PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

24) that it enjoyed a 61 percent jump in online sales during its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. But all in, Gap Global’s net sales dropped 14 percent year over year, with comparable sales for the brand falling 5 percent from Q3 2019. billion at Q3 2019’s end. said Tuesday (Nov. Gap added that it finished Q3 with $2.6

Online 170

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

banks accounted for 81 of the 500 most valuable and strongest bank brands around the world on Brand Finance’s Banking 500 2019 list, released this week. Led by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s most valuable banking brand (at $79.8

Branding 170

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This is especially true among eCommerce brands facing high levels of cart abandonment, according to Geoff Staff, vice president of retail and eCommerce for Delta Galil Premium Brands. In fact, the data has shown that the [BNPL] brands that have some maturity to them [have] actually brought in younger customers.”.

Branding 134

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The automotive market continues to fire on all cylinders despite the pandemic as online and offline sales have either remained flat or trending up for Q3. CarMax’s business model is rooted in the physical dealership model as the company has increasingly leveraged its online channels.

Marketing 165

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MAY 14, 2020

Every online wine company that reports sales has noted big spikes during the pandemic. The latest to report, Wine.com – which bills itself as the nation’s leading online wine retailer – earned $165 million in revenue and saw 25 percent growth for fiscal 2020, ending March 31. With sales of $3.2

Online 164

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The world’s second biggest fashion retail firm, H&M, is shuttering its independent brand Cheap Monday, the company said on Tuesday (Nov. The brand had been owned by H&M through its 2008 acquisition of Fabric Scandinavien AB, which was the owner of Cheap Monday. 27), as reported by Reuters.

Branding 122

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Amazon is taking a new approach to its brands, extending beyond its AmazonBasics and other private-label lines: The retailer is rolling out brands that are exclusive to the site, but are not actually owned by the company. At the same time, Perrigo also owns a brand called GoodSense.

Branding 166

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

NJ 131

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Amazon.com is reportedly getting into the online mattress business, entering a market in which a handful of startups are trying to dominate. The firm monitors the list of more than 120 private label Amazon brand products that now includes kitchen goods, clothing, batteries, and electronics.

Branding 153

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand.

Los Angeles 144

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are putting a new spin on athleisure wear , inspired by the CBD-based wellness trend. In restaurant technology, cloud kitchens have emerged as a new model driven by the rise of online ordering. sales the athleisure market generated as of 2016. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. DraftKings signed a multiyear deal in 2019 to be an authorized NBA betting operator. How much potential does online gambling have?

Online 168

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Brands reported that worldwide system sales excluding foreign currency translation increased 10 percent, with Taco Bell at 13 percent, KFC at 11 percent and Pizza Hut at 7 percent. Brands Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs reported that KFC U.S. Pizza Hut U.S. New Zealand and Australia.

Branding 142

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Amazon, in the announcement released today, said that it “spends billions” on tools and services to help SMBs grow their operations and sell more online. According to the Amazon Small Business Impact Report , 1 million U.S.-based based small and medium-sized businesses were selling in Amazon’s stores last year.

Tools 167

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. Consumers and Banks Both Like Online Auto Loans. Consumers are apparently so glad to dump the back-office haggle between dealer and bank that roughly one-third of car buyers are now doing the loan process online, J.D.

Online 214

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The company will partner with top fashion and beauty brands and retailers for the event, which offers its two million U.S. market just over a year ago and is now signed with over 6,500 U.S. market just over a year ago and is now signed with over 6,500 U.S. customers access to special promotions. fashion and beauty industry.

Branding 117

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

Regional 273

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

That competition has also extended to high-end furniture market, which is starting to show some new activity with Crate & Barrell, CB2, West Elm and now a direct-to-consumer (D2C) Canadian brand called Article gaining momentum. Article is an online furniture pure-play. In 2019, Wayfair took 33.4 percent market share.

Marketing 141

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Walmart will no longer carry Danskin brand apparel products in its stores or on its website, according to New York Post reports from Tuesday (Oct. Danskin is a 135-year-old brand owned by parent company Iconix Brand Group and generating $15.5 The retailer will remove the products from its shelves in 15 months. . On Monday (Oct.

Branding 104

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Walmart is positioning its new line, called Free Assembly, as “a modern fashion brand with elevated style,” featuring casual looks with layered approaches that will make it marketable during any season. Denise Incandela , who was once SVP Women’s Group, has now added “elevated and online brands” to her title.

Branding 226

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

reported that fiscal year 2019 comparable sales were down 4 percent versus flat last year. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Teri List-Stoll said Q3 was a “challenging quarter” and traffic remained soft across the company’s brand with continued product acceptance challenges, particularly Old Navy.

Online 150

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

percent as of 2019 — PYMNTS’ 2019 numbers are historic, trailing 12-month numbers based on data from Q4 2018 through Q3 2019. percent as of 2019 data. In related grocery delivery news, Amazon Fresh, the company’s online grocery delivery program that pre-existed Whole Foods, dropped its $14.99 Webster added.

Retail 136

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations.

Retail 135

Retail Branding Course Charlotte 135

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If there was any stigma left about used clothing it may have been erased last week as Nordstrom put its high-end brand on what it calls “re-commerce.”. While “reselling” or “secondary market” are more likely to keep ownership of this burgeoning market, the reselling market is reinventing itself for 2020. It says some 57.5

New York City 124

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. Payments Innovation.

Online 134

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Online Resale. Online resale has become all the rage — even for retailers like Neiman Marcus — from a little bit of everything on OfferUp to fashion-focused Poshmark and high-end The RealReal and 1stdibs. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

Online 101

Online Fraud Branding social media 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Discount retailers like TJX operate differently than others in the market; they purchase leftover inventory from retailers that have cancelled orders or brands that have a surplus of a particular product. That means TJX can respond much faster to consumer trends. And Herrman said Marshalls would use T.J.

Retail 128

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The move should increase sales for brands and eCommerce platforms, experts say, but it could also become a threat for online retailers, and especially fashion sites. Analysts say that 80 percent of India’s online fashion market – valued at $4 billion – is controlled by Flipkart-Myntra and Amazon India.

Customer Experience 146

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

We can only hope at this point for a gradual recovery,” LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault told investors on an online call Tuesday (June 30). billion compared to 2019. That estimate comes from market intelligence company GlobalData, which predicts that total spending in the region will dip to $60.3 billion in 2019.

Branding 246

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

As one estimate put it, “in 2018, the global eSports market was valued at nearly $865 million, (and the) global eSports market revenue will reach $1.79 The issue isn’t really about brand-new taxes, but is about enforcing existing tax laws and applying them to eSports. billion in 2022.”. State Pressure. Taxing Confusion.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

trillion total addressable market. “We billion in the same 2019 period. Still, the company disclosed in the filing that it sees the firm’s serviceable addressable market — a measure of total potential business in its current core areas — as $1.5 For instance, Airbnb said in its S-1 that its revenues fell to $2.5

Marketing 151

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. million in the same 2019 period. “We

Marketing 198

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, Casely teamed up with Westerly, Rhode Island-based Ivory Ella , an online for-profit retail company that donates a percentage of profits to organizations, including Save the Elephants. But like the market, and like the country, we are changing as well,” Smith said. “We

Online 142

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. DSW President Bill Jordan said in an announcement that the company was “encouraged by the reaction we’ve received to our nail bar test at our two warehouses in Columbus” and that they are looking forward to “additional learnings” in new markets.

Branding 129

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. 7), provided details about where those online and mobile efforts are headed in 2019 for those well-known restaurants. That effort will be supported by a significant marketing effort, he added. “We

Branding 122

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

More than a store or a brand, The Sharper Image was the traditional mecca of the husbands, fathers and boyfriends along for mall trips they didn’t really want to be on, offering consolation in the form of a session in the vibro-massaging leather recliner and the opportunity to touch a plasma globe.

Branding 101

Branding Retail New York Groups 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

One key takeaway — traditional merchants’ biggest rivals these days aren’t other traditional merchants, but are online marketplaces like Amazon and Wayfair. In other words, department stores failed to migrate in-store customers to online channels, losing business to marketplaces and other eCommerce rivals instead. It’s Amazon.”.

Retail 179

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