Celent Banking

APRIL 28, 2017

As sharp-eyed Celent retail banking subscribers know, I'm an avid collector of good analogies. Fast forward to 2017 and the launch of the new Ford GT, a modern-day supercar with a heritage dating back to the early 1960s, when the Ford GT40 won the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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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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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a season where tradition is key, retailers are setting new ones with the help of emerging products and services on this Black Friday. You may have missed our coverage of a few of the retail innovators that are summed up below, arranged in no particular order, or perhaps you’ll want to revisit them anew.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Premium jeans brand True Religion has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years, according to court filings. True Religion was acquired for $824 million in 2013 by London-based capital investment firm TowerBrook Investment Partners, and ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2017.

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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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JULY 23, 2019

Today, Lam said her concept is a “vegan and gluten-free lifestyle brand and baking mix company that gives back.” (The These shoppers also want to support brands that are making a difference — or a brand that has more than just a product. It also has an email marketing strategy and does festivals to gain brand recognition.

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MAY 4, 2017

Brands (YUM) beat out earnings and revenue estimates for Q1, though numbers were still down year-on-year. Revenues for Q1 2017 hit $1.42 Brands is already well underway, helping us deliver a solid start to 2017 with core operating profit growth of 9% in the first quarter,” said CEO Greg Creed in the release.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Holdaway, who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, joins Barclays after 15 years at Capital One , where he held a variety of senior leadership roles in new business initiatives, internet acquisitions and partnership finance. The division processed more than £320bn in payments in 2017. and Germany.

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JULY 26, 2016

The deal is expected to be done by the end of 2016 or by early 2017. This caps of a sometimes uneasy partnership – Donna Karan has publicly complained about LVMH’s stewardship of her brand since she retired officially last year. LVMH shares rose about 1 percent on the deal’s announcement.

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MAY 11, 2017

One of the industries that is likely the most difficult to vet for employees is retail. As such, retailers’ staffing needs are likely to fluctuate as the industry navigates itself for the foreseeable future. AllWork ‘s sole purpose is to help locate, vet, manage and pay workers on the retail floor.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Those two retail trends have recently collided in Southeast Asia, where Carro, an automotive marketplace and financing provider, reportedly has bought Jualo, an online marketplace for used goods from some 300 product categories. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. Retail Waste.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

With its perfume that has a cult-like following, Glossier is opening temporary shops in seven Nordstrom locations, with the inclusion of the retailer’s New York flagship. Nordstrom has had an industry reputation for being a much-desired partner for up-and-coming online brands that are seeking to grow.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This new round brings the Texas-based retailer’s total funding to $25.5 The Series A was led by Global Founders Capital, with participation from previous investors Forerunner Ventures, Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Allen Exploration and Capital Factory.

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CB Insights

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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JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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JULY 29, 2016

The early bird gets the worm – just like retailers who seek out deals with strategically positioned partners are more often than not rewarded for their boldness. At least, that’s the hope of these retailers who find themselves part of the Retail Bedfellows Tracker this week. Small businesses in the U.S.

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JUNE 8, 2018

After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. Both brands have made great progress in the past 24 months and have generated strong performance.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

She told investors during the earnings call that Pepsi’s investment in “eCommerce across multiple channels, from e-grocery, to direct to consumer, to pure play, helped drive exceptional growth in 2017.”. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 15, 2017

For example, it shows that the UK retail banking market place has become a dull playground thanks to mergers and acquisitions over the past half century: As a result, the six large banking groups held an 89% market share of the current account market. Anyways, there is some key metric data in the report.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

You will observe grocery, as a retail category, is very fragmented. billion fine onto Google, claiming that their product carousel ads created an unfair advantage to small guy retailers who didn’t have the money to advertise. I’ll point out that those retailers did, apparently, have the money to hire lawyers. Investors put $2.65

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JANUARY 17, 2018

When the iconic Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) was looking to brand its bulk Brazilian coffee in 1919, it asked consumers when they drank coffee. so the A&P decided to name its house brand of coffee Eight O’Clock. The name stuck — and served the retailer well. As JCPenney grew, so did its private brands.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2018

Private labels: retailers have used them for decades to attract shoppers and better control pricing and inventory. Retailers are struggling , and they’re hoping to use their private-label brands to better compete. Albertson’s plans to add 500+ more products to its $1B O Organics brand this year.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to wipe out millions of jobs across the retail and grocery sectors. Financial services firm Cornerstone Capital Group projected that robots will capture between 6 million and 7.5

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MARCH 9, 2017

Burkhart will be one of many innovator CEOs on Innovation Project’s The Future Meets The Present Right Now: Can Retail Keep Pace? Skyler Fernandes and current Proudwork CEO — former Rakuten.com CEO — Fumio Kobayashi to discuss the rapidly resetting world of retail — and what merchants can do other than just “going digital.”.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

According to a press release , the new capital will be used to fund product development and innovation, as well as to scale customer success globally. It is mind-boggling how antiquated the B2B sales process is between brands and retailers. Forrester Research recently reported that the U.S. trillion by 2021.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Such a move would kick off the winding down of the retail brand, ending a half century in business. The end of Toys R Us signals more than just the disappearance of yet another once iconic American brand. 2017 with $4.9 That filing could come down as soon as later today (March 14), which would make the motion official.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Lookiero’s inventory includes more than 150 European brands, with the platform shipping more than three million items of clothing this year to seven European countries. The company reportedly has over one million registered users and has grown its revenue by over 200 percent from 2017 to 2018.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

According to Bloomberg , the retailer expects to post more than $140 million in revenue this year, which equates to around 1.4 The brand offers four types of shoes, including a $125 rounded flat shoe and a $145 pointed flat, as well as loafers and a recently released sneaker. million pairs of shoes sold.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

The leader of the latest capital raise is Partech. TechCrunch reported that in just a few years after its 2015 founding as a direct-to-consumer women’s brand, NA-KD has said that it is among the most quoted brands on Instagram in Sweden and Germany.

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MAY 28, 2019

The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. billion in 2017. That marked an increase from 2017’s $1.4 Smartphones contributed one trillion dollars to overall retail sales in the United States during 2018.

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JULY 12, 2019

Paris-based Filorga is a brand for anti-aging skincare mostly focused on facial care. The brand is said to join a bevy of company brands such as Speed Stick, Softsoap and Ajax cleaner in addition to oral care products. billion market capitalization. percent between 2015 and 2017 per the Global Wellness Institute.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On Thursday morning, news broke that the nation’s largest retailer is suing its longtime credit card issuer, alleging breach of contract. Walmart and Synchrony announced the end of their long-term card partnership in July, with reports that Capital One would now be Walmart’s new issuing partner. In a suit filed in the U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Beleaguered toy retailer Toys R Us is in the midst of prepping plans to liquidate its U.S. toy and game brand entered bankruptcy protection in September 2017, and had planned to refashion both its capital and operating structures — which is typical of such strategies. As has been widely reported, the U.S.

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MAY 16, 2019

The company raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and Fuel Capital, to name a few. ” Feather has forged partnerships with brands, including West Elm , Casper , Tuft & Needle and Pottery Barn.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

According to news from Bloomberg , as foot traffic to malls has declined in 2017, s ame-store sales have likewise slowed at Nordstrom Rack, which is responsible for nearly a third of the company’s revenue. Bloomberg stated that, last quarter, Nordstrom’s off-price retail division recorded $1.2 We really see it as complementary.”.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This week, Ellen DeGeneres launched her very own pet brand line with PetSmart. Consumers can now have outfits branded with the talk-show host’s name, as well as buy home decor design options. In 2016, the national retailer opened 60 new locations, with plans to double that in 2017.

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