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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk has debuted a new service allowing companies to outsource gift card and eGift program management, according to a news release Tuesday (Sept. The Issuance and Program Management Solution was moved along by Blackhawk’s acquisition of SVM, which works in open and closed-loop gift card solutions.

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MAY 5, 2020

Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. percent of consumers shop for retail goods online more often than they did on March 6, the first day of our study, and that continues to climb — up 10.5 percent from 35.5

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MARCH 30, 2020

retail picture is bleak in this time of COVID-19. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Thursday (March 26) that its monthly survey of retailers showed the weakest outlook since April 2009. The CBI says retail sales volumes will fall sharply to April, with retailers more pessimistic than at any time since April 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. The retailer’s 1.5 million U.S. associates can now apply for two career diplomas or one of seven bachelor’s degrees. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Oracle has announced new enhancements for its Retail Brand Compliance Management Cloud Service , which will enable retailers to monitor the integrity of their materials and end products. “For retailers, having full visibility across their entire supply chains is a game-changer.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize — owner of grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect amid an online shopping surge propelled by COVID-19. “We Delhaize, founded in 2016 from a merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group, is among the biggest supermarket operators in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Herrick expects that ReplyBuy and Airship will create a holistic ecosystem, allowing retailers to use its engagement technology to acquire customers and then use conversational commerce to retain them and grow their value. The voice activation may come back with one brand or a few, as well as suggested websites or stores.

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JUNE 18, 2020

This week’s 17 percent bounce for retail sales was a welcome bit of good news. It’s not so much that so many new arrivals including luxury brands like Gucci and Ferragamo have embraced eCommerce. And then again, some brands are coming to eCommerce for a presence only. However, it does show that consumers have spending power.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Amazon’s relationships with big brands on their platform is looking quite a bit less healthy than it once was, while Walmart has seen grocery services lose some ground in terms of consumer appreciation, according to a recently released ranking. Big News of the Week: Another Big Brand Break-Up. Another one bites the dust. online spend.

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MARCH 6, 2019

The jeans maker and retailer is looking to have court approval for its reorganization plan by mid-April, The Wall Street Journal reported. return the [company] to its prerecession profitability, ensure its ability to continue operating in the U.S., The outlet, however, reported that Levi Strauss & Co. is “one exception.”

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JANUARY 1, 2022

To have a true impact on the needs and expectations of today’s consumer, financial institutions must adopt successful practices from retail sectors, such as e-commerce, travel and entertainment that successfully deliver on expectations for consistent, personalized experiences through every stage of the buying journey. Gaining Trust.

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MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. Report: Helping Retailers Solve The Payments Piece Of The eCommerce Puzzle (Anatomy Of A Consumer Payment Playbook).

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MAY 8, 2020

The funds will be managed by Ron Bloom, managing partner and vice chairman of Brookfield’s private equity arm, who said the focus would be on helping small businesses get back on their feet. “We Brookfield has been moving in on mall-centric retail for some time, acquiring all of the stake for U.S.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Change came from various areas for retail in 2019. Retail merchandising was, at best, a hit-or-miss system in its heyday, Nextail CEO and Co-Founder Joaquin Villalba told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Analytics, too, was another hot spot for retail change in 2019 and will continue to be for the 2020s. Role of Data.

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JUNE 8, 2018

After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. Both brands have made great progress in the past 24 months and have generated strong performance.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

G-III Apparel Group , whose owned brands include DKNY and G.H. Bass brands suffered. As the developments associated with the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be fluid and there is significant uncertainty related to its impact, the Company is not currently providing any additional guidance,” management said in an announcement. “As

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JUNE 13, 2018

Amazon is replacing some of its retail veterans with software that predicts what shoppers want and how much merchants should charge for it. The shift to automating retail team jobs started several years ago with an initiative called “hands off the wheel.” Brands need to have strategies.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

Beleaguered toy retailer Toys R Us is in the midst of prepping plans to liquidate its U.S. operations, currently in bankruptcy, according to recent Bloomberg reports. The plans come as the company has yet — and the emphasis may be on “yet” — to find a buyer for those operations or finalize its debt restructuring plans.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The robot offers beverages in an establishment operated by the Yoronotaki restaurant firm, Reuters reported. We hope it’s a solution,” said Yoshio Momiya, a Yoronotaki manager. Testing of the robotic bartender will take two months. After that time period, Yoronotaki will analyze the test results. “We

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MAY 28, 2019

To reportedly build a licensing empire with the Sports Illustrated name, Authentic Brands Group LLC has agreed to buy the storied magazine from Meredith Corp. The move comes over a year after it was put on the block and Meredith will still manage its website and publish its print magazine, The Wall Street Journal reported. acquisition.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Fabric, a new headless commerce platform startup for retailers, came out of the gate with a head of steam on Tuesday (Aug. The product is a cloud-native platform that enables retailers to deliver digital commerce experiences without having to rely on expensive engineering resources. Shopify and BigCommerce have a new competitor.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Snap , the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is rolling out new tools to enable select accounts to operate a store within Snapchat. DigiDay , citing a Snap spokesperson, reported that Snapchat users will be able to access the Shopify-powered stores by visiting the account page of a brand.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

To bring higher-end products to its website, Walmart had courted brands like water-filtration company Katadyn for months. As part of its efforts, the retailer gave some brands the opportunity to determine how outside sellers on the its website price and display their products. These brands are objecting because of pricing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon apparently played a part, indirectly at least, in turning public opinion against such retail waste. Amazon’s Role. Liquidation Trends.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

To dive into the toy market for the holidays, Kroger is teaming up with the hedge fund owners of formerly Toys R Us exclusive brands from Geoffrey’s Toy Box. According to The Wall Street Journal , Toys R Us’ liquidation was the largest retail closure since Sports Authority closed nearly 500 stores.

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MARCH 11, 2020

With personal interactions under scrutiny due to the COVID-19 disruption, it’s a good time for retailers to take stock of their mobile and online commerce capabilities and technologies. The company announced this week that it has signed high-end fashion retailer Anine Bing. The first is Perfect.

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JULY 30, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers have one key advantage in the competition against eCommerce: Only they can immediately provide physical products. Getting inventory levels right is challenging, particularly for grocery stores that must also manage sell-by dates. Other retailers have embraced robots to monitor product shortages.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Big-box retail is getting a refresh for 2020, at least in some parts. The big-box membership retail store saw its sales continuously rise throughout the holiday season, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Take Costco. Grocery Robots. Other innovations are taking place, including at Walmart.

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APRIL 14, 2016

Everybody wants brand names, right? The upshot for the wholesale manufacturers behind those brands is, of course, that they are able to set their suggested retail prices a little bit (or, sometimes, a lot) higher than items bearing lesser-known labels. And that has become something of a problem for brick-and-mortar retailers.

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JUNE 6, 2017

The retail industry is in the midst of an evolution in the way it does business. Thanks to connected technology, consumers’ expectations on the retail experience have changed. Square Root CEO Chris Taylor commented on the retail landscape and what’s needed to improve brick-and-mortar success down the line.

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MAY 14, 2020

Cafe closures during the coronavirus pandemic have reduced retail opportunities for tea brands, but consumers are still ordering their favorites online or loading up on them at grocery stores. They must also carefully manage their revenues and purchasing to get ahead. Eric Forry, vice president of finance at U.S.-based

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JUNE 14, 2019

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is carrying more weight in retail these days, helping merchants to innovate and win over consumers, and even serving to tie together web, mobile and in-store experiences as part of the focus on omnichannel commerce. That’s where RFID technology can also help with retail. Treasure Hunt.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

There are rarely second acts in retail — particularly once bankruptcy is in play — but, every so often, the unexpected happens. Last week, footwear retail company Payless ShoeSource was one of those unexpected stories, a company pulled into the bankruptcy whirlpool but getting plucked out before being sucked all the way down to the bottom.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Iconic modern retailer Gap officially stated this week that they will keep the Old Navy brand and will not spin it off into another standalone company, according to a release. The plan to separate was rooted in our commitment to value creation from our portfolio of iconic brands,” said Robert Fisher, Gap Inc.

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MARCH 15, 2019

However, even as the use of cash declines, there is mounting evidence that it’s not going anywhere, whether it be the ongoing political backlash to the concept of a cashless retail economy or merely the realization among many consumers that using cash instead of credit cards is a better way to keep from sinking into debt. Kickfin Play.

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