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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

PYMNTS

” That scaling will see Google up its last-mile instant delivery platform very far and wide with launches in Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi and New Mexico. “Amazon’s doing it,” Helsel noted of the not-so-good reasoning that decides some delivery-related decisions in retail.

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Target’s Got A Secret (Its Codename Is Goldfish)

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The Goldfish team will work out of Target’s tech office in Sunnyvale, California, under West Stringfellow — one of three entrepreneurs in residence who joined up with Target last year to help drive the firm’s latter-day efforts at innovation and out-of-the-box retail thinking. ECommerce was big business for Target in 2015.

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The Greatest Show On Commerce Turf

PYMNTS

The game will be the main event for most people, particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia, as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO Minnesota vs. the Impending Masses. The team at Amazon retailer CreepyParty recently had a creepy experience of their own. The Dog Bowl.

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Hy-Vee’s First Wahlburgers Restaurant Opens In Minnesota

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Hy-Vee amps up its partnership with the Wahlberg brothers by opening its first Wahlburgers restaurant at the Mall of America in Minnesota. the restaurant’s burgers will arrive in grocery stores such as Shaw’s , The Boston Globe has reported. Hy-Vee Chief Executive Randy Edeker was not initially interested in the partnership.

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The Greatest Show On [Commerce] Turf

PYMNTS

The game will be the main event for most people – particularly for fans in Boston and Philadelphia as both cities are known for being ever so slightly fanatical about their sports teams. [GO PATS!!!!]. Minnesota Vs The Impending Masses. Amazon retailer Creepy Party toy recently had a creepy experience of their own.

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Fintech Fundings: 29 Companies Raise $1.2 Billion Week Ending April 8

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Minnesota City, Minnesota. HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Retailer point-of-sale system. Source: Crunchbase. Bright Health. Consumer health insurance plans. Latest round: $80 million Series A. Total raised: $80 million. Source: Crunchbase. Meili Jinrong. P2P lending platform. Latest round: Undisclosed. Latest round: $4.6