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MAY 8, 2020

“We believe this is a critical component to getting the economy moving again, and we would like to partner with companies and entrepreneurs that can draw on our capital and expertise to stabilize and grow their business,” Bloom said, according to CNBC. mall owner General Growth Properties (GGP) in 2018.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Within China, sales of brands from Gucci to Chanel, which have been sluggish for years, rose at the fastest pace in five years in 2016 and are positioned to consolidate those gains in 2018. 2017 saw a global recovery of the luxury retail market due to their affinity for high-end brands.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

True Food Kitchen , in one case, has created its menu around recipes that Dr. Andrew Weil inspired with anti-inflammatory ingredients and is mulling raising new private capital, Bloomberg reported. percent in the United States in 2018 to $167 million per Technomic data. Its sales increased 22.3 percent sales growth last year.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

So-called fast fashion has been a big player in retail for years, but that part of the commerce-and-apparel world is facing some serious challenges. 30) from the Columbia Spectator , which covers news important to students at Columbia University and Barnard College in the global fashion capital of New York City. Organic Counter-Moves.

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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 29, 2020

Both Walmart and Amazon made some big add-ons and/or acquisitions this week as they attempt to widen their sphere of retail influence in a post-pandemic world. billion as of 2018, but a sale now would likely reflect a reduced valuation due to the rough first half of 2020. “We Zoox was valued at $3.2 We believe $1.1

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

is in talks for as much as a $25 billion stake in a Mumbai, India conglomerate that is planning to launch a “ super app ” designed to offer a mega selection of retail products, sources told Mint. In May, Tata Capital, a division of Tata Group, introduced a mobile app that promised a better user experience for getting loans.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

With the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games not too far away, it’s high season for Team USA merchandise. 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. Fanatics is hardly the only retailer to take advantage of pop-up stores.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

Brands as it labors to keep not one, but three chains up, running and avidly competing. struggling to update its brands and get them back into competitive shape. Which, in 2018, has meant a major focus on delivery via a partnership with Grubhub. And the brand has its doubters. Comparable sales for Yum! percent growth.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Working with leading brands such as Honda and Acura has been our vision since launching five years ago, and we cannot wait to show more dealers and brands the power of Modal's e-commerce design and technology.". Earlier in the year, we were even earning 25% more back-end profit on Modal orders.".

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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JULY 15, 2020

Its virtual mall solution is called LazMall , which was launched in August 2018. It connects shoppers to more than 18,000 leading international and local brands. For brands and sellers,” the company says, “LazMall offers an opportunity to create a customized experience for their customers.”.

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JUNE 29, 2016

As more and more retailers try to figure out how to serve their growing online customer base while also keeping costs under control at their brick-and-mortar locations, The Wall Street Journal reports that many are slimming down their in-store inventory as a way to try and reduce overhead and maximize profits.

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JUNE 29, 2016

As more and more retailers try to figure out how to serve their growing online customer base while also keeping costs under control at their brick-and-mortar locations, The Wall Street Journal reports that many are slimming down their in-store inventory as a way to try and reduce overhead and maximize profits.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The move comes as the retailer seeks to top the $1 billion mark in sales, Chain Store Age reported. “We We are at a defining moment in our corporate reinvention, with a proven track record for developing celebrity and sub-brand collections that resonate with our consumers,” CEO Greg Scott said in a statement. trillion U.S.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Kraft Heinz, one of the world’s prominent global food and beverage companies, operates Evolv through a team effort, involving food, startup and venture capital professionals. Fabric launched an automatic fulfillment center in October of 2018. in partnership with other brands. yet, comprising only about 3.5

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Private labels: retailers have used them for decades to attract shoppers and better control pricing and inventory. But in 2018, their growth is likely to accelerate. Retailers are struggling , and they’re hoping to use their private-label brands to better compete. This poses a challenge to CPG brands.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Cashoff enhances customer engagement with its loyalty program offering cash back by big-name brands. User goes to Walgreens and registers the retail store in app. Cashoff integrated with global brands. With small business, there is a tremendous need for access to capital. 09:34 am Cashoff. Tweet #Finovate.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Zalando, Europe’s largest online fashion retailer, is making an ambitious foray into the €38bn luxury clothing market. The retailer is aiming to capitalize on the growing trend of shoppers making high-value purchases on the internet. The company’s number of active customers rose from 26.4

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

It has four autonomous stores and is currently in the pilot testing phase with several retailers around the world. When we launched the Zippin platform for retailers in 2018, we removed friction from the checkout process. The round was led by Evolv Ventures, which makes investments in new technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The furniture retailer is putting over $1.4 China is part of the company’s top five markets, offering revenue of Rmb15.5bn in 2018, a 6 percent increase from the year prior. Following a slowdown in sales growth in the country, IKEA is making its largest annual investment in China.

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JUNE 1, 2018

Venture capital activity within the B2B realm saw a few large deals, and a subset of smaller ones. The capital raised will be used for what Tradeshift termed “core strategic initiatives” with an eye on global expansion into Europe and Asia, and growth in transaction volumes.

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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 – of funds were lost to card fraud in 2018, up from $1.4 Smartphones contributed one trillion dollars to overall retail sales in the United States during 2018.

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JULY 3, 2019

million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more.

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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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APRIL 10, 2018

Kroger is doubling down on its human capital coming soon — the massive grocery chain has announced it will be hiring some 11,000 employees across its various supermarket brands. That position roster only includes permanent employees — workers brought in as part of a capital improvement project are not counted as part of this tally.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Retailers having a less than festive holiday season saleswise has become an increasingly repetitive storyline in early 2020, as the earnings results are rolling in and the revenue figures have been disappointing. The investment, however, doesn’t seem to have paid off – Target’s toy sales were about flat with 2018 in 2019.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Retailers having a less than festive holiday season saleswise has become an increasingly repetitive storyline in early 2020, as the earnings results are rolling in and the revenue figures have been disappointing. The investment, however, doesn’t seem to have paid off – Target’s toy sales were about flat with 2018 in 2019.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

Reuters reported the high-end luxury online retailer has issued a request for proposal to potential advisors and underwriters to take The RealReal public in 2019. Other investors to participate in that round included Sandbridge Capital and Great Hill Partners. In July the company raised $115 million, led by Perella Weinberg Partners.

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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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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Luckily for the news-hungry, payments and commerce has been the opposite of late – particularly as the last quarter of 2018 winds down. On Thursday morning, news broke that the nation’s largest retailer is suing its longtime credit card issuer, alleging breach of contract. Capital One and Discover Tap the Underwriting Brakes.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Most notable in this regard was the retail introduction of our Cookout Classic value pack, which significantly reduced the price of our burgers from nearly two times that of conventional beef patties to an approximate 20 percent premium, on a per pound basis,” Beyond Meat President and CEO Ethan Brown said. retail business.”. “If

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Anthony Chukumba, a Loop Capital analyst, noted the report was “the worst we can remember since the Great Recession.”. Shares dropped as great as 19 percent to $13.53, which was under its 50-day moving average and the most intraday as of September 2018. But not all traditional retailers are facing tough times.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

And brands have helped to fuel that strong growth. More than entertainment, brands have been an important trend to move the needle for the industry so far this year,” The NPD Group Global Toys Industry Analyst Frédérique Tutt said in a press release. billion in the first half of 2018. Growth in the United States.

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