PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

That’s because China eCommerce giant Alibaba apparently has removed any products related to the Houston Rockets from its search results. Cross-border eCommerce sales grew at a rate of 30 percent in 2018 in China and were expected to hit $175 billion, representing 10 percent of the online consumer retail across the globe.

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PYMNTS

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 grocer, along with Nuro, had been using a fleet of Prius cars with operators.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced on Thursday (March 14) the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In a press release , the companies said the service will be available through two Houston Kroger stores, reaching customers residing in four local zip codes.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

With the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games not too far away, it’s high season for Team USA merchandise. Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months. 1 city for sales of Team USA gear,” Boyle said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

We see more of this going forward as our new bottom-up US package model assumes Amazon Logistics US packages grow at a 68 percent [compound annual growth rate from 2018 to 2022],” Morgan Stanley said. As a point of comparison, UPS is estimated to ship 4.7 billion and FedEx 3 billion. “We Alphabet also signed a lease earlier this year for 1.3

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APRIL 24, 2018

In fact, a whole host of traditional retailers are bucking this trend — many planning to open hundreds of stores in 2018. Turning grocery on its head: Grocery, with its paper-thin margins, remains one of the trickiest sectors of retail in which to operate. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea.

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