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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. The access is exclusive to Caesars locations across select states where the company operates casino properties. and Australia. .

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APRIL 8, 2016

Online retail is known for moving fast, and sometimes, the execs pulling all the levers behind the scenes move even faster. Occasionally, that’s to the benefit of the company they’re working for; in Walmart ‘s most recent case, it’s not. online operations, had vacated his post effective April 1.

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APRIL 19, 2019

To let shoppers experience their products in person, brands are opening brick-in-mortar stores in major shopping destinations, even as major retailers are closing stores across the country. Tivoli Audio , which is a 19-year-old global brand, opened a 500-square-foot store on Boston’s famed Newbury Street in a brownstone.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Online furniture retailers are stepping further into the world of physical retail with permanent brick-and-mortar stores. Wayfair , for instance, opened a store at the Natick Mall in suburban Boston, where consumers can experience products firsthand before making a purchase, after debuting a pop-up shop there last year.

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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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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Online shopping is on a tear, and marketplaces are reaping the rewards. billion — online payments were completed in the U.S. The company noted in a blog post that it is always looking at popular checkout options that are resonating with buyers in order to reach more consumers and expand its business.

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MAY 26, 2017

Boston-based eCommerce alcohol delivery startup Drizly has announced its next location in Phoenix, Arizona. Partnering to deliver alcohol from local liquor stores that include Lucky’s Liquor, Gary’s Liquor and Chandler Liquors, Phoenix residents will now be able to order and receive alcohol delivery from these retailers.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The company recently opened a SNKRS Pop-Up shop in Atlanta — as the city gears up for Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the Patriots and the Rams — that will remain in the city until March. The sportswear company said the store would feature limited-edition styles that will rotate. It makes that purchasing much easier.”

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retail oftentimes gets a bad rap in 2018. Last year saw store closures spike 200 percent to 7,000 — the worst retail bloodletting since the dark days of the 2008 recession. The widely shared consensus is that this could all get quite a bit worse for physical retail before it gets better.

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JUNE 17, 2020

A former eBay communications chief and veteran public relations executive was involved in a campaign to cyberstalk and harass a Massachusetts couple behind a newsletter critical of the online retailer, according to a Bloomberg report. One of those executives texted that he wanted to ‘crush this lady,’” Lelling added.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations. With an increase in brand awareness from the retail stores, its eCommerce sales have risen.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 The goal for Advent is to profit on the surge in online sales. It will also take a 25 percent stake in its German business.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

But, while more consumers are heading to mobile retail channels, the personal experience and ability to touch and preview items in-person offered by physical stores still holds allure for roughly 70 percent of shoppers. People aren’t [going] online anymore — they’re online all day,” Schambach said.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The Boston-based online sports gambling company announced Friday (June 19) it will sell 16 million shares of its stock. In addition, the company said some DraftKings stockholders will sell 24 million shares at $40 per share, bringing the total offering to $1.6 billion. . which changed its name to DraftKings Inc.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers. Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. The main expansion of 3D is being seen in its dual usage for consumers and retailers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

But, according to Randy Shuken, founder and CEO of Qüero — a high-fashion, handmade footwear and clothing retailer — when it comes to products like clothes and shoes, customers often want to see, feel and try on products. Attracting Customers, #IRL.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. ShipMonk’s customer base has doubled over the past 12 months, and today the company serves more than 1,000 eCommerce businesses,” according to a press release.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Nordstrom is leveraging the coronavirus-fueled appetite for digital shopping and same-day delivery by rolling out a service that will deliver through Christmas Eve in the New York City area, the company said in a press release on Friday (Dec. All stores will be open on Christmas Eve for online order pickup, the company said.

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APRIL 22, 2019

Recess, a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City, according to a report by Adweek. The announcement was made on Instagram by the drink company with a post that named UberEats as an “app someone made to deliver Recess and McDonald’s.”.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

With CVS ’ planned acquisition of Aetna expected to close prior to Thanksgiving, the combined company plans to tackle health outcomes and services while reducing health costs. The health retailer is looking to open concept stores in the beginning of 2019, CNBC reported.

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MAY 13, 2016

With traditional brick-and-mortar retail facing big problems , some chains are addressing them with small solutions. If the pilot program is successful, the company has told Reuters , Sears intends to expand those stores sooner rather than later. Specifically, with small(er) stores. This is very much a quick, scalable model.”.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. 10 and rounded out the company’s acquisition plans just in time for the end of Q2. Foodler launched in Boston in 2005. A Threat to the Empire.

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MARCH 15, 2019

As it stands, mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations — and more markets are said to be in the works for this year. By the close of the summer, the company is looking to offer the feature at 150 AMC and AMC DINE-IN locations. The retailer reported net income for the fourth quarter of $102.6

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

The beauty brand has launched pop-up shops in cities such as Austin, Miami, Boston and London, but its success has primarily been in online sales of its lotions, lash products and soft, pink-colored lip balms since its 2014 inception. The department store retailer has also reportedly worked with Allbirds, Everlane and Away.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. Said simply, New Balance is rethinking athletic footwear retail — how to sells shoes, where to sell shoes and how to carry on its relationship with its customers across channels — and in between sneaker replacements.

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MAY 7, 2020

Amid lockdowns and a global economic collapse not seen since the Great Depression, the luxury industry faces a challenge like never before, according to a Bain & Company survey. Among those who are shopping more online, just one-third said they will return to stores to shop when they reopen.

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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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MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We McGee — along the company’s executive team — are planning to stay onboard until the end of July. But the team will remain with the company “longer if they need us,” McGee told the Globe.

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MAY 18, 2017

A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com gives the retail giant much-needed digital chops by Brad Stone and Matthew Boyle from Bloomberg Business Week Last summer, Marc Lore, founder and chief executive officer of e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc., AMAZON IS DOMINATING” reads a slide on a large screen behind him.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on. In other words, it’s a lot of that uber-valuable type of data.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Also, the co-founder of Boston-based payments firm Circle will step down from his co-CEO role at the end of the month. The new certification program is meant to train people as professionals in dispute resolution, which the company says is a role “that is currently in high demand across the payments ecosystem.”.

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MAY 18, 2017

From responsive mobile websites to on-demand offerings, consumers are increasingly demanding that retailers, both online and in the real world, cater to their needs in the moment. . They are perhaps inspired by offerings like Amazon’s Dash Buttons, which have become one of the company’s fastest growing services.

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JULY 6, 2020

Authorities in 29 European countries raised their contactless value caps, and some private sector companies responded similarly. In-Person Retail, eCommerce Drive CNP Purchasing. Many recently reopened retailers are insisting on processing digital, CNP transactions.

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JULY 20, 2017

In its latest news, though, the electronics retailer may continue to exist through a new lifeline thrown by an investment firm. After a tumultuous few years and the closing of 1,000 RadioShack storefronts , it appears the heartbeat of the electronics retailer is faint but still exists. Everything must go.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Instacart, the online groceries company, announced Wednesday (Nov. In a press release , the company said Instacart Pickup provides customers with expanded delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers. ”

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JUNE 2, 2020

Doing business online is the bridge for American small businesses through this crisis and into the next decade,” said John Caplan, president of Alibaba.com for North America and Europe. manufacturers and wholesalers with business buyers in an engaging and live online format.” Beauty , a makeup and beauty products retailer.

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