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JUNE 21, 2019

These hubs for travel retail, which are providing an audience of on-the-go travelers as U.S. shopping malls are on the decline, are also becoming locations where brands are innovating with products. However, the company’s luxury unit is continually on the uptick — and travel retail is said to be partly responsible.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have sought to reduce their retail footprint in hard times, and Mattress Firm, Inc. Steinhoff International Holdings NV, which acquired the company in 2016, has reportedly sought to restructure some of its subsidiaries’ debt. is no exception.

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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.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The need for food delivery keeps pushing the edge of retail innovation – and could even lead to crowding on sidewalks and competing for room with pedestrians and rented scooters – as Postmates plans to test delivery robots in San Francisco. The concept has been in development with Nuro since 2016.

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JULY 9, 2019

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers.

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MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

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MAY 1, 2019

Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. In an announcement, the company noted the raise was the first funding round since its late 2016 launch.) Quality is also important: The company is looking to work with properties that are usually newer and well-located. The Apart-Hotel Market.

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