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March 23, 2023 In Innovation

New Digitally Enabled Store from Inditex Brand Lefties Streamlines Operational Processes and Augments the Customer Experience

Last month McMillanDoolittle launched Retail Innovations 2023, our annual publication featuring cutting edge retail concepts from around the world. In this #ThemeThursday innovation feature, we highlight a new ‘digital store’ concept launched last fall by the Spanish fashion retailer Lefties. Contact us for a consultation…

March 9, 2023 In Innovation

Lowe’s Innovation Lab Leverages Augmented Reality to Streamline Internal Retail Processes

Last month McMillanDoolittle launched Retail Innovations 2023, our annual publication featuring cutting edge retail concepts from around the world. In this #ThemeThursday innovation feature, we highlight a new technology leading US home improvement retailer Lowe’s launched to improve their store efficiency: Store Digital Twin. Contact…

February 22, 2023 In Innovation

Discount Tire’s Pit Pass Format Offers a Refreshing Spin on Auto Service

Earlier this month McMillanDoolittle launched Retail Innovations 2023, our annual publication featuring cutting edge retail concepts from around the world. In our second innovation feature, we are highlighting a new format disrupting the automotive service experience – Discount Tire’s Pit Pass. Please contact us to…

February 15, 2023 In Innovation

Announcing Retail Innovations 2023: Taco Bell Defy Wins McMillanDoolitte’s Innovation Award

We are pleased to announce the release of Retail Innovations 2023, our annual publication highlighting the leading edge of global retail. For almost two decades, McMillanDoolittle has been tracking innovative retail trends and concepts in collaboration with our Ebeltoft Group partners, a consortium of leading…

July 21, 2022 In Technology

ALDI Shop & Go Brings Technology to Discount Retailing in New Checkout-free Store

Earlier this month, ALDI opened its first checkout-free store in the Netherlands in the city of Utrecht. Frank Quix, Managing Director from our Dutch partner Q&A Insights & Consultancy, visited this innovative store, and talks to Jan Oostvogels, CEO of ALDI The Netherlands, about this…

April 13, 2022 In Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Retail

Midwest Mattress Chain HassleLess Mattress Introduces Employee-less Stores

HassleLess Mattress’s experimental retail stores remove the salesperson to drive down costs, allowing the customer to browse comfortably, and eliminating the notoriously high-pressure sales environment of a typical mattress store. The Wisconsin-based retailer is just beginning its regional expansion, with new locations popping up across…

March 23, 2022 In Innovation

German Food Retailer TYPY Leverages Robotics to Reinvent the Grocery Experience

Trend Spotlight from RI 2022: TYPY Unveils Fully Automated Store for Unmatched Convenience This week we are highlighting a grocery innovator from our recently published Retail Innovations 2022 report under the Efficiency-in-store theme. This section includes companies that offer game-changing in-store digital tools, smart…

March 10, 2022 In Innovation

Foxtrot on Track to Become the Convenience Store of the Future

Trend Spotlight from RI 2022: Foxtrot’s Modern Stores Redefine Convenience Retailing This week we are highlighting an elevated convenience concept from our recently published Retail Innovations 2022 report under the Efficiency-out-of-store theme. This section includes companies that offer innovative and convenient solutions that save people…

January 27, 2022 In Innovation

Announcing the Release of Retail Innovations 2022

We are pleased to announce the release of Retail Innovations 2022. For almost two decades, McMillanDoolittle has been tracking cutting edge concepts from around the world in collaboration with our global Ebeltoft partners, a consortium of leading retail and brand consulting firms active in 20…

January 12, 2022 In Innovation

Announcing the Upcoming Release of Our Leading Insights Publication, Retail Innovations 2022!

Read on for a Preview of Dominant Themes Covered in the 2022 Edition of our Global Retail Insights Since 2005, we have published the Global Retail Trends & Innovations Report in collaboration with Ebeltoft Group, a consortium of international retail consultancies of which we are…

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