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AUGUST 30, 2018

Brands might want a space to test new concepts with shoppers in brick-and-mortar retail environments, but they don’t always want the time and expense involved in building out a permanent store. It also comes with a bit of staffing twist, as Macy’s own team members will service the brands per a February The Market@Macys report.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. In addition to Fast Company, it has been recognized by Allure, Glamour, Refinery29 and WWD.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Airports are providing luxury brands with access to consumers with extra time on their hands who want to buy unique and unusual items they can’t find near their residences. These hubs for travel retail, which are providing an audience of on-the-go travelers as U.S. percent to attain $76 billion last year.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands drove into the pandemic and adapted to it to catch the digital shift. Adore Me, for example, was a thriving eCommerce brand before the pandemic.

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JULY 7, 2020

The vicious cycle of physical retail is meeting the virtuous cycle of digital, at a time when companies are aiming to chart a course toward a future that is without precedent. In retail, merchants need to enter a new kind of gig economy that can be called “gig retailing.” All this, Today in Data. Data: .

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a season where tradition is key, retailers are setting new ones with the help of emerging products and services on this Black Friday. You may have missed our coverage of a few of the retail innovators that are summed up below, arranged in no particular order, or perhaps you’ll want to revisit them anew. Shoes As A Currency.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

That’s the current state of play in Southeast Asia where social commerce is growing rapidly as brands try to find new ways to sell during the pandemic. Social commerce is growing rapidly, and every day social media companies are adding new capabilities to support this growth. Line charges brands for sending messages and livestreaming.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

With digital innovation in delivery and click-and-collect in its quick-service restaurants (QSRs), Yum! Brands reported that worldwide system sales excluding foreign currency translation increased 10 percent, with Taco Bell at 13 percent, KFC at 11 percent and Pizza Hut at 7 percent. Pizza Hut U.S., Pizza Hut U.S.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

The sale of shoes online has come a long way since the dawn of eCommerce – and footwear continues to help drive innovation in the retail space. The importance of this area of retail was recently underscored by a move involving a Google veteran. 14, Reuters reported about a week ago. The Right Fit. Nike and Voice.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Sensory branding is having a moment. These are some admittedly “out there” examples of sensory branding, which is popular lately for several reasons. Supplementing the “sight” of marketing and branding with a taste or a sound creates an entirely new set of tools to attract consumers. And sensory branding isn’t limited to sound.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

In today’s top retail news, FedEx Corp. concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Plus, PYMNTS looks back on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which came in two flavors in 2020.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Big-box retail is getting a refresh for 2020, at least in some parts. The big-box membership retail store saw its sales continuously rise throughout the holiday season, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Other innovations are taking place, including at Walmart. Take Costco. Grocery Robots.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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JUNE 20, 2019

No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. Not only that, but “Verishop is launching with roughly 150 brands — and growing — already signed on.”

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

These are the top stories in retail for Tuesday (Nov. The automotive market is surging during the pandemic, and companies like Carvana are reaping the benefits. The company reported a stellar third quarter as used cars and contactless delivery are driving the market. SA Company Takes The COVID Pivot Outside — Literally.

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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. Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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MAY 20, 2020

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. Most recently, Bella+Canvas has opened a retail business, distributing its products through Nordstrom and other department stores. Its tagline: “Be different.”

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Capital Park Holdings has formed Prestige Value Brands, and has used it to acquire Joy Hand Dish Retail Brands from Procter & Gamble, according to a release by the company. These brands include Joy Hand Dish and Cream Suds. It also said it wants to give customers innovative solutions with its products.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Luxury style and quality brands, offered at a more middle-class price point and sold directly to consumers, is increasingly crowded terrain in apparel retail. Or, perhaps more accurately, through tactics that are so traditional they are surprising to see in a modern retail context. We’re listening.”.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. With the expanded partnership, the companies will bring the offering to brick-and-mortar stores in Washington, D.C.; billion at $4.85

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Retail giant Target is collaborating with Ulta Beauty in a strategic partnership that will bring a shop-in-shop concept to 100 Target locations across the country, the companies announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. More than ever before, now is the time for innovation in retail,” said Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon. .

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Now that consumer packaged goods companies have shown they can create products and sell them directly to consumers, it’s time for them to step up their strong suit: marketing. 20 for its Special K brand. The flavors were “inspired” by Twitter conversations the brand had with consumers. The promotion started Sept.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. So, what constitutes experiential marketing for retailers? Wine and cheese for the shoppers?

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JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. That quarter, Nike CEO John Donahoe said that digital represented 30 percent of Nike’s sales.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The holiday season comes with extra expenses for consumers, and financial companies want to help customers budget. Peer-to-peer payments network Zelle, which has been active in elevating its brand to […].

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me? What are the details?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Restaurants that are driving food innovation with carefully chosen ingredients focused on health are seeking funding to help power their growth. The company also already counts Oprah Winfrey as a backer. Winfrey invested in the restaurant company last year and also has a board seat. Its sales increased 22.3

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Coffee retailers are tapping into digital technology that helps them grow their reach beyond their stores, especially in China, where competition has been brewing between Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee and Starbucks. The company said it believes the store count makes it China’s biggest coffee chain by “number of stores” in the country.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In the life of any brand, a pivot – or even a series of pivots – is normal. Times change, tastes expand and brands that don’t evolve generally don’t survive – a lesson that any number of retailers have spent the last several years learning the hard way. The big changes weren’t quite done, however.

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APRIL 9, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. billion for retail and marketing in the year 2022, with revenues from VR initiatives expected to increase by 3,000 percent over the next four years. and Europe by 2022. Amazon VR Push.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

To reach digitally native consumers who are willing to buy bulky items without the traditional brick-and-mortar experience, direct-to-consumer (D2C) furniture retailers are adopting millennial-friendly business models. For starters, these retailers are turning to simple web interfaces that present information in a clear way.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In a bid to increase loyalty, merchants are driving innovations in their stores. To that end, some brick-and-mortar retailers have begun to offer rewards programs for the very first time to bring shoppers through their doors. Retailers are taking new approaches to the way they attract customers. million 5-star customer reviews.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Amazon’s relationships with big brands on their platform is looking quite a bit less healthy than it once was, while Walmart has seen grocery services lose some ground in terms of consumer appreciation, according to a recently released ranking. Big News of the Week: Another Big Brand Break-Up. Another one bites the dust. online spend.

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MARCH 25, 2019

To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. They can also help capture the ages, genders and emotions (in some cases) of shoppers.

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