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JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Charlotte Russe, a retailer aimed toward young women’s fashion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports. The retailer, which has more than 500 stores across the country, including 10 stores called Peek Kids, will close around 95 locations while it continues to search for a buyer. The bid for $5.2

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 15, 2017

For example, it shows that the UK retail banking market place has become a dull playground thanks to mergers and acquisitions over the past half century: As a result, the six large banking groups held an 89% market share of the current account market. Anyways, there is some key metric data in the report.

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MARCH 3, 2020

There are a few large retail companies that could potentially buy eBay Korea, like Lotte Shopping, Shinsegae or Hyundai Department Store Group. Gmarket was acquired by eBay in 2009 for around $1.2 Also, private equity fund MBK could potentially be interested. billion and was merged with the South Korean company Internet Auction.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The Chinese eCommerce retailer had been billing this year’s occasion as “the largest-ever in terms of scale and reach.”. million in sales on the first event in 2009. This year, the eCommerce retailer plans to kick off the event by offering a half a million items for preorder through Tmall.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

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. Amazon will face new and different competition from the first time the eCommerce operator tried upscale fashion. Part of the problem is the eCommerce brand’s image.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers. Within that latter number, stated Farfetch, at the end of the most recent quarter, “we partnered with 614 of the world’s leading luxury retailers and 375 brands.”. Perhaps no surprise: the young’ns.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

The company, which operates in the U.S., Post-2009, millennials demonstrated a clear aversion to financial risk, especially for lifestyle purchases, resulting in a tangible shift away from credit cards,” Nick Molnar , U.S. We went public when we had about 100 retailers signed on and 30,000 customers, so really early in the process.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

has not seen such volume since the end of 2009. After the PC supply chain was severely disrupted in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the growth this quarter was due to distributors and retail channels restocking their supplies back to near-normal levels. s termination of support for its Windows 7 operating system.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Bank Innovation today released a beta of its relaunch, the most significant rebuilding of the site since its start in 2009. Let us know what you think of the rebuilt site by emailing info@bankinnovation.net.

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APRIL 27, 2020

As companies across all verticals have been forced to shutter, they’ve been unable to keep top-line traction or operations humming – or to service their debt loads. Marquee names in retail are in talks for bankruptcy financing, such as JCPenney, to the tune of $1 billion. Neiman Marcus may file.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

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. True in 2009. The skies parted, the Earth shook and the song of angels was heard from on high. Well, that’s how we remember it, anyway.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

Businesses operating — on site. Against that backdrop, overall retail sales were down by about a 19 percent in China in the latest quarter, and in March verticals such as furniture and clothing were down by more than that as measured year over year. Factories reopen. Supply chains re-linked. Or revival. billion yuan, up about 9.6

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PYMNTS

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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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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Bank Innovation

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. When we started Bank Innovation, while the crosswinds of the credit crisis were still swirling, we […].

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

For See You Tomorrow, Yerdle will power all backend operations including cleaning and repairing of product, inventory processing and fulfillment, pricing and authentication. Founded in 2009, thredUP has processed more than 100 million pieces of clothing in the past decade, according to its president, Anthony Marino. It says some 57.5

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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.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

Officials are warning of a rise in phishing attacks, while retailers have also been warned about fraud risks, with Amazon recently removing 1 million products for allegedly making fraudulent claims, recent Forbes reports said. Payroll Professionals Inc.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In its third-quarter earnings release, the upscale retailer said it will be making a number of operational changes moving forward. Founded in 2009 by then-MBA student Joanna Van Vleck, the personalized clothing service was originally based in Oregon and moved to a Chicago headquarters after U.S.

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BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

Mahmoud Fatouh Small banks tend to have more specialised business models, likely focusing on commercial and retail banking activities, and show limited interconnectedness to other financial institutions. Second, expanding the analysis beyond 2009 provides evidence on whether Basel III addressed the pro-cyclicality of bank capital and lending.

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PYMNTS

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. We act as a trusted technology partner/adviser to retailers. Later, Steve Byrne would lead the business as CEO.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

million in 2009 to $1.9 Under the new agreement, The Habit Burger Grill will remain based in Irvine, California, and will operate as an independent subsidiary of Yum! The restaurant grew its average unit volumes (AUVs) from around $1.2 million last year, representing a 53.9 percent increase during that period.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Research from IHS Markit shows that the average age of “light vehicles” in operation in the U.S. In 2009, when new vehicles sold represented 4.2 Americans seem to be holding onto their cars for longer periods of time. has risen to 11.9 That’s a dramatic increase, considering that in 2002, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

Going forward, Walmart’s board with have 12 members as opposed to 15, in an attempt to more closely resemble other retail boards nationally. Also stepping down are Aida Alvarez, Roger Corbett and Mike Duke (Walmart’s CEO from 2009-2014). operations, with existing store sales edging up 1 percent (excluding fuel).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Europol, based in Hague, is asking operators of ATMs to put less cash in the machines and make the cash traceable if it is stolen. branch closures are to blame for the decline, as well as retailers deciding to withdraw ATM machines rather than upgrade to EMV standards. The attacks include 21 countries. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2016

Sometimes, even the brightest LED television screens fade away, and sometimes, the most expensive battery packs that an electronics retailer can stock end up losing their charge. Best Buy announced Tuesday (March 15) that Brad Anderson, former CEO of the organization and current member of its board of directors, is retiring from his position.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Brookfield’s access to large-scale capital and deep operating expertise across multiple real estate sectors, combined with GGP’s high-quality retail asset base, will allow us to maximize the value of these irreplaceable assets,” Kingston said. Some analysts, however, feel that GGP is pursuing the option out of desperation. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

And while LVMH had previously faltered in the multibrand luxury space after its website eLuxury closed in 2009, Rogers believes the timing is right. For non-LVMH labels, inventory with either be acquired wholesale or controlled by those brands that operate their own shop-in-shop style retail channel, the same model operated by the store.

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PYMNTS

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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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Sigma aims to streamline business operations. In 2009, a decade after PayPal started offering online payments, San Francisco-based startup Square brought payments innovation to the point-of-sale , allowing businesses with smaller transaction volumes to accept card payments with its card reader and mobile phone card reader.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

The retail chain also plays a role in another acquisition idea, this one floated by activist hedge fund Elliott Management (which owns more than 4 percent of eBay) and Starboard Value LP. Walmart’s Jet.com operation, meanwhile, keeps growing. billion purchase of Zappos.com in 2009 and Alibaba’s $1 billion purchase of Lazada in 2016.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

There are still retail clerks and waiters; tailors and dry cleaners; drivers and warehouse workers — just as there were when the 21st century got off the ground. Uber , Lyft , Fiverr , Airbnb , Postmates were the early names in the game, all founded between 2009 and 2011. Some lasted; some did not.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

The country has a large number of credit card users, but when the time came for Uber to expand its operation, accepting cash was a no-brainer. percent of GDP in 2009 and 38.1 Cashing in on the unbanked. Take ride-hailing giant Uber, for instance. percent in 2015. In South Africa, nearly $9.8 percent between 2017 and 2021.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

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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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Given the massive and in many cases seismic shifts in the retail landscape because of the coronavirus pandemic, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that retail’s shadow side of B2B overstock sales and liquidation is also rapidly shifting.

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