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MARCH 31, 2016

percent from 2004 to 2008, but fell by 13 percent over the next six years; at the same time, family expenditures spiked by 14 percent. If the data is to be believed, families’ choices of how to enjoy their discretionary income in the retail wonderland of America is increasingly being scaled back by higher costs on necessary purchases.

Retail 100

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The American Dream megamall in New Jersey is preparing to open a round of retail stores after nearly two decades in waiting. Triple Five Group said there will be other retailers opening their doors at the megamall throughout 2020, with a luxury wing called The Collections set to open in September.

New Jersey 133

New Jersey Retail New York Groups 133

TheGuardian

AUGUST 19, 2021

Lloyds is the latest big name on the high street to move into the property market: last month it emerged that the retailer John Lewis was considering plans to build 10,000 rental homes over the next decade. Related: UK house prices rise at fastest rate since 2004 Continue reading.

Marketing 98

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Synchrony Bank has been PayPal’s banking partner since 2004. Yesterday, the San Jose, Calif-based PayPal said it agreed to sell $5.8 billion in consumer credit receivables to Stamford, Conn-based Synchrony Bank, a unit of Synchrony Financial. In addition to selling its credit […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

And that 4-figure dress cost is interesting in light of another emerging trend in retail — the apparent emergence and flooding of the market with lower-cost and discount wedding dress options. Wedding dresses in the past, explained Brittanny Carter, industry analyst at IBISWorld, were sort of a tricky proposition for retailers.

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Amazon, for its part, started working in India in 2004, but retail endeavors began in earnest in 2013. The rules regarding foreign eCommerce investments in the country went into effect in January, stifling both Amazon and Walmart’s plans for expansion. .

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Arlington Virginia New York Video 170

PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

The European Commission claimed that the practices involved licensed merchandise from Manchester United, FC Barcelona and AS Roma, among other names, and took place from 2004 to 2017, CNBC reported. based retailer GUESS $45.3 In the latest European Union sanction related to cross-border sales, Nike received a $14.14 million — or 12.5

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The project was conceived in 2004 at a time when eCommerce giant Amazon was just getting off the ground. Since then, many retailers that might have planned to join the mall have gone bankrupt. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The bankruptcy filing is the culmination of years of effort on the part of Sears and chief executive officer Eddie Lampert to turn the company the billionaire acquired in 2004 around. Lampert had long vowed to bring Sears back to the days when it was a leading retailer, but his efforts failed to take off with consumers.

Branding 162

Branding Retail Report US 162

Abrigo

DECEMBER 16, 2014

This type of easing is similar to that experienced between 2004 and 2006, the time period leading up to the financial crisis, which many attribute to inadequate lending standards. This is the third year in a row the OCC has reported a decrease in underwriting standards for commercial and retail loans.

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Lending Survey Training Retail 223

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Amazon is not the first player that has made this attempt in the world of retail. It isn’t even the first (or second or third) to attempt to roll out biometrics payments in the world of grocery retail. The impressive customer adoption rates we’ve seen already will continue to increase as we add more and more retailers to our network.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

As BBVA Executive Chairman Carlos Torres seeks to ease the concerns of retail investors, the company official said it could take months to complete an inquiry into alleged spying involving the bank.

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Taxes Regional Report Retail 116

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Yes Bank is a private-sector bank that mainly operates as a corporate bank, but it also does asset management and retail banking. Yes Bank was founded in 2004; it grew rapidly, but was affected by more corporate defaults in the country. The deal is still awaiting approval by the bank’s shareholders and the board.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

Apple also sells phones directly to consumers, as do Amazon and other eCommerce retailers. According to Best Buy, Apple’s decision to delay the release cost the tech retailer approximately $100 million in revenue that quarter. decline from 2016, according to Financial Times reports.

Mobile 100

Mobile US Apple Retail 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2017

A multibillion-dollar settlement was approved by the courts back in 2013 but was faced with objections from retailers and consumer groups and appealed. One class of merchants were those that accepted Visa or Mastercard from January 2004 to November 2012, while the second class accepted the cards after 2012.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

billion antitrust settlement over credit card fees between Visa, MasterCard and millions of retailers was tossed out by the 2nd U.S. According to reports, the case, which began in 2005, was thrown out because some retailers involved were reportedly improperly represented. Circuit of Appeals in New York. million in fees alone.

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New York Cards Retail Groups 103

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Sears and Kmart merged in 2004 — and it’s pretty much been all downhill for K-Mart ever since. ” Will it be enough in the newly digital and rapidly evolving retail world? Lampert ended his letter by saying that “the retail environment generally has been challenging.”

Report 115

Report Retail Branding Company 115

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Universal Success Enterprises was founded by Prasoon Mukherjee in 2000 and started investing in India in 2004 with the creation of Kolkata West International City, a 377-acre township in Howrah. billion people is the remaining global opportunity for smartphone makers amid a surge in the country’s online retail market.

Taxes 108

Taxes Industry Branding Groups 108

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

The report, released on July 18, examined collections tradelines – information about a consumer account sent to a credit reporting company, generally on a regular basis – from 2004 to 2018. Buyer tradelines primarily reported banking, retail and financial debt.

Study 108

Study Report Data Retail 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Although it is credited with being one of the first companies to offer wedding and bridal party dresses online, J.Crew’s e-store is ending its love affair with the bridal business, which was among the first of its kind when it launched back in 2004. According to the New York Times, the retailer may have been a victim of its own success.

New York 159

New York New York City Retail Online 159

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

It isn’t an easy year to be an apparel retailer. Americans spend about half as much on apparel and accessories today than they did 30 years ago, and former retail giants in the space are struggling to keep up with digital competitors like Amazon. So what’s an apparel merchant to do in these tough times? Go omni, of course.

Online 109

Online Rhode Island Data Retail 109

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

Those unwanted products, in turn, can create headaches for retailers — and a business opportunity for the so-called secondary market. Retailer overstocks and excess inventory help to drive B-Stock, which facilitates the sale of some 70 million items each year via online auctions of various product categories and types.

Retail 101

Retail Policies Online United States 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

The European Commission claimed the sales involved licensed merchandise from Manchester United, FC Barcelona and AS Roma, among other names, and took place from 2004 to 2017, CNBC reported. Nike was also recently sanctioned in connection with cross-border sales, and fined $14.14 million — or 12.5 million euros.

cryptocurrency 173

cryptocurrency blockchain Online Software 173

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

The bold-yellow-lettering-on-blue-background-adorned movie rental stores that dotted the American landscape throughout the 1990s — Gothamist notes that, as late as 2004, there were around 9,000 Blockbuster locations in business across the country — now number a scant 51 independently operated franchises. It’s not the same as it used to be.

Video 100

Video South Dakota United States Retail 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

Not until 2004 did cannabis become legal for non-medical use in certain areas of the country. It is often hard to find and search for local retailers, exacerbated by the fact that cannabis businesses are oftentimes located in undesirable areas. This is the marketplace that connects patients with retailers.

Las Vegas 140

Las Vegas Los Angeles Retail United States 140

Payments Source

AUGUST 2, 2016

At its launch in 2004, ThankYou had its own separate identity, customer base and website from the rest of Citi – even logging into the program was difficult.

Technology 60

Technology Retail 60

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Virgin Galactic has already brought in over $1 billion since its 2004 founding, primarily from Branson per the report. However, the company is locked in a race with other firms such as Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Blue Origin that are also at work on bringing travelers into space.

Company 128

Company Capital Report Technology 128

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Toyota has been at work on service robots since 2004, with “a number” of models in development, per the report. The robot cleaned up a messy room at an exhibition last year in Tokyo, where it could tell the difference between dirty towels and trash.

Software 116

Software Innovation Report Groups 116

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2018

In the face of tough European and North American retail markets last year, the company’s sales fell for the first time since 2004, taking an 8 percent plunge to 35 billion Danish crowns ($5.8 The struggle has led some toy manufacturers to reconsider doing business with the retailer at all.

US 101

US Retail America Industry 101

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AUGUST 12, 2019

In a smattering of individual instances of fraud: In Canada, SaskEnergy said that it fired an employee amid allegations that the unnamed worker had misappropriated a fuel card, racking up $30,000 in charges between 2004 and 2019. Brixmor owns 421 retail locations, according to The Morning Call.

New York City 149

New York City Phoenix Fraud Florida 149

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Smartphone sales worldwide fell in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, marking the first decline Gartner has seen since the firm started tracking sales in 2004. A little more than 400 million smartphones were sold to consumers in the last three months of 2017, which marks a 5.6

Apple 118

Apple Samsung Analysis Survey 118

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2016

Interactions says that it has processed more than 2 billion customer support calls and chats since 2004, and SiliconANGLE noted that Iacobucci claims that Interactions has “significantly improved its virtual assistant software along the way to the point where up to 98 percent of questions are now recognized correctly.

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts Security Software Meeting 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

And SpongeBob has been rescued from his 2004 Bikini Bottom home for a new cereal intro – because one of the trends that has never faded in the category is nostalgia. Other less healthy entries to breathe some growth into the category include Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast Crunch (now extended into ice cream).

Trends 160

Trends Branding Strategy New York 160

Abrigo

MARCH 9, 2017

In New Orleans, Philadelphia-based CDFI, Reinvestment Fund, provided financing that is helping turn a vacant 10-story building into workforce affordable housing, retail space, and a federally qualified health center. Banks and CDFIs will also frequently co-invest in projects.

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Community San Francisco Capital Philadelphia 246

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

We started getting that advice from the day Tencent listed in 2004,” Chairman Koos Bekker said at the company’s shareholder meeting in Cape Town, according to a report by Reuters. The report noted Naspers’ Tencent stake is worth $132 billion, or 32 percent more than Naspers.

Report 100

Report Meeting Groups Company 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

In addition, the two firms, which have been collaborating since 2004, will expand their co-branded consumer credit card deal. Earlier this month, the firm announced it would be selling $6.8 billion in receivables to its partner firm Synchrony Financial, including $5.8 billion in U.S.

Policies 100

Policies Online Branding Payments 100