Category: Business

Body armor can protect against cold or firearms, as well as from shrapnel wounds. Life often depends on this personal protective equipment. Most often, armored businessmen, bodyguards, as well as people who are engaged in the transportation of expensive goods and do not want to attract too much attention to themselves purchase a body armor […]

Dive Brief: Retail artificial intelligence company Standard AI has agreed to acquire self-checkout vendor Skip Checkout for an undisclosed amount, according to an emailed announcement. The deal makes San Francisco-based Standard AI the only company to combine self-checkout and AI-powered autonomous checkout into one integrated package for retailers, according to the announcement. With hiring and […]

Dive Brief: Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has partnered with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to provide certain repair services for Freightliner vehicles, according to a Tuesday press release. The partnership, which is scheduled to kick off this spring, will cover a variety of services for Freightliner trucks, including light warranty repairs, roadside emergency […]

What is customer service? At its most basic level, customer service is about solving a customer’s problem when they can’t solve it themselves. That may be a perfectly reasonable way to think of customer service – but does it blow your socks off? Would this description make you so loyal to a brand that you […]

The start of every new year incites reflection on the triumphs and tribulations of the year prior and hopes for the one ahead. 2022 was a transformative year for the workplace, as companies rallied behind adopting a post-pandemic mindset and embraced increased flexibility. One of the best things that stemmed from this past year – […]

Dive Brief: Gopuff has partnered with Drizly, an alcohol e-commerce-focused branch of Uber, to bring its assortment of adult beverages to the latter’s online shop, according to a Tuesday press release. The deal makes the Gopuff Liquor & More collection of beer, wine and spirits — along with items from its BevMo! and Liquor Barn locations — available […]

No matter the terminology you use — pre-landers, presell pages, or gateway pages — website bridge pages are a valuable marketing tool that helps qualify leads, rather than simply converting any visitor who discovers a landing page. Bridge pages act as a buffer between the referring traffic source and the landing page. This helps to […]

Dive Brief: GetGo Café + Market, the c-store arm of supermarket chain Giant Eagle, will open its first new-build c-store with a drive-thru lane on Feb. 2, according to an emailed announcement. Located in Mentor, Ohio — about 24 miles northeast of downtown Cleveland — the store will offer GetGo’s made-to-order foodservice program and online […]

C-store candy sales soared 12.2% to $7.5 billion in 2022, according to IRI and 210 Analytics, driven in large part by price inflation but also by growing enthusiasm from consumers looking to add a little indulgence to their lives. And experts predict continued strong growth this year.  The convenience channel is closing in on grocery as […]

As a tech leader, you should ensure that your teams are always learning. They should have the space to challenge the status quo and experiment with new technologies and approaches. If that isn’t happening, there’s a good chance any transformation effort will stall, or worse, be abandoned. To avoid this, it can be helpful to […]