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MARCH 20, 2019

” Founded in 2014, Glossier offers beauty and skincare essentials to customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, France, Denmark and Sweden. Earlier this month, Glossier launched a second brand, Glossier Play, which will offer more product choices to its diverse client base.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. The brand became the first to launch a website for U.S. And so, Clandestina exports its ideas — T-shirt designs — to a contract T-shirt printing operation in South Carolina called Frenzy. eCommerce operation.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

It was taken into the private sector in 2005, then filed for bankruptcy in 2014. Brookstone was able to outlive other specialty retailers, including Sharper Image, which filed for bankruptcy protection and shut down operations in 2008, and SkyMall, which filed for bankruptcy in 2015.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

The trend is reflective of “grocers moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach and adopting new practices that focus more on their brands and shoppers,” according to NRF. 1, which is based on sales growth in 2015 over 2014 of both public and privately held retail companies by U.S. billion; 8) Bluestem Brands, up 61 percent at $1.7

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The Nigeria-headquartered holding company operates across the West Africa region through multiple luxury retail outlets. Polo is the only authorized retailer in the region for brands including Rolex, Hublot, Cartier, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. We will serve as a marketplace for some exclusive brands in Nigeria,” said Obayuwana.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Walmart’s online shopping spree continues — now with a new domain name for recent acquisition ShoeBuy.com. Shoes.com shut down its online sites and brick-and-mortar operations in January. Shoes.com shut down its online sites and brick-and-mortar operations in January.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

based online takeout site Just Eat just ate up two of its competitors in combined £266.1 Just Eat, which went public in 2014, could pay as much as an additional £40 million ($50 million) on top of that based on how well hungryhouse performs between now and the deal’s date of closing, says TechCrunch. million ($336 million) meal.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

That’s what led him to Goodworld, an online platform that removes the friction from digital donations, making them possible (and secure) by using hashtags. In fact, the company, which launched in 2014 and is based in Washington, D.C., Such a process can lead to online amplification for the charitable cause. Portable Hashtag.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

ContentSquare, an experience optimization platform for online and mobile businesses, announced Tuesday (Oct. In a press release , ContentSquare said it captures online and mobile behaviors to measure user experience , increase engagement and improve conversion rates. 18) the completion of $20 million in Series B funding.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Walmart announced plans to purchase 15-year-old online women’s retailer ModCloth on behalf of subsidiary Jet.com, two people familiar with the deal told Recode. The moves have been aimed at helping to bolster the product offerings of the online megastore. million in online sales in 2015, which was up 8 percent from $346.5

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APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. By 2022, the projected value of the online delivery market is projected to reach $55 billion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

To save physical retail, anyone who wants to operate a physical store must convince consumers that it’s worth their time to—how’s this for an insight?—go What’s really steered people wrong is focusing on the average percentage of all retail sales that are online, and ignoring what’s happening in key verticals. go there to shop.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The most transformative innovations in payments and commerce over the last decade are mostly the result of innovators making what was once visible, invisible: payments, stores, merchants, brands, issuers, even card networks. But in 2014, Starbucks piloted something that would change the in-store payments experience altogether.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Some question whether the card-payment network operator will be able to overcome the struggle to “remain relevant” in a market that is quickly changing — and where consumers may soon be leaving card-based payments behind entirely. Literally every business and brand in China is plugged into this ecosystem.”. The JD.Com Pair-Up.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

continues to grow its eCommerce and grocery operations – same-day grocery delivery is now available to most of the store’s members, the company recently said – as the merchant continues to bask in the glow of besting Amazon in an important customer satisfaction index. To get an online store running on Alibaba will reportedly cost U.S.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Jumia operates in 14 African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Egypt. Some of its brands include online takeout service Jumia Food, travel booking service Jumia Flights and classified services Jumia Deals. retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports. Jumia Scope.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

“We saw a big opportunity for online beauty. We recognized that consumers were shifting their time and spending online, but beauty was a hard category for people to shop online because they want to try products before they buy them. Ipsy, another eCommerce-originated makeup subscription service, is even bigger, with 1.5

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AUGUST 28, 2019

continue to grow its eCommerce and grocery operations — same day grocery delivery is now available to most of the store’s members, the company recently said — as the merchant continues to bask in the glow of besting Amazon in an important customer satisfaction index. To get an online store running on Alibaba reportedly will cost U.S.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

The decision to close our mall stores was difficult, but ultimately provides an opportunity to maintain our well-respected brand and award-winning products while operating with a smaller physical footprint,” he said. Less than 10 years later, a consortium from China purchased the company for $136 million in 2014.

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JUNE 7, 2018

The goal for all retailers is, of course, to deliver an excellent experience, both online and in stores, and to find ways for those disparate experiences to mesh seamlessly with one another. That’s why the company is now taking a step back from opening new stores to focus on its online store. “To cities to focus on eCommerce growth.

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. For those unfamiliar, mBank is a Polish direct bank brand established by BRE Bank in 2000 as one of the first of its kind in the country. Through 2014, mBank has grown to more than 4.7 billion. .

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

I don’t see enough brands that are really breaking boundaries for plus-size fashion, that are actually designing for plus-size bodies, or for a diversity of shapes,” Kat Eves, a Los Angeles-based stylist who works exclusively with plus-size men and women, told The Wall Street Journal. But The Limited didn’t want it. As it turn out, $1.4

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

But purchasing high-value diamonds online — whether they be traditional or lab-grown — is still a process that comes with risk and uncertainty. Andrew Puddifoot, GM of MiaDonna, shared with PYMNTS how the eCommerce bridal jewelry business is bringing value to the engagement ring shopping journey both online and in its physical showroom.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Domino’s was one of the first chains to innovate the space, developing an online tracker that reported order statuses to customers in real time and offered artificial intelligence (AI)-driven voice ordering. What else can we do as a brand — that we have not done in the past — because of this added bandwidth?”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

David is taking on Goliath as Shipt, an online grocery delivery startup based in Birmingham, Ala., number one grocery delivery brand. With the new funding, it plans to explode into 60 new cities, breaking out of the southeastern and Midwestern box where it’s been operating since its inception in November 2014.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

A recent G2 whitepaper investigated the routes cybercriminals have taken and the strategies they now use in response to increased security oversight in the traditional online payments space. Often, these payment brands are unknowingly enabling this commerce because, as Frechtling said, they haven’t had to look for it before.

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MARCH 20, 2017

That ignores, of course, that it’s dangerous to live in a world of “statistical averages” since big chunks of in some segments have been shifted online — books (of course), sporting goods, apparel. On top of that, off-price chains are able to operate without many of the same headache that face traditional retailers, The Economist reported.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Some brands like McDonald’s are turning to voice recognition technology to keep orders moving. The acquisition aims to help McDonald’s improve order-taking operations in its drive-thru facilities by implementing voice-recognition technology to help customers navigate increasingly complex quick-service restaurant (QSR) menus.

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JULY 16, 2019

Domino’s CEO Richard Allison said on a call with analysts that he was pleased with the second-quarter performance, but noting “we are a work-in-progress brand,” he said there have been and will always be many areas where the brand can improve. The fleet from Nuro is said to serve certain customers in Houston who place online orders.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

There’s little doubt that the [spirits] industry will feel the impact of the largest online retailer expanding into grocery,” Coors wrote in a blog post following the news announcement of the Amazon/Whole Foods merger. operations from 2010 to 2014, joined Drizly’s board of directors earlier this week.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion in 2014, the acquisition wasn’t exactly regarded as a stroke of business genius. That was 2014. Those experiences are brought to them by some of the more recognizable brands in retail: Alibaba, Ikea, Lowes, North Face and Disney being some of the headline-grabbers of the year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

What’s unique about ItsOn is that it virtualizes business services such as billing, charging, rating and payments by moving these functions to an operator-managed cloud environment. RO: ItsOn recently partnered with STC to launch a digital mobile brand called Jawwy. A great example is roaming. This was totally new in the market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

It was 3 percent in 2014, and is 2.8 As of 2014, Amazon’s total share of consumer spending was less than 1 percent, but is 2.3 In related grocery delivery news, Amazon Fresh, the company’s online grocery delivery program that pre-existed Whole Foods, dropped its $14.99 percent as of 2019 data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As of the end of 2018, for instance, Google research found that 36 percent of international travelers “would likely pay more for services if a travel brand tailored its information and trip experiences to personal preferences or past behavior.” For OTAs and tour operators, taking payment up front is one thing. and Europe.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As of the end of 2018, for instance, Google research found that 36 percent of international travelers “would likely pay more for services if a travel brand tailored its information and trip experiences to personal preferences or past behavior.” For OTAs and tour operators, taking payment up front is one thing. and Europe.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

TravelClick is owned by Thoma Bravo , a private equity group, and counts major hotel brands, such as Marriott , Accor Hotels , Hilton and Radisson , as its customers. And TravelClick is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity: Thoma Bravo purchased the firm for $930 million in 2014. Amadeus, in turn, has a $37.5

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

s stores are run by independent operators, so the business sees this as a “no-brainer” due to its brick-and-mortar set-up. But online, the digital barrier doesn’t make a warm, fuzzy thing like [the bear] work as well,” said Paul Hoffman, president of Go! Last year’s Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $3.07

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