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DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

According to a late 2017 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , almost 40 percent of American adults and nearly 20 percent of adolescents are obese – the highest rates in U.S. The firm recently raised $10 million in Series A funding to push its sustainable lifestyle-changing app into the wider global market.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Amazon ‘s investment in the India region over the past few years just may be paying off. According to data from 7ParkData , Amazon’s share of the mobile market is at 30.3 percent, while India-based Flipkart came in at 30.7

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

It’s another thing to walk the walk, especially when it comes to giving sellers the chance to gain new revenue via online marketplaces and new markets. Tsang told Webster that the firm had opened up shop in Vietnam, putting feet on the street in this emerging market for cross-border commerce. Other Markets. Main Lesson.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Retailers are set to clean up this Halloween, as 2017 is looking to be a record-setter for consumer spending during the holiday. Halloween is no longer just for the kids and those with kids,” wrote Allison Zeller, director of research for the National Retail Federation (NRF). In fact, holiday spending is expected to hit $9.1

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MARCH 15, 2017

International food retail group Ahold Delhaize (AD) saw a minor upward push in the past week, though a broader view shows prices down overall compared to all-time highs in July 2016. Still, AD has maintained a slow, shallow ascent since the beginning of 2017. per share with a market cap just over $26.64 billion ($27.8

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Amazon is preparing to enter the mobile payments market, reportedly working to get retailers to accept Amazon Pay as a payment method. A person familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that retailers may be resistant to the effort because they would view it as a threat. where competition isn’t as fierce.

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MAY 15, 2017

JCPenney shares dropped more than 13 percent on Friday following an earnings release that, while technically a beat on adjusted diluted EPS, posted a significant comp sales decline and a slight drop in revenue for the retailer. For the first quarter of 2017, JCPenney reported diluted EPS of $0.06 per share in Q1 2017. “We

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JANUARY 8, 2020

This collaboration will expand UnionPay’s market penetration and further a Chinese government initiative for same-sector partnership. Tencent and UnionPay’s working together will enable multiple retailers to interface with a greater number of mobile payment apps without displaying multiple QR codes.

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DECEMBER 27, 2017

As December draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the biggest headlines and defining themes of 2017 for the financial services industry. The humble ATM celebrated its 50 th birthday in June 2017. For many financial institutions (FIs), preparing for the EU’s PSD2 regulation has been priority number one in 2017.

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MAY 10, 2018

Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. Global Wireless POS Market Growth. Card Payment Acceptance. Mobile Wallets.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

So where to next for the omnichannel retail giant? The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. And Amazon isn’t the only international retailer with eyes for Southeast Asia.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

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. In the rideshare arena, InMotion , Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, invested $25 million in a $600 million funding round for Lyft in 2017. Ridesharing. Self-Driving Taxis. Car Financing.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. The July Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest cashierless efforts in retail and finds which are experiencing uptake and which may fall flat. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should, though.

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APRIL 2, 2018

With the popularity of “small retail” growing in China, Walmart has opened a small-format supermarket in the city of Shenzhen. The location carries items that consumers can also buy on the retailer’s store on JD.com , Reuters reported.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a 1.8 ” The Five Killer Stats.

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MAY 17, 2017

What’s more, the trade group said the size of the market globally was $27.4 The global card industry continues to provide growth opportunities in several geographic regional and vertical markets,” Al Vrancart, ICMA founder emeritus and industry advisor, said in the press release. billion in 2016, resulting in 35.4

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AUGUST 14, 2019

As PayPal reaches saturation points in Western markets, it wants to continue to expand internationally, especially in India, where the country’s 450 million mobile users make it an attractive target for retailers. We look at regions and then there are countries of importance?…?India India is a big market.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Moka’s cloud-based POS platform assists restaurants, coffee shops and retail outlets with handling payments. GoPay , Gojek’s app-based digital payments platform, acquired Indonesian group-saving network Mapan in 2017. million active monthly users in the rest of the region. The company said it has 7.1

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JUNE 8, 2018

The work will focus on customer experiences, payments, precision marketing and communications through WeChat. The news comes a few months after Walmart inked a deal with Tencent to use WeChat Pay, its popular payment app, in all of its stores in the western region of China. The spokeswoman had said to Reuters.“In

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MARCH 13, 2019

market volatility is undeniable for many firms around the world. In addition, new research from Atradius revealed the end is near for businesses most exposed to market risks. This is most severe in the retail and construction sectors, and is set to continue through the coming months.” Geographic Breakdown. ”

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JULY 26, 2017

The eCommerce arena can be tough for retailers to navigate. One recent disrupter is multinational retail corporation Walmart. With one of the larger online retail presences, Walmart is taking aim at a lucrative eCommerce market — China. based retailer. omnichannel shopping festival.

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MARCH 16, 2017

In the Asia-Pacific region specifically, there are varying degrees of shopping patterns. eMarketer’s latest research report titled Cross-Border Ecommerce 2017: A Country-by-Country Look at Consumer Behavior and Trends looked at cross-border shopping patterns across 16 markets globally.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. billion over the corresponding period.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Grocery retailer Kroger is partnering with Berlin farming startup Infarm to offer “living produce farms,” Kroger announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. market, but it already has more than 500 farms globally and has teamed with 25 major food retailers in the U.K. and Europe.

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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.” The company owns 458 stores in the U.S., percent CAGR since 2017, according to one recent estimate.

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APRIL 23, 2019

is a tough market – and getting tougher. food and consumer-product market, according to Nielsen. Amazon purchased Whole Foods in 2017 and turned Prime membership into a key for free grocery delivery within 2 hours. another grocery delivery service, in 2017. The world of groceries in the U.S.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

The Cleveland-based firm says that it is “reviewing strategic alternatives for its retail portfolio.” According to Chain Store Age , this could mean shifting or significantly reducing its investment in the mall and retail center industry to instead focus on apartments and office buildings.

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MARCH 22, 2018

The move marks the first time H&M has sold its main brand through a third-party retailer, trade publication Business of Fashion reported. The Swedish retailer entered China’s online retail market with its own eCommerce store in 2014. However, 220 is a net number; H&M will actually open 390 stores and shutter 170.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

In 2017 Natura Cosmeticos SA ’s bought the Body Shop from L’Oreal for about 1 billion euros ($1.13 L’Occitane originated in the French region of Provence — though today it is headquartered in Luxembourg and Switzerland — and currently operates locations in 90 countries with 3,285 retail outlets. billion euros ($2.5

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APRIL 2, 2018

The financial institution currently targets the Caribbean with its banking services and, according to analysts, its financials remain strong despite natural disasters in the region. billion in 2017, though operating losses widened during that time. Not all recent market floats have been successful, however.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The market for automation technology in warehouses are set to take off in the next five years due to sustained growth in the eCommerce industry and demand for enhanced quality, according to a new report from Research and Markets. percent between 2017 and 2022. percent between 2017 and 2022.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

The report noted that in Taiwan Bank SinoPac is supporting the service, while the lender plans to make it available to merchants in the fish, flower and taxi markets in the new year. The firm found based on the research that Asia-Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe are the two regions that are seeing the most growth.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

wherever Walmart cuts prices (and after all, they are within 15 minutes of 90 percent of American consumers), prices in the area continue to drop as retailers race to undercut Walmart. But for the American customer contemplating a grocery run this weekend, it’s a sizzling time as scores of retailers are trying their best to woo them.

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APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. Europe’s 2017 share of the coin-operated vending machine production market is 30.3

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories. Look Who’s Charging Founder Stuart Grover added: “We are extremely excited to combine the technology and data we have built to support the Australian banks with Experian’s market-leading open data technology.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. Stripe’s market opportunity.

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