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Retail Pulse: Nike Opens Atlanta SNKRS Pop-Up; FAO Schwarz Plans London Store

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Beyond the pop-up shop, the retailer is opening a “Studio of Dreams” Super Bowl Content Studio on the same block. Between its flagship and pop-up shop, brands like Nike are incorporating mobile payments along with experiences into their new retail spaces as they head into a digital future. It makes that purchasing much easier.”

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Staples Reinvents The Use For Its Stores

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Staples is joining in on that trend, and is thus converting some of its retail locations for office supplies into temporary office spaces for rent. Staples, in conjunction with office-sharing startup Workbar, is looking to open three Boston-area communal workplaces.

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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral

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For Main Street businesses, the pain isn’t the result of just one shop or restaurant closing down, since the churn of small businesses is part of the small business reality – particularly in the retail and restaurant sector. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality.

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

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On this day in history in the year 2009, the world of payments and commerce was changed forever. No, we’re not talking about the launch of Square – that was in February of 2009. The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). True in 2009.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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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.

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Skava And The Power Of Capturing Consumer Intent

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That retail is changing rapidly — and that many of its oldest and most established players are struggling to keep pace — is not much of a surprise these days. Everyone knows retailers are in trouble — at this point, the whole market knows it. And retailers also know they have a problem,” said Arish Ali, CEO of Skava.

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Protein Bar And Kitchen Customers Earn Loyalty Points No Matter How They Pay

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The new app is powered by LevelUp , a mobile payments platform created by Boston startup SCVNGR and the force behind PYMNTS’ mobile order-ahead tracker. Protein Bar had to fight an uphill battle against people’s perception of fast food when the company first launched in 2009. Because they are special to us.”.