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APRIL 21, 2020

The retail bankruptcy watch intensified Tuesday (April 21) as the department store sector was hit by reports of yet another major player looking at that option. Lord & Taylor, now joining Neiman Marcus, is considering a bankruptcy filing as the COVID-19 lockdown continues to decimate non-essential retail. billion in sales.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Cox Automotive has released its Complete Retail online experience, and Pinterest is introducing an augmented reality (AR) try-on tool to help users with testing and comparing eye shadow. Cox Automotive Launches End-To-End Car Retail Experience. Cox Automotive Launches End-To-End Car Retail Experience.

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JULY 27, 2020

Retailers are starting to pay the rent. A new report from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) shows that rent collections for free-standing and shopping mall-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) gained ground in July on top of gains in June. percentage points from 79.3 percent in June to 91.4

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MAY 14, 2020

Amazon urged Congress on Wednesday (May 13) to enact legislation to prohibit price gouging during times of national emergency, Reuters reported. Brian Huseman, a vice president of public policy at Amazon, said in a blog post that each of the nation’s states have different rules when it comes to price gouging.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is calling for more transparency when it comes to credit card fees, urging the Supreme Court to let merchants show customers the extra costs that come with paying with a credit card instead of cash. In a press release announcing the move on Tuesday (Jan. cash,” Duncan said.

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APRIL 27, 2020

In a plan that frames a phased-in approach to opening retail again, the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) debuted a Blueprint for Shopping Safe. And the third phase is to “establish protection, then lift all restrictions” per the announcement. Macy’s Inc.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

retail rents falling in many locales by percentages even greater than those seen in or after the 2007-08 Great Recession. These decreases are historic,” the Real Estate Board of New York wrote in a new report showing that average Manhattan retail asking rents fell in all of the island’s 17 retail corridors during autumn.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

For retailers, it’s better to be hot in 2020 than top. The National Retail Federation (NRF) said on its blog this week that the Hot 100 Retailers, while vulnerable to mergers and acquisitions, as a group is more stable than the Top 100 Retailers ranking, as stores are impacted by the unpredictability of COVID-19.

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APRIL 13, 2020

Prepare for a big week of retail data, all of it unprecedented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with the Commerce Department retail sales data on Wednesday, retailers will get a sense of how much consumers are spending and the retailers they are spending with. For retailers, there are no surprises from March.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

In today’s top retail news, the U.S. The retailer said the move is part of a plan to execute a “store footprint optimization plan, including the contemplated exit of unprofitable locations.” From Community Hubs To In-Store Theater, Retailers Double Down In Digital At NRF. L’Occitane’s U.S. percent seen in December 2019.

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BankInovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

National Bank of Canada focused on cost management and overall efficiency as it boosted tech spend and pulled back on headcount in the first quarter of 2024. Tech spend grew 3.6% year over year to $CA259 million ($190 million) for the quarter ended Jan. 31 as the bank continued to invest in technology across […]

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JUNE 10, 2020

As retailers reopen and take stock of new post-pandemic consumer dynamics, the role of industry trade groups is changing. Groups like the National Retail Federation (NRF) focused more on economic forecasts and supply chain issues as other advocacy groups that have taken the fight for more stimulus dollars to Washington, D.C.

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JULY 7, 2020

Now there’s the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) asking for help with mandating mask guidance regulations to protect store personnel. Leading retailers are requiring employees to wear masks or face coverings during their shift, and we are encouraging customers to do the same,” stated the letter.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 29, 2018

Mobile payments continue to expand, making it important for operators of unattended retail equipment to invest in the technology. A speaker at the National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas urged his fellow industry executives to get on board with the trend.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development, including via some of the biggest names in commerce. Take Amazon, which continues to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint, and the technology underlying those stores. Larger Trends.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Four consecutive months into positive consumer spending trends, one wonders if there might be — indeed must be — a lull, a pullback that might indicate a tougher road ahead for retailers headed into the all-important holiday spending season. Census Bureau reported that retail sales in August were up 60 basis points over July.

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JULY 27, 2016

Retailers might want to rejoice! percent, the National Retail Federation said on Tuesday (July 26). Economic indicators are showing positive trends for retail,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement. In the first quarter of 2016, retail sales grew at a pace of about 4 percent.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 31, 2019

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has applied for a national bank charter as it expands its suite of products and services. On Thursday, the bank said it had filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert from an Ohio state-chartered bank to a national bank.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail stores and warehouses across the United States. KPIX-TV reported that the shop proudly advertised on Facebook Marketplace that customers “never pay retail.”.

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MAY 8, 2020

As they navigate the coronavirus pandemic and begin to reopen stores, large retailers are putting safety measures into place to keep shoppers and staff members safe — and get customers confidently back into stores. Trade groups are also providing guidance to help retailers open their doors again.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2017

But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national. Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Retail Will Play Major Role In Vaccine Distribution. amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Caught between the focus on Labor Day and the holiday season, yet another retail event looks like it’s being scorched by the pandemic. Halloween sales are expected to be significantly impacted by social distancing concerns, and some retailers are already warning about the consequences. “We Halloween spending in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

Across our expanded 75-day holiday shopping season , sales were up 3.0%, a testament to the holiday season and strength of retailers and consumers alike.”. The National Retail Federation had forecast an increase for the season, year over year, of between 3.6 retail locations this year compared to last, the Journal reported.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

retailers are concerned about a supply chain problem. While no direct evidence has been presented for a supply chain interruption from China, a new Wells Fargo report says concerns are rising among retailers. Every retailer has what’s known as an ‘All Hazard Plan.’ Chinese retailers are being hit hard.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

For retailers, the fourth quarter of 2020 is likely to see a media blitz that will make other years pale in comparison. Unspent budget from big box retailers will be let loose as early as Oct. There are many critical aspects to SMB retail media strategy but two stand out this year: when to advertise and where to advertise.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 29, 2022

and related entities (collectively, “Harris Jewelry”), a national jewelry retailer that markets and sells military-themed gifts, to resolve their lawsuit which alleged that Harris Jewelry had engaged in unlawful sales and credit practices targeting servicemembers. We expect the settlement to be approved by the court. .

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Real estate trends for retailers are back in the news this week, as the pandemic-driven brick-and-mortar market starts to produce new business models and a fair amount of stability. The new business model involves leasing options for the retail sector. retail portfolio valued at $5.9 Example: One of the U.K.’s which owns 32.5

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JULY 24, 2020

As retailers seek to prevent staffers and shoppers from arguing, the requirements of major merchants that shoppers wear masks in U.S. Walmart , along with Walgreens, Home Depot and others, indicates that the retailer will still allow non-mask-wearing customers to transact, CNN reported. brick-and-mortar stores are only so effective.

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MARCH 31, 2020

The retail closures related to the coronavirus have been a death knell for an already struggling retail industry, and many companies might not make it through, according to a report by the Financial Times. The crisis, he said, will probably lead to a “meaningful acceleration of the retail shakeout.”.

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MARCH 18, 2020

Retailers around the world are shutting their doors or reducing hours in an attempt to slow the spread of the fast-moving coronavirus, according to reports on Wednesday (March 18). Disney shuttered its resorts and theme parks as well as its retail stores. Abercrombie & Fitch is closing all its stores, including its Hollister brand.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores. Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average. The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan.

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MAY 22, 2020

If you want to know whether stimulus checks are working to rebuild the economy, just ask the world’s largest retailer. Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison said the do-it-yourself retailer saw indications that checks boosted sales of home improvement items. Walmart U.S. I think it helped,” Furner told The First Trade, Yahoo!

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APRIL 24, 2020

Many large retail chains are wary of reopening even while some states move toward starting their economies again following closures due to COVID-19. are some of the large national chains noting they will not partake in the early phase of reopening in places like South Carolina and Georgia per The Wall Street Journal. and Macy’s Inc.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

In today’s top retail news, FedEx Corp. The service connects more than 100 brands and retailers to shoppers. Save A Lot Sells 51 Retail Locations To Fresh Encounter. Save A Lot, the discount grocery retailer, revealed the sale of 51 stores operated by the firm in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 1, 2019

First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO), with $20 billion in assets and 5,000 employees, is building out its seven-person innovation group within the bank's namesake skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska. The 162-year-old bank is remodeling the group's workspace to resemble a startup, with open, collaborative offices and Apple TVs adorning the walls.

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