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Ex-Uber Jump Manager Joins Amazon's eBike Unit

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Amazon has poached former Uber manager Alex Vickers and Justin Ginsburgh , known for starting New York's Citi Bike bikeshare service, to helm its eBike delivery team, CNBC reported. The move may show that the eCommerce giant is looking to bolster delivery times.

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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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Ivalua Launches Gov’t Procurement Tools Amid NYC Debacle

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Enterprise spend management company Ivalua is launching its solution designed for the public sector as criticism mounts over the firm’s contract with New York City. The suite includes a public portal of catalogs, as well as FOIA and bid protest management tools.

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Retail Pulse: Floravere Opens NYC Store; Target Debuts Everspring Brand

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Direct-to-consumer wedding brands are opening stores in real life — and personalizing the customer experience within them through digital technology. At the same time, the brand seeks to create personalization through every one of its touchpoints. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. percent and 1.0 percent, respectively.

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Reseller Market Maintains Momentum With Nordstrom’s Entry

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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.”. Called See You Tomorrow , its “re-commerce experience” will include an online marketplace and brick-and-mortar location housed in the Nordstrom New York City flagship store on 5th Avenue.

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Today In Retail: Walgreens Pharmacy USA Registers $27.2 Billion In Sales; Bed Bath & Beyond Almost Doubles Digital Sales

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The firm reported that comparable digital sales for Q3 jumped 77 percent throughout all of its brands, with the inclusion of 94 percent expansion at its flagship Bed Bath & Beyond brand. Digitally Native Mattress Firm Resident Raises $130 Million.

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Airbnb Is Cooperating With A Subpoena From NYC

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Airbnb is reportedly complying with a New York City subpoena that wants information about some of its listings, according to reports. She was instrumental in using the company’s stores to attract customers through brand development, and also created programs like “Today at Apple.”. 18 of this year. She made $26.5