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Royal Farms, a privately-owned convenience store chain, is rolling out self-checkout technology to all its stores.

Discount retailer Dollar Tree has teamed with Relex Solutions to optimize demand forecasting and replenishment operations across Dollar Tree and Family Dollar brands.

Instacart is expanding across Quebec and adding several major retailers to its platform, increasing its reach to 90% of households in Canada.

Supermarket giant Kroger is expanding delivery in existing markets and entering new delivery markets thanks to investments in its fulfillment centers.

IKEA Canada has added three new locations to its design studio offering.

Retail imports have continued to remain near all-time highs, but port congestion in the U.S.’s busiest ports are stifling higher increases.

Walmart has teamed up with Home Depot to execute same-day delivery for the home improvement retailer’s customers.

Macy’s has filed a lawsuit to prevent Amazon from advertising in a billboard above its flagship store.

Retail space is in huge demand, driven by a surge in sales and e-commerce.

HomeGoods, an off-price home decor retailer, has debuted its online shop.

The retail industry is facing a supply chain crunch being worsened by factory closures in Vietnam, where many suppliers operate.

Supply chain challenges are adding up at America’s busiest ports, leaving retailers struggling to secure inventory.

Supply chain disruptions are impacting one of the biggest names in sports apparel and shoes.

How the retail industry is addressing climate change is a big question this week at Climate Week NYC in New York.

In light of President Biden’s sweeping COVID-19 Action Plan, which will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly, the retail industry’s leading entities are responding to the mandate.

Target-owned grocery delivery company Shipt has expanded its services to more than two million households in the company’s largest expansion in three years.

A coalition of businesses and trade groups have teamed up in support of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which aims to address maritime industry changes.

Amazon is stepping up its shipping business to more directly compete with FedEx and UPS.

Kellogg’s is planning to spend roughly $45 million to reorganize its supply chain network.

CVS Health is taking its MinuteClinic offering to Washington after the pharmacy retailer opened its first locations in the state.

Ikea is doing away with its well-known warehouse maze of a store format in two new store concepts.

7-Eleven has teamed up with Minibar Delivery, an on-demand beverage-centric delivery service, to offer beer, wine and snack delivery in select markets.

Supply chain struggles are nearly just as bad now as they were in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toys “R” Us, the iconic toy retailer that liquidated all its stores after filing for bankruptcy in 2018, is partnering with Macy’s to open shops within Macy’s locations.