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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents

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To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. He sees it less as a group and more of a community.

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Why Lululemon’s $500M Mirror Deal Is A Muscular Move Into ‘Contextual Commerce’

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In a move that caught much of the world off guard, athleisure giant Lululemon announced plans this week to buy home-exercise technology startup Mirror for an impressive $500 million. The world of personal fitness might never go back to a time where brick-and-mortar gyms were the central hub of exercise.

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Walgreens Adds To Digital 3.0 Momentum

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pharmacy brand) access to customer data as they navigate online channels and provide consumers with more eCommerce options from the brands. “At Meanwhile, Lululemon announced plans this week to buy home-exercise technology startup Mirror for $500 million. It will provide Walgreens and Boots (the company’s U.K.

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How to Set Your Strategic Planning Time Horizon

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For example, at present, return on equity performance is about 12% for the average community bank. Research & development, product design, human capital and brand building is usually a next year item when it should be a next decade exercise. Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. Why is that?

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Will The Fitness Industry’s Digital Shift Stick Once The Pandemic Is Over?

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Americans have a complicated relationship with physical fitness, particularly when it comes to getting enough exercise. There’s nothing like being in a class physically with a community and an instructor. One might assume the firm was perfectly positioned for the rapid shift to home-based exercise. It’s not the same, right?”

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Virgin Money Buyout By CYBG Receives All-Clear

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CYBG, which owns the Yorkshire and Clydesdale brand, moved to quell some consumer concerns about the transition, noting that there will not be an immediate switch for consumers. He added that the combined company will be focused on customer experience as it moves through its rebranding strategy in the next three years.

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Bringing The Jane Fonda Magic To Streaming Fitness Classes

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Aerobic workouts, strength training, Pilates, yoga, cycling – name a form of exercise, and the odds are good to great that there plenty of fitness apps one can choose from to work out at home. She wants something that that feels branded, that feels special – that evokes joy.”. Because the problem with fitness in the U.S.

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