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DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Almost half, 45 percent, have shifted digital to shop for retail products, and one in five to shop for groceries and order food from restaurants.

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MARCH 25, 2019

The Apple event, heavy on subscription commerce offerings, took place at time when the company is trying to find more revenue from services given recent stumbles with iPhone sales — a move that seems to be pleasing at least some investors lately. Magazine Subscriptions. One selling point of this service?

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Amid the race to reach $1 trillion in market capitalization, analysts are predicting that Amazon will win over Apple. Even so, Apple could potentially pull off an upset. But, while Apple is getting a lot of accolades from analysts on Wall Street and investors, it won’t hold the top spot for market capitalization for long.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, Apple countersued Epic Games for punitive damages, and telemedicine company Amwell priced its initial public offering (IPO). Apple Seeks Punitive Damages In Battle Against Epic Games. New Report: A Merchant's How-To Guide To Reopening Retail Stores. Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

The answer may hold lessons for other retailers eager to do more in the Chinese market. According to the South China Morning Post , Costco opened its first brick-and-mortar store in China this week in the Shanghai area, “five years after making its first online foray into China.” Alibaba is hoping to win over U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Video games are helping to drive retail innovation and growth, and that includes the hot area of subscription commerce. Gaming is figuring out the upsell,” Burkhart told Webster, “and utterly changing the entire market.”. In-store sales, notably, is where the retailer needs to see growth.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year marketing campaign rolled out by American Express in 1987 to convince consumers that it was worth paying a yearly fee for one of its charge card offerings. Walmart Reboots Retail With Its Rethink on Robotics .

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MARCH 14, 2017

A new report by Global Market Insights reveals that the market size for mobile POS terminals will gain significant growth in the coming years, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 19 percent from 2016 to 2023. According to a press release , the POS Terminal Industry is expected to be valued at $103.52

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JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. The move is one of several Tilly’s has been pursuing recently to draw additional foot traffic in an era when, like many youth-focused retailers, it is seeing its sales constantly shifting online. Larger Trends.

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MAY 10, 2018

Jet , the online retailer owned by Walmart , announced Wednesday (May 9) that it is now part of Apple ‘s authorized reseller program. According to a report in 9to5Toys , Jet becoming an authorized Apple reseller is huge for its online battle against Amazon. Landsman had previously headed marketing at E*TRADE.

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JULY 22, 2020

A new advocacy group dedicated to direct-to-consumer retail was announced this week with representation from Google and several major retailers including QVC, Brooks Brothers and Lane Bryant. It foresees a short-term evolution of retailing to an all-DTC world. The white paper also aims right at the Digital 3.0

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APRIL 30, 2019

For the next quarter, Apple is looking for $52.5 The major point of concern among analysts, investors and Apple watchers was the continued decline in iPhone sales revenue. The iPhone is still Apple’s cash engine – responsible for 53.3 The year has seen increasing focus on Apple’s up-and-coming revenue engine.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

When speaking with Tai Lopez , the executive chairman of one of the more disruptive retail companies in the pandemic period, it could be expected that the conversation would center around one topic: retailing. The distribution channel is digital, one in which the mass market has become comfortable with recency and frequency.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. markets and will be offered in 11 U.K. The funding will go toward U.K. expansion and other international growth.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

20th) is Apple Pay ’s sixth birthday – a day that finds the digital payment method carrying a bit of the same air of great expectations that came with its launch in 2014. But, as it turned out, even Apple didn’t have the power to change people’s payments preferences. Apple’s New Numbers Grove. Tuesday (Oct. 23 and Sept.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

As comes standard in many Apple quarterly earnings report, there was plenty of buzz to go around. The Apple Watch is the most beloved wearable in human history, the iPhone X is the best-selling iPhone on the market and Apple products, broadly, are bringing all of mankind together in love and harmony.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online spending will increase nearly 15 percent compared with last year, reaching $124.1 That projection took into account transactions at 80 of the top 100 retailers in the United States, along with visits by consumers to U.S. retail websites. Overall holiday retail sales, by contrast, will increase 4.8 Apple Woes.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first were the Pepsis, Heinzes and Krafts that either didn’t like their retail distribution or saw a pandemic-driven opportunity to get new products in new configurations to the consumer. When those markets sparked a fan base and reorders, the company was born. Misfits Market: To hear Abhi Ramesh tell it, he’s in two businesses.

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APRIL 4, 2019

No one will ever confuse Apple for a discount retailer – it’s a chore to even imagine that – but the company lately has been slashing prices in a way that is certainly raising eyebrows. The phone’s price on the Apple website for India reportedly remained unchanged on Thursday, but the reduction was reflected in stores.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Can Oprah Winfrey help lead Apple to new frontiers of digital commerce? Or is the media mogul and longstanding promoter of reading merely another aid in Apple’s apparent ongoing quest to be more like Amazon? It also follows, by about a year or so, Apple’s rebranding of its iBook feature to Apple Books.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Can Oprah Winfrey help lead Apple to new frontiers of digital commerce? Or is the media mogul and longstanding promoter of reading merely another aid in Apple’s apparent ongoing quest to be more like Amazon? It also follows, by about a year or so, Apple’s rebranding of its iBook feature to Apple Books.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

The iPhone 11 rolled out just over a week ago, and Apple CEO Tim Cook told the German newspaper Bild that the latest model enjoyed a “very strong start,” CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. Cook told the newspaper that Apple “could not be happier” with the iPhone 11 launch, although sales figures were not discussed.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. France’s Natixis Payments is bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz for payments at affiliated restaurants and retailers, Natixis said in an announcement.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season , and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according to new data that strives to paint a detailed picture of U.S. Offline And Online Cozy Up.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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JULY 19, 2017

Apple is reportedly launching an Apple Pay marketing scheme in China, which is its largest effort since launching the payment method nearly a year and a half ago. China is by far the toughest market for Apple to crack, largely because there were already established players in the country when it entered it.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. More than six in 10 health and beauty firms — or 61.7

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Among the hottest battles for eCommerce market share involves private label products, with a recent move from Walmart among the latest developments in that particular arena. But the growing use of those brands to attract sales is also leading to more focus on potential challenges for online, private label retail over the next few years.

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APRIL 4, 2019

No one will ever confuse Apple for a discount retailer — it’s a chore to even imagine that — but the company lately has been slashing prices in a way that is certainly raising eyebrows. The price of the phone on the Apple website for India reportedly remained unchanged on Thursday but the price cut was reflected in stores.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Apple’s foray into the healthcare field continues with the introduction of a blood glucose monitor that will be sold in some of the company’s retail stores, according to a report by CNBC. . It’s the first time Apple has sold the device in its stores, although it was available online before.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the midst of the concurrent holiday gifting and eating season, some of the world’s biggest tech companies are squaring off in hopes of dominating a new market: connected fitness. It’s comfortable, easy, and the technology behind it surpasses any workout machine on the market,” Elle magazine said. Thirteen months after Google’s $2.1

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Yesterday Apple announced entering the payments space with Apple Pay, a new way to pay in physical stores and mobile apps. At Celent we also published a report in March this year called Apple in Payments: What to Expect? In fact, those devices are only limited today to the newly announced iPhone 6 models and the Apple Watch.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

While “reselling” or “secondary market” are more likely to keep ownership of this burgeoning market, the reselling market is reinventing itself for 2020. Nordstrom has not yet launched its online intake program where customers will have the ability to mail in merchandise. We like the handle.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Retailers trying to scale their businesses can now get expert help from a new Shopify platform that connects merchants with skilled professionals, Shopify announced in a press release on Thursday (Oct. The new Experts Marketplace connects retailers with external resources and experts who specialize in the Shopify platform.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Online payment operator Alipay, owned by an affiliate of Alibaba, topped the list, while food delivery service Meituan Dianping broke into the top 10 for the first time.

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