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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game

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Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. Innovation Lab Growth.

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. The retailer, which has 1,143 stores globally, closes an average of around 15 stores annually.

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Retail Pulse: Walmart To Boost Supply Chain In China; JD Sports Rides Athleisure Popularity

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Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Mastercard, Pine Labs And The Global Buy Now, Pay Later Explosion

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Pine Labs , which started as an offline retail payment provider in 1998, has since evolved to become a payment acceptance, stored value and in-store customer credit company that enables consumers to opt into installment payments plans online or at the point of sale in a physical store. It can literally now be point, click, use,” Khoja said.

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With Geezeo Partnership, Malauzai Adds PFM

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Austin, Texas-based Malauzai‘s online and mobile platforms will now include personal financial management tools. This means that before you pay that bill with a snap of your smartphone camera, you can check what other bills are coming due this week, and how much this will cut into your planned trip Read More.

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Piece By Piece: 14 Offsite Construction Companies Transforming The Building Industry

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From Marriott opening its first modular hotel, to tech giants like Alphabet investing in modular housing, to Japanese retailer Muji launching prefab micro-homes, offsite construction methods are gaining traction. Select Investors : DFJ Growth Fund, Foxconn Technology Company, Khosla Ventures. cover technologies. prescient co.

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Tapping Into The Group Travel Market With Apart-Hotels

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The result was Domio, a site that allows travelers to use apartments in cities such as Austin, New Orleans, Nashville and San Diego. At the same time, in terms of markets, “millennials are more mobile,” according to Roberts. More specifically, he said that millennials are more outwardly mobile.

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