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JANUARY 8, 2020

Auto sales are driving retail trends, as online marketplace and auction site eBay has released a new eBay Motors app. Data: 2015: The year the previous eBay Motors app was discontinued. At the same time, Carvana , a firm that allows consumers to browse and purchase vehicles online, has added a new virtual financing option.

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JULY 9, 2019

Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. The latest Automated Retail Tracker explores these trends and new developments in the unattended retail space.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

He estimated that yearly worldwide losses from retail returns are almost $1 trillion – higher than 2015’s $600 billion. A 2018 report from the Appriss Retail and National Retail Federation noted that roughly 10 percent of products sold in the U.S. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. The answer, she noted, is complex.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

million fine against Mastercard for its swipe fees, which regulators said drove up prices for retailers and consumers, and hampered competition. Meanwhile, the EC has extended the deadline to release its review of the effectiveness of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR), which came into effect in 2015.

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Banking 2020

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Essentially, this is the reality for businesses of a retail nature. Which brings us to retail banking in 2015. For example, geo-location capabilities have the potential to drastically alter—and done right, drastically enhance—many aspects of customer engagement, yet it’s still on the fringes of the retail banking industry.

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MAY 29, 2019

It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis. So far, this retail is taking a form that is big, feminine and even a bit luxurious. The retailer said it is launching The High End, a luxury cannabis lifestyle and wellness concept shop.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

According to a study by the Center for Retail Research (CRR), More than 2,750 jobs were lost every week — about 61 every working day. The study also said that without further government intervention, job losses in retail could hit 171,000 next year. Retail is still the U.K.’s Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

By working collaboratively with these retailers, we’ve created a way for businesses to take proactive steps to prevent scams,” New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood said in a statement. The retailers have stepped up their training, too, in an effort to aid workers in identifying scams.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

But what hasn’t been so deeply explored is how that technology can help food producers and retail firms collaborate more deeply, helping both succeed and strengthening the industries that power them. In 2016, overall retail sales climbed just 2.1 In 2016, overall retail sales climbed just 2.1 Merits Of The Collaboration.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption in the pharmacy business. The news represents the biggest round of store closures for Walgreens since 2015. But innovation efforts continue for retail pharmacy operations. Delivery Push.

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JULY 16, 2019

Initial tallies of data from the 48-hour Amazon Prime Day show that other retailers have seen significant benefits, reporting online sales that were 64 percent higher than a typical Monday. Adobe’s data is based on an analysis of one trillion visits to over 4,500 retail sites and 55 million SKUs.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Citigroup named David Chubak, 39, to head the retail banking division in the U.S., Chubak will head all retail sectors — branches, mortgages, wealth, risk management and small business, according to the memo. Chubak will head all retail sectors — branches, mortgages, wealth, risk management and small business, according to the memo.

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MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

Supermarket chains dominated a list of hottest retailers in 2015, according to information released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) STORES magazine. The NRF released its annual list of Hot 100 Retailers on Aug. domestic sales with sales of at least $300 million based on figures compiled by Kantar Retail.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

It first arrived on the continent in 2015. The POS payment gateway provider has partnered with Ant Financial in order to integrate the AliPay service with European acquirers, the companies announced today. This marks an expansion for AliPay in Europe. With the partnership, AliPay will […].

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In retail, the Flat Tummy Instagram brand was able to make an effective algorithm that could accurately predict the effect an influencer would have on pushing its line of teas. 500,000: Number of Instagram followers Flat Tummy had on its own in 2015. All this, Today in Data.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Harris Poll and CIT Group, a provider of commercial lending and leasing services, recently released the results of a survey they conducted on how middle-market retailers felt about their sector’s financial health. Here are some of the key findings. Similarly, revenue growth expectations have decreased in other areas.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Close the door and buckle up – retail automotive sales are getting an upgrade. The app is a replacement for the previous eBay Motors app, which was discontinued in 2015, and it is available in the U.S. The app is a replacement for the previous eBay Motors app, which was discontinued in 2015, and it is available in the U.S.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Retail spending in the months of November and December came in at the strongest level in five years. According to Visa’s Retail Spending Monitor, which monitors spending on the part of U.S. consumers that use Visa payment products, retail sales increased 4.8 retail sales data that was released late last week.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In an organized retail crime (ORC) survey, the National Retail Federation found that 92 percent of respondents were victims of the practice in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day.”. The practice can come in a variety of forms.

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JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

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JULY 30, 2019

One of the biggest retail stories as we head into 2020 is how India is a battlefield of digital commerce, along with a hotbed of retail innovation. The eCommerce retailer is said to be working with Catamaran and has started hiring workers for the operation per unnamed sources, Reuters reported. The company was founded in 2016.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan. The retailer wrote in a tweet , “We’re starting off the decade with a big announcement: “@theouai by Jen Atkin is launching at Ulta Beauty!”

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JULY 25, 2019

Recent days have brought new evidence of the importance of robust loyalty and rewards problems in retail, an areas of ongoing innovation, and a way for merchants of all types to stand apart in a fiercely competitive industry. Retail Card Programs. The move adds to Trax’s stable of retail tech.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Amazon is replacing some of its retail veterans with software that predicts what shoppers want and how much merchants should charge for it. The shift to automating retail team jobs started several years ago with an initiative called “hands off the wheel.”

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Everyone needs shoes — and that need helps drive innovation in an important sector of retail. The most expensive $50 option takes off around $10 per pair of Nike shoes purchased (as the average retail price is $60). Marketplaces, too, are taking a role in footwear retail. Powerful Engine. Marketplace Push.

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Banking 2020

JANUARY 15, 2015

The retail banking industry has seen major changes occurring in the industry over the last few years with the adoption of mobile banking, the rise to prominence of the millennial demographic, narrowing margins, stagnant top line revenues, the future of the branch and continued regulatory changes. Digital Banking. Cyber vulnerabilities.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

airspace since summer 2015. The FAA published rules in early 2015 that cut back on the use of autonomous drones and drones operated by an onboard camera for commercial use. Amazon has been in contact with the CAA since 2014 and has been testing drones in U.K. in summer of 2016.

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APRIL 1, 2016

The March total of 48,207 layoffs is the lowest since December 2015. The bad news is that the totals were up 32 percent from the same time in 2015, making last month the fourth in a row in which the year-over-year total has increased. ” Retail job cuts were up 41 percent year-over-year.

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MARCH 8, 2016

When it comes to gender parity at the highest echelon of retail companies, it appears that the mark is being missed in the U.K. As The Independent points out, a new study — the latest annual Retail CEO Tracker by recruitment firm Korn Ferry — shows that the number of female CEOs appointed to U.K.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Single consumers are a force of nature as well when it comes to retail. Single people, often neglected by many retailers – at least based on complaints and stereotypes found online – seem to be getting fresh attention in this era of online and mobile shopping, and shopping clubs. Take Costco, for instance. Singles’ Day.

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JUNE 20, 2019

In a way, watching the emergence of legal retail marijuana in North America is like watching someone grow up. Not really a toddler or baby — even black-market sale of recreational and medicinal pot took on many traits of legitimate retail — but more like a once gawky teenager growing into a graceful, confident person. and Canada.

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MAY 10, 2017

While the retail point-of-sale (POS) terminals market is currently sitting at $15 billion, Global Market Insights is expecting it to reach $45 billion by the year 2024. To help combat these efforts and meet consumers preferred payment method demands, the retail POS terminal market will need to grow to bring down harmful actions.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The ripple effects of a sluggish retail holiday season — exacerbated by unusually warm weather that made inventory hard to move — have started to show up in other industries. percent in January from December, and was flat when compared to January of 2015. percent in January from December, and was flat when compared to January of 2015.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Date: Tue, March 8, 2016 | Time: 2:00 PM | In 2015, retail sales increased by 3 percent while online stores sales increased by 9 percent. During the months of November and December, sales spiked dramatically – driving 30 percent more ecommerce revenue than during non-holiday months.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

26) that online sales for retailers in France may rise as much as 11 percent in 2017 to $85.85 In 2015, eCommerce accounted for 7 percent of retail sales in France. In fact, online sales in France increased 16 percent in 2015. The most popular retailer? The French E-Commerce Federation announced Thursday (Jan.

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