Vertex Group has acquired a $4M digital customer experience (CX) business, signaling a more aggressive expansion push. The company says the purchase fits within a broader growth plan to pursue more than two strategic acquisitions each year over the next three years, highlighting a deal-driven roadmap rather than organic growth alone.
Self checkout was supposed to cut lines, reduce boring scanning work for employees, and lower retailer labor costs. But major chains like Walmart—and now others like Costco and Target—are moving away from it. The shift points to tradeoffs that affect store operations and costs more than expected, with customers and staff experiencing unintended friction.
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Sierra has raised $950 million, giving it more than $1 billion in available capital as competition intensifies in enterprise AI. The company says it will use the funds to establish itself as the “global standard” for AI-powered customer experiences, aiming to scale products and partnerships faster than rivals.
Walmart is upgrading its beauty section by placing trained beauty experts directly in stores to deliver personalized makeup and skincare consultations. The program is expanding quickly across the United States, aiming to deepen customer engagement and sharpen competition with other retailers. Walmart’s focus is turning product browsing into an interactive, expert-led in-store experience powered by trending recommendations.
Shipley Do-Nuts has delighted customers since 1936, but today its next chapter is being built for scale. Kerry Leo is driving the brand toward aggressive store expansion, with a growth philosophy that begins where customer experience happens most often, at the cashiers. The result: a strategy designed for durability, consistency, and long-term momentum.
Adobe is expanding its AI ecosystem with a clear bet on first-party data to solve enterprise customer experience fragmentation. With privacy rules tightening and third-party cookies fading, companies increasingly need their own customer data unified and governed. Adobe Experience Platform is positioned as the backbone to keep compliance, control, and governance intact while powering scalable personalization.
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Zerodha co founder Nithin Kamath says the firm has spent only about Rs 10 lakh to develop the platform so far. He argues that investor pressure for quick exits isn’t there, letting the company focus on what it deems best for customers—even if it costs short term business. He highlights Zerodha’s no spam and no tracking approach.
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