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Retail Pulse: Luxury Brands Eye Airport Retail; Panera Bread Tests Dinner Menu

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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. shopping malls are on the decline, are also becoming locations where brands are innovating with products. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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Off-Price Retailer Stein Mart Files For Chapter 11

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filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division amid a challenging retail climate and the pandemic, the company said in a statement. And, also in July, Lucky Brand began Chapter 11 proceedings to help set the path toward a sale and lower its debt load.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. New Markets. Ontario (L.A.),

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How QSRs Enable Digital Options With Rapid Order-Ahead Growth

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The release also noted, “Additionally, restaurants will have a simplified look into their in-store, online, and delivery orders all in one unified location.”. Over 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout the five boroughs of New York City are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand.

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Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram

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The combined company will retain the FIS name and will be headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company is testing the program with more than 20 beauty and fashion brands , including direct-to-consumer retailers and well-known companies. merchant customers. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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Getting Mobile Ready

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Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. Doug Brown, senior vice president and general manager of mobile for FIS Global in Jacksonville, Fla.,

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More Data, More To Do

Independent Banker

With competition from big banks, online banks and credit unions, the community banking sector must focus their efforts on what makes them unique: a local bank employing local people to serve the local customers.”. Bob Legters, senior vice president at FIS Global in Jacksonville, Fla.,

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