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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Before the pandemic, the fitting for the bride and bridesmaids was a happy social event at a bridal shop, maybe over a shared bottle of prosecco. The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Nothing counters disruption like another disruption.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To top off the decade, the eCommerce retailer had some pretty big ambitions. It billed this year’s happening as “the largest ever in terms of scale and reach” in the October lead-up to the event – and Alibaba did not disappoint. By the time the day closed, the retailer had raked in $30.8 25), surpassing the 2017 record of $25.3

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Bank Innovation is proud to announce a brand-new event — 2020 Banking Automation Summit — designed to provide industry professionals with the necessary platform to share insights, trends, strategies and practices to automate back-office functions. The premiere industry event will take place June 1-2 at the Conrad Miami.

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MAY 5, 2020

As retailers contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the inevitable resettling of the business, one of the most popular pieces of advice has been to reformat existing stores. Here’s the basic business model: Schildt selects a location and alerts local beverage, food and wellness brands about the installation’s launch.

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MAY 8, 2020

New York City fashion boutique Nili Lotan has a client list that reads like the front row at Fashion Week (back when such events were still held). Dispatching one of New York’s elite styling teams exemplifies the new face of “ clienteling ,” the retail practice of assigning sales associates to individual, high-value customers.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Anthropologie , for its part, is renowned for its creativity and innovation in experiential marketing, while Macy’s is focusing on experiential stores as part of its comeback plan for the year. Data: 6,300: Minimum number of attendee check-ins at all Anthropologie events in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It is always doubly upsetting to see vulgar business behavior from a seemingly platinum-plated brand. in the past, praising its lab and innovation practices, its mobile banking growth, had its executives speaking at our events, and even named Read More. We have certainly been among those that have lauded Wells Fargo & Co.

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JUNE 29, 2020

And it’s stunning that Nike sees a need to reboot a brand that just took second-place to P&G in the Marketer of the Decade award during the virtual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It has changed so many dynamics so quickly that retailers who think they will just saunter into a “ new normal ” are mistaken.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Sometimes those innovations disrupted old models and players; other times they made them better and more efficient. The Invisible Innovators .

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JUNE 7, 2019

Luxury fashion brands like Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and Gucci are upping their social media game, especially on Instagram, and pouring real money into efforts to court young shoppers, according to a report by Reuters. With cash to spend, luxury brands are flying ahead of the competition.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. From Dunkin’ Brands to Grubhub , QSRs and ordering platforms are driving innovation with mobile ordering technology. QSRs are expanding their mobile order-ahead capabilities.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

Like most innovators, Arielle Charnas was looking to solve a problem when she launched her fashion blog – it just wasn’t a fashion problem. Today, she noted, things are quite good, as she is the rare internet celebrity who has turned a social brand into a bankable retail venture.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Luxury department store retailers are combining digital shopping technology with dining experiences in their latest locations as part of their overall innovation plans. Neiman Marcus is gearing up to open what it describes as a “multi-level retail experience” at a new development in Manhattan.

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Perficient

JULY 20, 2020

After providing an exclusive, in-person event for 15 years, this year’s Summit will take place virtually. The event will consist of two half days providing attendees with meaningful content focused on the automotive industry and peer-to-peer networking. CX Strategy & Retail Innovation Summit | July 28th.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The one thing we all have to learn: it is not about the innovations themselves. We get very excited about our innovative capabilities, and we are extremely proud of all of our IP and patents in this area. Those innovations have illumination that there is value here beyond a great light,” said Karner.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts announced a new way to shop online this holiday season, with a new digital environment that lets shoppers browse and buy as if they were in a physical store. In a press release , the two companies announced they are launching the platform with Fred Segal, the retail brand.

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MARCH 29, 2019

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The group was in agreement that while the rise in brands embracing direct-to-consumer (D2C) channels has gained substantial momentum, there is still much to be learned about a practice that is still very much evolving. . ; Abhishek Ahluwalia , global eCommerce growth platforms leader for Mondel?z z International ; and sticky.io

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

During this time, retailers and tech companies are bringing integrated shopping experiences into the sites and apps where consumers spend the most time. Retailers, then, can make the sale in the moment — with the help of contextual commerce. And eCommerce retailers are launching live content of their own.

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JUNE 5, 2020

The world of retail might not be quite getting back to normal, but people are starting to pick up some pieces of their old day-to-day lives again. A few big-ticket purchases of digital apparel retailers like ModCloth and Bonobos didn’t turn out as planned. That’s a big leap forward.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Providing a top consumer experience is becoming more important and is a rising trend in retail, and that will almost certainly increase in the 2020s. The upscale apparel brand, according to a recent report , is opening an “experiential store” in the Mall of America in Minneapolis on Wednesday (Nov. Physical Retail Efforts.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

As much as a click from the Kardashians helped spread the brand awareness and jump-start his company, Molnar said, as a spending trend among young consumers set the stage for BNPL's success. Fast-forward to the present, and Afterpay now counts more than 11 million active customers at 63,000 retailers – and most recently reported doing $2.1

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The talks — and the retail offerings — will come to WeWork spaces in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta and Philadelphia, Glossy reported. The events and shops allow J.Crew to gain visibility and add to its strategy of featuring non-models for its marketing. Crew has struggled with the retail reset that is sweeping the segment.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In fact everything is new from the virtual runways to the individual shows getting precedence over the more general events. Even the sponsorships are new, including home improvement retailer Lowe’s. But Lowe’s is trying to upgrade its image as a home décor brand, and it is using this year’s event to tie in with top tier designers.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Outdoor apparel retailers are reinventing their brick-and-mortar spaces to connect with customers by making stores into destinations that offer experiences. In the updated retail space, the company said, customers will “immediately feel The North Face heritage and experience the brand’s values.”

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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 2, 2019

Emerging direct to consumer brands (DTC) are not the only companies entering the world of brick-and-mortar: Birkenstock , whose historical roots date back to the 1700s, recently opened its second retail store in the United States. The Venice Beach, California location follows the opening of the brand’s first company-owned U.S.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Givingli is an app that brings together greetings created by indie artists, customization functionalities, and gifts from brands, according to a Thursday (Jan. Blackhawk allows for eGift sales through Givingli’s app, with the inclusion of cards that can be used at travel, food and beverage, and health and beauty brands.

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JUNE 9, 2016

If they have the resources, retailers will gladly spend millions of dollars on data processes that pinpoint who they’re critical customers are and how they can get their products in front of them at the right time. ’s Gamer Network and its flagship event, the EGX gaming convention.

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MAY 19, 2020

“Reduced store visits and larger order quantities have led to supply shortages that have increased consumers’ willingness to try new brands and new categories,” said Charlie Gage, director of business intelligence at Inmar Intelligence. Now is not the time for CPGs and food retailers to back away from promotional activity.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Big brands are opening big stores in big cities, but Nike is taking a decidedly digital approach with its New York City flagship: that is, the customer payment and shopping experience in the new space is powered by mobile technology. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail. The retailer’s comparable sales slid by 5.4

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MARCH 26, 2019

Retailers in the physical world are at a real disadvantage when it comes to knowing the customers in their stores, and what they do once they get there. The list goes on, but suffice it to say, the jokes about digital retailers knowing more about customers than they know about themselves didn’t appear in the culture out of nowhere.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Though much attention these days is given to the plight of retail in a digitizing world, in his fireside chat with Karen Webster at Innovation Project (IP) 2017, Paul Galant gave IP delegates a critical retail reality check. That doesn’t mean that retail hasn’t changed — or isn’t in fact changing as you read this.

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