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Fast Casual Saladworks Gets Fresh With New Locations And Restaurant Tech

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The 30-year-old QSR brand has plans for aggressive growth in 2017 , and Tripodes will spearhead the effort. Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. The company currently has about 70 franchisees.

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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends

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For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors , a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. for both iOS and Android.

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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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In a recent PYMNTS interview, company founder Andrea Chavez talked about bringing more online efficiencies to pet ownership. Online pet pharmacies also are pulling greater weight in pet retail. The retail chain is rolling out an online pet pharmacy and opening additional veterinary clinics. Better Pet Tag. Pet Medicine.

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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience. The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2

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How The Gap Hopes To Capture Consumers With A More Open Take On Loyalty

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Loyalty rewards for shoppers are not new to the Gap , or its associated brands, Banana Republic, Athleta and Old Navy. For those who carry either the branded Gap card, or the Gap Mastercard (or anyone who has ever been part of a retail rewards program), the offerings are fairly familiar. We have a successful Gap, Inc.

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The Changing Omnichannel Expectations Of Consumers

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To that end, Home Depot has been installing lockers in many of its locations to allow customers who place online orders to easily pick up their merchandise at the store. Approximately 48 percent of American consumers expect their online orders to be delivered faster in 2018 than they did in 2016, according to the PYMNTS Omni Usage Report.

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Brick-And-Mortar Retailers Take On Omnichannel

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Some customers – those of the brick-and-mortar persona – just want to shop in-store and haven’t purchased anything online over the past three months. And retailers are taking notice: Walmart , for example, recently introduced meal kits in its stores after selling them exclusively online.

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