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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended retail and actually taking the plunge in buying at the kiosk and vending machine. At a high level, according to PYMNTS data , unattended retail is reaching only one-tenth of its potential. Hurdles For Larger Merchants.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

There are rarely second acts in retail — particularly once bankruptcy is in play — but, every so often, the unexpected happens. Last week, footwear retail company Payless ShoeSource was one of those unexpected stories, a company pulled into the bankruptcy whirlpool but getting plucked out before being sucked all the way down to the bottom.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Caught somewhere in the middle is a category that has had a tough run this lost summer of 2020: bridal retailers. A minimony , as the name suggests, is hardly as lucrative as its bigger cousin, matrimony – and that difference has taken a bite out of bridal retail. Smaller retailers are focused on safety as well as agility.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

7) as the Ikea brand continues to shift itself to digital, according to published reports. For 70 years, [the catalog] has been one of our most unique and iconic products, which has inspired billions of people across the world,” said Konrad Grüss, managing director, Inter IKEA Systems BV. “[But] Do catalogs work for every brand?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

These are tough times to be tangible — as in brick-and-mortar, in retailing at least. The physical retailer is constrained by square footage, the hybrid retailer joining on an eCommerce platform less so, especially with the drop shipping. The upshot is that, through the drop-ship model, they do not need to hold more inventory.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Southeastern Grocers , the parent company of brands such as Winn-Dixie, HAS unveiled a rollout of an initial public offering (IPO) of 8.9 LLC and BofA Securities are serving as joint lead book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters for the deal. 21) announcement. billion fundraise once expected.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Disney+ is planning to offer streaming content from brands like Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar. “Re-imagined”

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MAY 25, 2018

Hence, the ’69 VW minibus — the right blend of lots of cargo space and a rather eye-catching exterior that matches the beachy, breezy comfortable aesthetic the brand was trying to build. Frequently breaking down or not, the brand managed to spread. The move, however, grew out of an organic need within the brand.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Major retailers are stepping in to fill the void left by Toys R Us: Walmart , in particular, is growing its toy assortment by 30 percent in its brick-and-mortar stores, and by 40 percent online. To that end, the retailer is rolling out “thousands” of additional items to give customers more options.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As it faces a competitive retail market, Groupon Inc. In separate news from September, Groupon joined forces with travel supplier and distributor connector DerbySoft to grow instant booking and to work with more hotels. intends to discontinue its sale of merchandise by the close of 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The companies said in a statement that in addition to the investment, they will both “explore partnership opportunities in service operations, logistics and digital retailing.”. Cox Automotive’s global footprint, service and logistics capabilities, and retail technology platform make them a great partner for us.”.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

According to the Chicago Tribune , the Wish Book will still be available online in early November. The printed version was reintroduced after a six-year hiatus for the retailer’s “best members” of its Shop Your Way program. Sears Holdings Corp. is not publishing its iconic holiday catalog this year.

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JULY 16, 2020

It’s “health concerns first” for retailers during the pandemic. Knowing this, retailers from Apple to Best Buy and beyond have opened up their appointment shopping capacity. It is not difficult to roll out a robust reservation solution in a short period of time,” says a blog post on the Retail Industry Leaders Association. “It

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Boulevard , a provider of back-office management software for the spa and salon industry, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round from investors, including Index Ventures and Bonfire Ventures. ” Clients include Chris McMillan the Salon, Ken Paves Salon, MèCHE Salon, Sev Laser, Spoke & Weal and TONI&GUY. .”

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The new funding will be used to scale its branded model worldwide. “We are motivated by the impact we’ve had on members and partners, including 100 million hours of workouts that have already been booked. ClassPass members can reserve fitness classes using the company’s proprietary booking technology.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

There was (and, in some sectors, still is) a tendency on the part of retailers to believe it is better to let a prime retail location go vacant, rather than risk lowering the value of the property with a series of short-term leases. A New, Enhanced Experience Via Additions.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Along with Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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JANUARY 29, 2019

trillion leisure travel market is ripe for the same kind of digital lending options that have emerged in other parts of the retail ecosystem. Travel is complex, and customers want to be able to research, book and pay all within the same experience. Managing The Road Ahead. The result, he said, is that the $1.4

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

It is now known as Booking Holdings, according to CNBC reports. Priceline grew during the dot-com era, when it ran advertisements promoting its “name your price” feature for booking flights, then went on an acquisition binge following the dot-com’s crash. It acquired Bookings B.V. It acquired Bookings B.V.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

is now live, featuring products in 15 different categories including books, consumer electronics, sports, outdoor, tools and more. Last week it announced Souq, an online retail and marketplace website in Saudi Arabia, is launching the Amazon Global Store. In a press release , Amazon said Amazon.com.tr

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They feel the threat of Amazon and other retail giants moving into their space, and they want to fight back. The problem is: While there’s a lot healthcare can learn from retail, it’s also true that much about retail doesn’t work in healthcare. She books an appointment online. Reputation management.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Walmart announced Wednesday (August 22) the launch of its new eBook service dubbed Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo, which provides customers with access to an all-new digital catalog of books in the stores and online. In a blog post , Mario Pacini, general manager of entertainment at Walmart eCommerce U.S.,

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JANUARY 15, 2021

15), a product that allows companies to create customized artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to match their “brand personality” and meet their clients' needs, according to an announcement. It has already started making the roadmap for the build-out of an intelligent assistant under its brand to be used in some vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

But his properties will be similar to some higher-end hotels when it comes to linens, pillows and toiletries, which will be provided by an upscale brand. ( This drive for innovation extends to the company, which doesn’t run like a traditional hotel brand. Instead of signing leases, the company opts for management contracts.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

There have been over 175 designer partnerships over the past two decades, the retailer said in an announcement. And, once the look book is available, they can visit Target.com to plan their trips. At the time, Target said the Vineyard Vines launch was already “one of the most successful” brand collaborations it has made.

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MARCH 15, 2019

In 1995 a computer scientist working at Kaleida Labs named John Wainwright made history when he bought a book. While Amazon was selling its first book, Walmart was selling — well a lot of everything. Four years off of displacing Sears as the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart generated $88.7 It’s a little bit bigger now.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Online retail giant Amazon continues on its path to being a purveyor of everything. Breaking out into activewear could stir up greater competition with big name brands like Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Fabletics and Lululemon. If anything, retailers in Amazon’s private-label path should just expect a bit of extra competition.

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JUNE 17, 2016

The dog days of summer are almost upon the retail world, and if a warm winter wasn’t enough to suppress sales at some of the most established brands in the industry, the next few months could have a real impact on the look of the overall landscape. Closely following is Diamond Book Distributors and the $1.6-million

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The 100-page catalog would arrive near the end of October for kids to look through and create wish lists before December — filling, perhaps, the void left by Toys R Us when it went out of business (in part because of competition from Amazon and other online retailers). Online retail accounted for 53.7 Williams Sonoma is one example.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I touch a variety of sub-industries, including retail banking, commercial banking, and payments. I also think a lot about wealth management. MM: Favorite book? MM: Favorite brands? Also, Prince (yes, I consider it a brand!), MM: Paint a picture for me. What do you do for Perficient? Can they advise on it?

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JUNE 27, 2019

A little over a month ago, Booking.com sent ripples of surprise throughout the travel vertical with the announcement that it would begin collection commissions on the fees resorts charge to customers who book through the platform. Booking platforms, on average, charge a 12 percent to 15 percent booking fee. “As

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MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. At the rate so many once-solitary brands are shacking up with other companies, though, maybe the definition of the term needs to be widened a bit. Staples Will Sell You A Desk — Or Let You Share One.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), retailers and merchants have the capability to reach a much larger array of consumers on an extremely tailored and personal level. As such, it should come as no surprise that many retailers are using AI to help boost both their products and services.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

That’s especially true of the travel industry, where a “mobile-first” mentality and the emergence of online marketplaces has increasingly brought an omnichannel experience to researching, booking and paying for trips. As he told Webster, “I don’t think we’re quite there yet.”. It’s ahead of me, and helping me — and it’s cool and fun.”.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Fraud decisioning platforms have been perfecting technologies including adaptive ingestion, automated data governance, hybrid data management and pre-defined ontologies. The February Fraud Decisioning Playbook looks behind the trends in the travel industry, for instance, where one in five bookings are known to be fraudulent.

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OCTOBER 5, 2019

That lost library book we had almost managed to convince ourselves no longer existed. The book that became the second reason we’ve avoided going to the library since the waning days of the second Bush administration. Can I be arrested for holding onto a library book for over a decade? The first being Amazon, of course.).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

But this slash-and-trash approach to home reorganization also turned off the collectors, pack rats and bibliophiles who bristled at Kondo’s advice to declutter collectibles, let go of esoteric treasures and send much-beloved books to new homes. Most TV critics tend to be positive about the show, if not quite effusive. “’Get

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