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Retail 2021: The Five Things Retailers Should Be Talking About At NRF This Week

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Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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Gentle Monster Background Founded in 2011 by Kim, Gentle Monster initially struggled to break through against large brands like Luxottica which controls an estimated 30% of the US market, and is behind almost every single designer eyeglass brand you can think of, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Prada and many more.

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China’s Recommerce Market Heats Up

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The recommerce trend is sweeping not just the nation, but perhaps the world. Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech.

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Chinese Cargo Port Volumes At Seven-Year Low

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The consumer goods market — generally one of the faster-moving in the nation — grew by 5.4 percent seen in 2011, according to Bain’s China Shopper Report released last October. Hit particularly hard in the Chinese slowdown have been luxury retailers, who had been enjoying somewhat of a boom in the Chinese market.

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Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business

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and around the world, it seems the Japanese market is dropping from a place of prominence. According to FT reports, Walmart has been approaching bankers to explore an exit by sale from Japan, as the international retail giant is seeking to divest itself of the struggling Seiyu supermarket chain.

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NY Mag To Open Pop-Up Shop; Amazon Go Plans New York Store

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Magazines have been testing the waters of brick-and-mortar retail by opening temporary stores in major cities, and New York Magazine is no exception. It’s a marketing and brand awareness play,” Cho told Digiday. The Strategist is not the only media brand to wade into brick-and-mortar retail.

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Deutsche Bank And The Contrarian Cash And Crypto Prediction

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Chief among those efforts, of course, has been the (continuing) news that China is set to launch a nationalized digital version of the yuan. That means that 69 percent of the world’s population now has a bank account or something similar, up from 62 percent in 2014 and 51 percent in 2011.

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