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New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift

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Consumers are unlikely to return to stores and business districts in the near future, nor can businesses simply rely on longstanding relationships with suppliers and retailers to keep production lines moving and shelves stocked. To learn more about what these trends portend for established brands and companies, download the report.

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Direct To Consumer: Big Brands Vs. Small Brands

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In other words, what will make retailers more money – selling in brick and mortar, selling online or a combination of the two. Though the amount of online retailers is astounding, many consumers still prefer to shop in-store. In this piece, we’ll review some of the larger and smaller brands that have taken this concept and run with it.

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Why Does The Path To Retail Innovation Go Through So Many Labs?

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It’s not enough to be a retailer these days, not if a merchant intends to survive in a world of commerce dominated by the likes of Amazon and other tech-focused competitors. PYMNTS readers can be forgiven if they view innovation labs (no matter the label) as something that verges on retail fad. New Efforts.

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No-Deal Brexit Could Cause Grey Market Retail ‘Explosion’

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retail expert. While brands often make products that are designed for certain markets, grey market resellers may purchase goods in a particular nation only to sell them in another country. In the case of a no-deal Brexit, an “explosion” in grey market goods could occur per a U.K.

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Retailers Find New Innovation Fuel Against Amazon

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No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. Not only that, but “Verishop is launching with roughly 150 brands — and growing — already signed on.”

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The Little Lingerie Brand That Could

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Does this online brand have a chance at overtaking Victoria’s Secret? Customers responded, and, by 2012, the company was bringing in $1.1 s Top 5,000 list in 2015 overall and took the number two ranking for top retail brands. But besides a wide selection and inclusive mindset, what’s the secret to the brand’s success?

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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.