Lakeshore, the nation's premier developer and retailer of innovative educational toys for kids, is bringing its first pop-up shopping experience to Mall of America for the 2019 holiday season, allowing shoppers to explore unique children's gifts and immerse themselves in free, hands-on activity stations that encourage kids to play, discover and learn.

Otimo Retail, a Montreal-based private investment firm focused on retail technology, has acquired XCCommerce to empower retailers with unified commerce tools.

Mercato, the online grocery ecommerce platform for independently owned grocery and specialty food stores, is partnering with DoorDash, the largest and fastest-growing on-demand destination for door-to-door delivery in more than 4,000 cities in the United States and Canada.