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AUGUST 4, 2017

Amazon’s shoe business has already experienced 18 percent growth year-over-year during the first two quarters of 2017— an indication that the online retailer’s investment in the footwear market is paying off. Amazon bought online shoe retailer Zappos in 2009 for $1.2 These growth rates surpass the total U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Food and Drug Administration has begun cracking down on the online sale of e-cigarettes to minors, according to The Wall Street Journal. The FDA also sent warning letters to 28 cigar and e-cigarette retailers and three websites that sell cigars. Vape shops and the liquid nicotine they sell account for about $1.4

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Retailers like Neiman Marcus are discovering that even high-end shoppers want a good deal, with sales of personal luxury goods falling for the first time since 2009. Online startups like Farfetch.com and Matchesfashion.com are doing their part to force more discounts. about buying the retailer.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Online marketplace and auction site eBay is looking to unload its South Korean unit, according to a report by Reuters. The unit includes one of the biggest online marketplaces in the country, called Gmarket. Gmarket was acquired by eBay in 2009 for around $1.2 The deal as a whole could potentially be worth $5 billion.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Today, its market value is more than $30 billion. If it closes, the deal would represent Amazon’s second-biggest acquisition since the 2009 purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos for $1.2 billion.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

AR/VR doesn’t, however, seem like an obvious entrant into retail spaces on first blush, particularly retail spaces that are already physical. VR fashion shows that put one in the action in London or Paris or virtual fitting rooms that let online shoppers “try on” clothes virtually.

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MAY 18, 2017

The right product at the right price and the right time: that’s the retail recipe, and EDITED is providing real-time analytics to help apparel retailers worldwide cook up success. For retailers to succeed today, data is essential to guide their decision-making and compete on the global stage.”. “For

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JULY 10, 2017

Contrary to what “People of Walmart” would have you believe, the big-box retailer isn’t just for one demographic of shoppers, and it’s trying to prove that by making a name for itself in the online marketplace world. Many remain hesitant to join forces with the retail giant, fearing it could hurt their shop’s identity. “I

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MAY 5, 2016

Absolutely no need to panic, then — unless the topic is retail bankruptcies , which increased year over year by 24 percent. Such is the double-edged sword of a retail industry swept up in innovation. For every new path cut through the market, the retailers standing in the way are cut down. January — Wet Seal. As of Feb.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has warned retailers that it will be monitoring sales practices during Singles’ Day (Nov. Amazon, which just launched Prime in China at the end of October, along with JD.com, Baidu and other major retailers, are under similar SAIC scrutiny during Singles’ Day.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

11), with analysts expecting companies to ring up billions of dollars in online sales. "If If I had to offer a projection, I’d say [this year's Singles’ Day will generate] about $45 billion for the entire shopping festival," Kevin Carter , founder of the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF, told The Street.com. 11 each year.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

It’s all the fashion these days to battle it out online for more market share when it comes to selling clothes to consumers. This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally tried in 2012, but was not successful. Part of the problem is the eCommerce brand’s image.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

The case against them, and the decision it rendered, deviated sharply from the traditional Sherman Act cases that accused companies of using their market power to raise prices to the detriment of the consumer. In 1946, the year the verdict was reached, A&P was the country’s largest retailer and, obviously, its largest grocery chain.

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MARCH 4, 2016

How many retail moguls made Forbes ’ The World’s Billionaires List this year? Of the 1,810 billionaires named to the list, 345 of them earned their fortunes (or at least part of them) in retail. If he were to oust Gates, as the Forbes article points out, he would be the first retailer to claim the number one position.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2017

Today, Bank Innovation releases its most significant redesign and relaunch since the site initially dropped online in 2009. We hope you love the new Bank Innovation. When we started Bank Innovation, while the crosswinds of the credit crisis were still swirling, we were the lone voice for innovation at banks.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We have undertaken our most significant redesign and relaunch since Bank Innovation initially dropped online in 2009. This beta officially kicks off today and marks a new chapter in the life of Bank Innovation. We hope you love it.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

The most popular time of the day when people drink coffee isn’t just a factoid: It’s a viable marketing strategy. The name stuck — and served the retailer well. With some heavy marketing, A&P was able to sell loads of baking soda at low prices — revealing that consumers were willing to purchase private label brands.

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MARCH 18, 2019

recently fell to the lowest rate since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, but a new product launch from JPMorgan Chase & Co. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the percentage of unbanked Americans fell to its lowest level since the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The percentage of unbanked people in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The event was started in 2009 by then-Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang. It is now the biggest online shopping event in the world, rivaling that of Cyber Monday and Black Friday. Some of the most innovative marketing campaigns and new product launches are coming from U.S. About 24 percent of U.S. brands this year,” Fan said. “I

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MARCH 11, 2020

Pepsi has had a distribution agreement in North America with Rockstar as of 2009. The move comes as Pepsi and Coca-Cola have both been moving into the energy drinks market, CNBC reported. Energy drinks comprise 92 percent of the total energy market. The market is forecasted to reach a $427 billion value in 2020.

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APRIL 27, 2018

competes with large eCommerce retailers such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Another fashion retailer focused on women, Meilishuo , is reportedly eyeing an U.S. The company was founded in 2009 by Xu Yirong. In November 2013, the company took its talents online and began growing its eCommerce.

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APRIL 25, 2018

BigCommerce , the eCommerce platform for retailing brands, announced news on Wednesday (April 25) that it has closed a $64 million round of funding. Our mission is to help every business selling online maximize success through the benefits of SaaS,” said Brent Bellm, CEO of BigCommerce.

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JULY 6, 2017

But it can keep the eCommerce giant from gaining an eMonopoly, at least as an online marketplace. Online shopping is all about where people are going,” said Frank Poore, president and CEO of CommerceHub, which helps retailers and brands sell online. Probably not. Walmart.com shoppers tend to be higher-income.”.

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APRIL 8, 2019

We think the labor market is the strongest thing in the U.S. But not all labor market strength is distributed equally – and the retail segment continues to lag. In March, it was reported that retailers announced plans to cut 4,860 jobs, bringing its first-quarter retail segment losses to 46,061.

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JULY 1, 2016

If you thought Pier 1 Imports was one of the home-good retailers you could add to the list of those scant few that posted a profit in the first quarter of the year, think again. And, if Pier 1’s earnings – and the balance sheets of many, many other brick-and-mortar retailers – are any indication, the trend only seems to be continuing.

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JULY 18, 2016

This newfound cost consciousness is reshaping the retail industry in everything from spurring the rise of fast fashion at the expense of mall “anchor stores,” to the increasing popularity of off-brands or store brands in the supermarket, to the shift in the apparel business, to off-price retail outlets over full-priced department stores.

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JULY 6, 2020

The death knell for malls tolled loudly in the media during the Fourth of July weekend as retailers continue to assess their long-term prognosis from the pandemic damage. But the focus of developing the mall has fallen to housing as anchor tenants, not retail. Stores will still take up 90,000 square feet of Avalon.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Amazon is taking a new approach to its brands, extending beyond its AmazonBasics and other private-label lines: The retailer is rolling out brands that are exclusive to the site, but are not actually owned by the company. Amazon’s private-label goods first launched in 2009, and include thousands of products in a wide range of categories.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Retail demand has risen sharply for items like home cleaning supplies and groceries, while dropping off in other product categories, leaving companies to adjust to these shifting purchasing patterns. The global pandemic has thrown businesses into an entirely new playing field and left many scrambling to act.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

For Foursquare , it has been quite a journey from its launch in 2009 to 2020. The firm retained the Foursquare name and pivoted toward a new use case: a marketing platform that aggregates location data and provides software to businesses alongside that data. On Friday (Nov. Harkey said.

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JULY 10, 2020

has not seen such volume since the end of 2009. The second quarter of 2020 represented a short-term recovery for the worldwide PC market, led by exceptionally strong growth in EMEA,” said Kitagawa, research director at Gartner. With volumes expected to surpass 21 million units, the U.S.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Sophisticated government spying tools are spreading like wildfire in the underground criminal market. In the attack on the Chinese auto-tech company, Igor targeted car diagnostics platforms, which he could sell on the black market at discounted prices (a few hundred dollars, compared to thousands of dollars from legal retail markets).

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JANUARY 3, 2017

But how to make that website cull more revenue, increase online and in-store traffic and tailor the experience to the customer is where data can help retailers — especially in this ever-growing omnichannel world. Maloney said that clients have exceeded online revenue growth expectations while working with the company.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While much of physical retail struggled in 2017 from rapidly realigning consumer shopping habits, the team at Home Depot had an incredibly solid year, with same-store sales growing each quarter and a stock price that surged 42 percent. Despite retail’s slump, the stock market did well in 2017.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

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