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Retail Pulse: Sears To Open ‘Home & Life’ Stores, Amazon Reduces Whole Foods’ Prices

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Iconic American retailers that have been around more than 100 years are creating new concepts for the new era of retail. The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail.

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Data Dive, Retail Race Edition

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And, speaking of making moves, this week’s Data Dive is dedicated to the retailers who have decided to start angling for poll position now, as holiday 2017 is still in the pre-show phase. Reports indicate that Amazon, if and when it enters the market, will expand its senior team with drug supply chain experts.

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Bringing Color and Style To The eCommerce Party Scene

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She is currently managing director of media and advertising for Alaska Airlines. Bowman earned her retailing chops at Neiman Marcus. They were a leader in eCommerce for luxury retail and I was able to hone my digital retailing and marketing skills there,” she says.

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Walmart To Lay Off 1K Employees At Its Headquarters

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Bloomberg reported news that between 400 and 500 jobs were cut this week in marketing, human resources, merchandising, real estate and other departments. Earlier this month, it suddenly closed 63 Sam’s Club warehouses in several states, including in Arizona, Alaska, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and New York. million nationwide.

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Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer

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As PYMNTS prepares to BBQ and drink sangria and maybe even hum some union solidarity anthems in honor of this holiday weekend, we ask you to take a few moments to join us on a “greatest-hits tour” of this past summer of retail. One example was provided by retail chain Urban Outfitters. New Subscription Push. Voice and Tariffs.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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began to get its early actual data (as opposed to theoretical predictions) as Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas and all began lifting some of the stricter parts of the social distancing regulations to allow slightly more social mobility, according to CNN. Retail President Leo Wiener told Bisnow. “I’ve

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Powering Protein Snacks With eCommerce And Rockfish

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West Coast rockfish caught off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. The Market. With fish jerky, Mendoza said his company is building out a new “edge of the category in the market” for meat-based snacks. Other direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are also aiming to make their mark on the jerky market.