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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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Square Challenges PayPal With New SMB Payment Tool

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According to Essential Retail , online sales in March increased by 97 percent for home products and furnishings compared to March of 2019; 136 percent for do-it-yourself products; 163 percent for garden essentials; 27 percent for electronics and 30 percent for jewelry. Sellers who do not use Square can sign up for online checkout.

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Retail Pulse: FAO Schwarz To Open New Flagship; Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery

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Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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12 Startups Showed Their Latest and Greatest at INV Fintech Demo Day

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EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Fintech Is Back

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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The Direct-To-Consumer Challenge: Converting One-Time Buyers Into Repeat Customers

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Despite the many obituaries that have been written about brick-and-mortar stores over the past several months, physical retail isn’t dead — nor is it permanently shuffling off the stage. Physical retail is going to go on, although not in the form that the world previously knew it, sticky.io Capitalizing On Direct To Consumer.

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Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly

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Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. Palm Springs, Orange County, San Francisco, New York and Dallas). ” “In other words, it’s a whirlpool of commercial potential.”