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How (And Why) Major Retailers Are Embracing Print Catalogs Again

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The holiday season is the time for nostalgia and tradition, and that is the case here at PYMNTS, where even amid our coverage of the newest retail trends, we sometimes get the warm-and-fuzzies. It led us to wonder, going into the heart of the fourth quarter and then into 2020, about the status of that old standby, the retail catalog.

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Amazon-Owned AbeBooks’ Online Bookselling Tool Fillz Is Shuttering

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Fillz, an online tool for booksellers, is shuttering after 16 years, according to reports. AbeBooks acquired Fillz in 2006. “We Fillz has been part of the AbeBooks community since 2006, so this was a difficult decision to make,” said AbeBooks’ Richard Davies.

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Online Purchases Rule The UK Commerce Arena

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As the popularity of online shopping continues to rise, it comes as no surprise that there has also been an uptick in card-not-present purchases. The study outlines several contributing factors driving this surge in eCommerce transaction popularity, including the rise in consumer confidence in online security measures. In 2006, 6.7

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Cloud Software Co. Mirakl Raises $300M

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Mirakl provides online marketplace software to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, including Kroger Co., Last spring, Nussenbaum told PYMNTS that the company was bringing back-end marketplace services, including merchandising and fulfillment tasks, to retailers and brands in a variety of retail niches.

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Petco Files For IPO As Demand For Pets Surges During Pandemic 

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The pet retail chain is also moving towards profitability after net losses the past two years. Founded in 1965, Petco was last publicly traded in 2006. The pet retail chain filed last month for an IPO pending an SEC review. The company filed an IPO last year. Petco's net sales went up 9 percent over 2019, hitting $3.58

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Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service

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Brookstone , a specialty retailer known for massage chairs and gadgets, used to be a must-see mall retailer. malls, Brookstone is now the latest major brick-and-mortar retailer to announce that it has filed for bankruptcy protection. Both have operations online under new owners, reported The Wall Street Journal.

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Mastercard’s Sadove Says The Resilient Consumer Saved Holiday 2020

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According to Mastercard ’s SpendingPulse transactional analysis, total retail spending for 2020’s 75 days of Christmas was up 3 percent, and eCommerce sales were up 49 percent — good for the stay-at-home economy and tough sledding for department stores. percent overall and 31 percent online.

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