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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

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APRIL 2, 2019

It’s not enough to be a retailer these days, not if a merchant intends to survive in a world of commerce dominated by the likes of Amazon and other tech-focused competitors. Innovation is one of the keys to advancement — and that increasingly means opening tech hubs, incubators and other such operations. New Efforts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

It’s not enough to just be a retailer these days, it seems. The retail chain reportedly has been in discussions with Triad Retail Media , the retail advertiser owned by WPP PLC, to acquire it. Brands are expected to spend more on video ads this year, as the medium becomes more and more common on smartphones.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

And retail and commerce-related payments are certainly a big part of that trend. It’s not just the direct selling of products to consumers that matters when it comes to cross-border retail. Several retail and retail-related trends are at play with this funding announcement. Importance of Logistics and Payments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . Barneys wants to keep its main store in Manhattan, and also four other locations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Look to China, and look some more — that’s one of the main messages in mid-2019 for luxury retailers, at least for ones not based in the U.S. According to a report from Bloomberg , the luxury brand’s CEO, Michael Burke, “gave a rosy view of its China business, easing concerns about the effects of a trade war with the U.S.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Many retail or consumer goods businesses have had to switch from traditional, in-person shopping experiences to digital buying. It may seem tricky molding these two together, but shifting the focus towards understanding and serving your consumers is the main priority. Understanding Customers and the Experiences They Demand.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. The Banking Innovation Playbook – Step 1: Find a Niche Kim looked at the market and knew he needed traction in at least a single segment where he could create a brand and a following for Gentle Monster. Find the gap in one segment and build success from there.

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PYMNTS

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. and Portland, Maine.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

branded cards business growth. Citi’s branded card business is becoming much more important and is one of the main drivers of its growth overall, noted the report. Citi’s branded card business is becoming much more important and is one of the main drivers of its growth overall, noted the report.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

These are the top stories in retail for Tuesday (Nov. Carvana, which sells both used and new cars, has been one of the main innovators in the space, with its high-profile vending machines in several major markets. Wayfair, Home Furnishings Sector Looks Past COVID Winter. SA Company Takes The COVID Pivot Outside — Literally.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. Pawscout, as it turns out, just launched its $20 pet tags in Walmart — and is selling the product via other retailers, Chavez told PYMNTS. physical retail landscape.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling has taken wing with the ascendance of eCommerce to retail’s throne. How consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and subscription-based businesses respond to this important trend will be make-or-break for many. There are over 1 million brands currently on the platform.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Generally speaking, if a retailer is issuing an apology during the holiday season that features the words “Santa Claus,” “cocaine” and “pants-free” it is safe to assume things have gone pretty badly off the rails somewhere. That’s why Santa really likes to savor the moment when he gets his hands on some quality, grade A, Colombian snow.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag , for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores said to come. We are thrilled to expand Rebag’s retail footprint to the Miami community. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

When most retailers talk about retooling their brick-and-mortar locations to chase some shade of experiential retail, it’s all about adding more multimedia distractions on top of a decidedly unentertaining offering. This store will be the reinvention,” Opland told Racked.

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JUNE 22, 2020

Shopic’s core product is a mobile checkout app (white-labeled or branded) that lets consumers track and pay for items through their mobile devices without visiting the cashier station, and also allows associates to “line bust” and act as cashiers from any point in the store at any time.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Digitally native sleep brand Purple Innovation, Inc. The company reported that operating expenses were 34.2 to bring its products to consumers via the internet and at some retail locations. reported as part of its Q3 results that its direct-to-consumer (D2C) revenue surged 97.5 percent and its wholesale revenue rose 6.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Activewear brand Fabletics , which was co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, announced plans for a retail expansion across the U.S. The company confirmed that the new locations will bring the brand’s total retail store count to 30 locations throughout the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Retail, for all intents and purposes, has always been an interdependent system. Pricing also depends on more intangible factors such as sales, operations and marketing. And all retailers depend on the one constant that separates any business from a hobby: the customer. Take a look at how they operated before the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. billion, according to news from Retail Dive.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

It’s hard to find a retail fashion category that’s reliably successful these days. Fast fashion already claimed a victim this week as Lucky Brand filed for bankruptcy, and H&M announced it was shuttering 170 stores across the globe due to the pandemic-driven digital shift. New retail dynamics show that Garito is on to something.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

He said the company’s pilot program, which initially sold meal kits in 17 Costco stores and has expanded to 80 locations within three months, has “further validated to us the power of Costco’s retail platform.” Retailers have realized that consumers still like to come into stores,” Kilcourse said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Online brands spend tons of money to ensure that consumers have the absolute best user experience while on their website, yet they are forced to entrust couriers to deliver products with that same level of care and attention – and all too often, they don’t.”. That is accomplished with two main tools.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. New Frontiers in Retail Tech. RESTAURANTS.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Retail stores are rarely built by accident, particularly in the real world, if for no other reason than retail is sort of an intentional thing. But Recology CleanScapes — an operating company under Recology — is different from most of what is out there in retail.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. The Gucci call center effort comes at a time of change for luxury retail and call center commerce. These platforms bring urgency to fashion and serve as a newsfeed for brands. Gucci Operation. Larger Changes. percent year over year.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

With 100+ public banks reporting, we have more than a representative sample to see 2Q 2022 bank earnings trends and derive some operational insights on bank performance. Fees at banks dropped, primarily driven by mortgage operations, and net interest margin increased by approximately 25 basis points to 3.12%.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2019

has joined the ranks of companies and brands setting up innovation labs. Innovation labs and technology and business incubators are nothing new, of course, but the rise of eCommerce, omnichannel retail, digital payments and other such efforts has provided fresh fuel and motivation to that trend. In other words, PepsiCo Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Albertsons Companies ran just over 2,250 retail food and drug stores with approximately 1,730 pharmacies, 400 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution hubs, and 20 manufacturing plants. Additionally, interest expense was $115.9 million in Q3 fiscal 2020 in contrast to $154.8 million in Q3 fiscal 2019.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Payments 2016: The Year Of An Incredible Shift In Retailer And Consumer Expectations. 2016 in payments was the year of an incredible shift in not only retailers’, but also consumers’ expectations and behavior regarding payments. This gets me onto my main focus: loyalty. My company is in loyalty, or behavior incentivization.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

While many foreign firms complain that China is a hard market in which to do business, Walmart-operated Sam’s Club has managed to make some major inroads. The bulk buy retailer has struggled head-to-head in its home country against Costco, but in China, it’s a very different story. But the retailer has challenges ahead.

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