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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 company was founded in 2016. The eCommerce retailer is said to be working with Catamaran and has started hiring workers for the operation per unnamed sources, Reuters reported.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

FinTech is no stranger to this pattern, and while venture capital levels have seemed to dwindled in certain markets (analysts found VC funding down by 29 percent in 2016 compared to last year), B2B startups remain the apple of many investors’ eyes. India saw a particularly lucrative year. India saw a particularly lucrative year.

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MAY 28, 2018

The parent company of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California is considering a merger of the two retailers in an effort to consolidate stores, as well as survive a prolonged downturn in the American brick-and-mortar retail sector. Eddie Bauer also declined to comment, while Pacific Sunwear could not be reached for comment.

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

This is true for consumers making payments to companies to obtain retail goods and businesses looking to pay each other for services rendered. billion | Amount of working capital on the books for U.K. percent | Projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) increase in demand for gym management software solutions between 2016 and 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The retail giant is starting “a fashion essentials-inspired brand for both men and women created by our in-house design team,” the company said in a news release. The retailer is following in the footsteps of Amazon , which first took aim at the fashion industry in 2016. Today (Sept. billion in 2019. billion in 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

economy powered by consumer spending, vacant retail rental space is forecasted to decline in the next several years, while rental prices are forecasted to rise, according to Cushman & Wakefield ’s recently released U.S. The bifurcation in retail property performance based upon class will only accelerate,” according to the forecast.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

in 2016, the most recent data available. billion — online payment volume was completed in the Eurozone in 2016, the most recent data available. Seat Geek is among the platforms using Apple Pay: the ticket retailer includes the payment method amid its options for its Snapchat ticket buying experience. percent from 19.3

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

ECommerce sales were better than expected in Q2 but dipped in the third quarter, according to Internet Retailer. Earlier projections had predicted slower growth for 2016. percent in June, according to Internet Retailer. 3.1% | The forecasted economic growth rate for 2016 by the National Retail Foundation.

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Rosenberg got the idea during a visit to his daughter’s college dorm at Michigan State in 2016. “I He had a prototype made, and in 2016 he was offered $3.6 million from a venture capital firm to fund the business. It comes with padded seat cushions and knee rests, and the attached desk adjusts for height and angle.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

As regular readers of our weekly bankruptcy tracker can attest, it has been a rough year for much of retail. The monthly retail sales figures are out today — care of the Commerce Department — and the analyst outlook ahead of time is reasonably positive. percent from a month earlier. That compares with the 0.3 3 percent in September.

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JULY 4, 2017

Retailers in Europe and the U.K. The moves are aimed at improving customer experience and keeping up with eCommerce , which is greatly hurting the sales of many traditional retailers. are reportedly using spy technology in an effort to boost sales and customer service. Europe and the U.K.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with logistics firms to test drones for delivery — and making progress on their experimental flights. Department of Transportation’s Integration Pilot Program, starting in 2016. To keep tabs on the latest retail trends, check next week’s Retail Pulse. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based million) to become a challenger bank.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Immediacy in retail is no small advantage. While being invisible is something of an odd goal in retail — as it’s hard to sell one’s goods and services if consumers don’t know you exist — Darkstore, as its name implies, is a bit different. Brands and retailers that don’t have a local foothold for their inventory now get one.

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APRIL 13, 2016

While the economy has all the signs of a healthy spring in store, consumers are proving to be late bloomers so far in 2016. Some experts, including RBC Capital Markets, feel it may have dampened consumer confidence and derailed plans for spending. percent increase in headline retail sales but a solid 0.3

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MAY 30, 2016

And to make sure that everyone starts off 2016, Part II on the same footing, we thought we would bring you a few of the top trending stories, as well as hot data/research topics, that will give you a head start on that all-important planning for 2016 and beyond. Store Front Business Index: Main Street USA, A-OK? Global Fraud Attacks.

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MAY 1, 2017

After a full year in service, Goldman Sachs Bank USA is celebrating its first full year in retail and its online deposit platform’s success. Since its inception a year ago, the online deposit platform, which Goldman Sachs purchased from GE Capital Bank, has garnered $4 billion deposits without a major marketing push.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Fraudsters are winning the cybersecurity war, and are increasingly targeting digital goods transactions, which show a three-fold increase in attacks over the four quarters ending March 2016. sites that originate from other parts of the world have also risen dramatically by 200 percent in the four quarters since March 2016.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In 2017, there were 38 disclosed venture and seed rounds by automakers , up from 26 in 2016 — and astronomically higher than only six in 2015. What’s next for automaker-backed venture capital firms? Ridesharing. Self-Driving Taxis. What’s New.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Electronic or ePayments are simple, fast, convenient and (mostly) safe, but it’s 2016 and forms of ePayment are still not the dominant or most accepted form of payment for consumers. If your company is still making payments with paper checks, you’re not capitalizing on today’s best practices.

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MARCH 14, 2019

Sephora, the beauty retailer, announced on Thursday (March 14) the launch of a new credit card program. The company said in a press release that starting in the spring, it will offer the Sephora credit card, Sephora Visa® credit card and Sephora Visa Signature® credit card to its retail customers.

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JULY 19, 2016

Lending Club, which has been struggling to recover from loan errors and the departure of its Chief Executive (among other issues), has named Patrick Dunne, a veteran of BlackRock, as its new chief capital officer. billion it had in the first quarter of 2016. Dunne most recently was in charge of BlackRock’s San Francisco office.

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MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

According to TechCrunch , letgo’s latest funding round included participation from original investor Naspers as well as 2016 entrants Insight Venture Partners, Accel, the stealthy New York-based venture firm 14W, Eight Roads Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners and FJ Labs. and other countries.

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MARCH 14, 2017

One of the better definitions of this was found in an early 2016 Medium posting where social and digital architect expert Chris Messina defined conversational commerce. At this conference, Facebook announced it was partnering up with the likes of CNN, 1-800-Flowers and other retailers to provide a more enhanced offering.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

21) announcement also gave the retail industry a look at how Walmart is now categorizing its executive team and online structure, stemming from a recent reorg. But in late August, it was revealed that the chain planned to divest Shoes.com to affiliates of private equity firm CriticalPoint Capital. The Monday (Sept. billion and a 10.5

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Gresham House and Force Over Mass Capital led the round to bring Moteefe’s total financing to $12.5 Launched in early 2016, Moteefe began in 2016 and provides an entrepreneurial technology solution for influencers and others in the digital space.

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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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JULY 16, 2019

million yuan in 2016 and 86.24 The company has raised funds from China Growth Capital – one institutional investor – as of its founding nine years ago. Of course, going public is another way to raise capital.”. China’s total retail sales are forecast to increase 7.5 SMZDM had net income of 19.35 million yuan in 2015, 35.16

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

BBVA has a lot more going on than Simple, cool as that acquisition was. 2015, CEO Francisco Gonzalez said, “Some bankers and analysts think that Google, Facebook, Amazon or the like will not fully enter a highly regulated, low-margin business such as banking. I disagree. What is more, Read More.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The biggest investor in Dallas-based GameStop has reportedly set his sights on a lofty goal — having the video-game retailer take on the Goliath of eCommerce, Amazon , in an epic battle. By 2016, Chewy had sales of $900 million and had raised millions in venture capital backing.

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MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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