its First Chief AI Officer

Tesco Trials 6.5ft AI Shelf‑Scanning Robot

Ocado Founder Tim Steiner to Step Down as Chief Executive in Staged Succession

Kroger Confirms Digital Price Tags in Nearly One in Four Stores

Walmart Adds Subway to 30-Minute Express Delivery

Officeworks to Offshore Hundreds of Support and Tech Roles to India and Philippines

Starbucks Retires AI Inventory Tool Across North America

Flipkart Minutes Drive Walmart International Growth and Trigger Profit Push

Soriana Launches Julio Regalado 2026 Summer Sales

Retail’s AI Shift Deepens As Stores Evolve And Etsy Leans On Human Connection

Maryland Delegation Presses Apple Over Closure of First Unionized U.S. Store

Kingfisher CEO Thierry Garnier to Lead Ahold Delhaize in 2027

Walmart Mexico Names Karthicka Krishnasamy Vice President of eCommerce

M&S Chair Says Self‑Checkout Design Is Driving Some Shoppers to Steal

Retail Tech Spending To Reach $388 Billion As Stores Turn To Agent AI And AR

Tesco Becomes First UK Supermarket to Replace Barcodes With QR Codes on 13 Sausage Lines

Morrisons Puts About 200 Head-Office Jobs at Risk in AI Overhaul

Netto Tests Account-Only Self-Checkout Access in Select Berlin Stores

Self-Checkout Surges in Germany as Kaufland Rolls Out Nationwide and Trials Tighten Access