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Case in point, Stockwell: a self-service retail venture that got off on a very wrong foot with customers by, among other things, choosing the wrong name. But the branding came across somewhat differently. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Retailers are looking to do more in smaller spaces, a trend that seems ready to increase during the holiday shopping season and beyond. Among the latest examples of that comes from kids’ eyewear retailer Fitz Frames , which offers face measurements via its mobile app, and a subscription commerce plan for consumers. Amazon Moves.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

It’s a tale of two kinds of brick-and-mortar retailers amid the rise of eCommerce: Some traditional department store chains like JCPenney and Macy’s are shuttering stores, as some retailers with other business models are more than surviving. TJX, the owner of off-priced retailers like T.J. Senior Brand Apparel Analyst John D.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. The company also opened a permanent store in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California last year. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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MAY 11, 2018

Online brands continue their march into the offline world as Shopify and Warby Parker announce plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in the coming months. and Canada — some of them open now, some slated to open isoon in cities such as Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News….

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

As it moves into the business of cannabis retail and hangs out its shingle in the industry, High Times is opening its own brick-and-mortar stores this year. announced it would be bringing a flagship retail store to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. They will operate under the logo and name of High Times.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

fashion retailer American Apparel after offering a bid of nearly $88 million. A source close to the mater told Fortune that Gildan will not take any of American Apparel’s stores but instead will own the company’s brand and take over its manufacturing operations.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For digitally native brands moving from the web to brick and mortar, startups are providing a platform to help with the transition. When brands are ready to open up shop, Nejati seeks to help them go from idea to grand opening in about a month. Pop-Up Retail Trends.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

RTW Retailwinds , a New York-based specialty apparel retailer, announced the Saadia Group agreed to purchase its eCommerce business at a bankruptcy auction Friday (Aug. Saadia’s winning bid topped Sunrise Brands, a Los Angeles-based clothing manufacturer, of $20 million, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). “We

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Digital delivery service goPuff will acquire BevMo , a specialty beverage retailer based on the U.S. The $350 million deal is expected to close within 30 days, the Los Angeles Times reported. West Coast, according to a blog post from goPuff.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

The extensive nature of the problem became evident when word spread Wednesday that UPS was limiting shipments from several major retailers as a strategy to manage its workload. According to The Wall Street Journal UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

eCommerce brands are opening up pop-up shops in cities to test out brick-and-mortar retail, and Recess is using this platform to highlight its hemp-extract beverages in a temporary space in New York City that is dubbed the Take A Recess IRL Pop-Up. On a seasonally adjusted basis, retail sales dropped by 1.2 percent.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

But direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail is undergoing some significant changes, which could help strengthen DTC activities for years to come. Personalization is among the trends gaining fuel in the DTC world, reflecting larger changes in the retail world. One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The 118-year-old Chimney House is one of a trio of its hotel showrooms operated by Vipp. The Danish furniture brand’s premiere product features kitchen units that start at 25,000 euros ($29,491). It is a way to get shoppers away from their computers and see the brand up close, Ward added.

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MAY 15, 2017

According to Chain Store Age , the fashion retailer will open a flagship on Rush Street in Chicago this fall. The Vancouver, British Columbia–based company already operates a store in the Windy City, at Water Tower Place. Aritzia also recently debuted in Los Angeles, opening a 10,000-square-foot flagship at Westfield Century City.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Reports from Seattle and California say the company is adding a new format and expanding beyond its Amazon Go and Whole Foods brands. Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. billion in 2019.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

2) as The Wall Street Journal reported it imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L.Bean Inc., Reaction from the brands involved did not show any alarm over the move and UPS had no official confirmation of the selective delays. And both companies have taken two different roads to get here.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Visitors to Los Angeles’ Century City Mall will see the results of a billion-dollar renovation this fall, including a top-level place to wait for their rides. Westfield Corp. Although the service marks a first for Westfield, other California malls have already seen success with Uber collaborations.

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APRIL 26, 2016

Not that too many major sports retailers are in a joking mood currently, but the easy joke to make — were one so inclined — about the spate of closures and bankruptcies in the space of late would be to attribute it to modern consumers’ laziness and lack of athleticism. A vicious circle if ever there was one.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

The retail chain plans to shut down a number of brick-and-mortar shops and refocus on licensing, eCommerce and selling through other retailers, Seth Lubove, a spokesman for BCBG at Sitrick & Co., The global fashion brand has operated more than 570 boutiques, including more than 175 in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are taking a similar approach. Fashion retailer Charlotte Russe , which has over 500 stores in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 11, 2021

The four-year-old startup, which just raised $10 million in Series A funding, develops non-meat equivalents of pork rinds, bacon seasoning and other piggy products for the direct-to-consumer (D2C) and retail markets. Selling D2C, Retail and Subscriptions . Outstanding Foods Co-founders Bill Glaser and Dave Anderson.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Sales of things like personal care products, cosmetics and various other household goods have been slipping, as consumers are increasingly stocking up online or at alternative retail venues like dollar stores for those types of items. in early 2019.

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MAY 9, 2018

As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. The restaurant chain had begun testing the service in Phoenix back in December, Reuters reported. have liquor licenses.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In July, they rolled out a pop-up shop in Los Angeles’ Grand Central Market. But their big upcoming move is the launch of their new retail location: a “concept” store that is designed to let customers really embrace the Allbirds lifestyle. This is just the start of things to come in the physical space from Allbirds.”.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If there was any stigma left about used clothing it may have been erased last week as Nordstrom put its high-end brand on what it calls “re-commerce.”. For See You Tomorrow, Yerdle will power all backend operations including cleaning and repairing of product, inventory processing and fulfillment, pricing and authentication.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

To roll out operations in the United States as it grows its supply chain business that links apparel brands with suppliers as well as factories, Singapore-based fashion technology firm Zilingo is designing a $100 million push. manufacturers and brands on its platform, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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APRIL 29, 2016

According to Business Insider , which landed an exclusive look inside the new grocery chain concept, lower prices aren’t the only thing Whole Foods is innovating in its new 365 brand stores that are aligned to go toe-to-toe with other discount grocery chains, like Trader Joe’s , Kroger and Sprouts.

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JULY 13, 2016

Just when it looked like online-only brands would take every last penny of brick-and-mortar retailers’ lunch money, digital merchants started opening up B&M store fronts like it was the newest fad in town. With any luck, the gaming tournaments and celebrity appearances that have put the L.A.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

But what is perhaps surprising is the price point that the sunglasses brand by the rich and the famous is targeting — the “under $100” frames market first tapped by Warby Parker, with its $30 shades. The goal for the brand since its founding has been rapid and aggressive growth, as the business is targeted around rather tight margins.

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