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Vans Skates Into LA With Community-Driven Concept

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There’s community-based and community-driven. Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. Our downtown L.A.

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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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Nordstrom, L Brands Temporarily Shutter Brick-And-Mortar Locations

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is shuttering its brick-and-mortar retail locations for two weeks in the United States and Canada, with the inclusion of Nordstrom Rack stores, to restrict the proliferation of the coronavirus, the company said in an announcement. L Brands, Inc. , L Brands, Inc. , L Brands Inc. L Brands Inc. Nordstrom Inc.

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Yum! Brands Adapts To COVID-19 With Contactless Delivery And Digital Technology

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Brands CEO David Gibbs said the firm saw early signs of recovery in markets first impacted by the coronavirus and stabilization in other places. Globally, Pizza Hut had seen a mass shift in brand messaging focusing on contactless services, food safety, team member safety and giving back to the community,” Gibbs said.

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Activewear Brand Approaches D2C With A Purpose

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Anyone who works at fashion brand Bella+Canvas is familiar with the quote. Bella+Canvas is a California-based activewear brand with a unique mix of business models. As a D2C brand, Blakeslee believes his company has an effective platform for marketing and messaging. “I And what you do simply proves what you believe.”.

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RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules

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Merchants must make sure their customers’ experiences match those belonging to international retailers as well as local brands, he continued. We maintain a privacy leaders council with the heads of privacy as well as payments communities, [and] this is never a new conversation,” he said.

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AML human trafficking red flags and other ways banks can support victims

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Takeaway 2 AML staff should recognize human trafficking red flags and know their customers well to help detect suspicious activity in their communities. One issue that hurts people and communities everywhere is human trafficking, and January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

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