PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Prepare for a big week of retail data, all of it unprecedented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting with the Commerce Department retail sales data on Wednesday, retailers will get a sense of how much consumers are spending and the retailers they are spending with. For retailers, there are no surprises from March.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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JULY 2, 2020

To provide single-serve frozen products in retail stores, Purple Carrot has rolled out its completely plant-based meals at most Whole Food Market locations throughout the nation in the frozen food section. Purple Carrot will roll out four single-service meals with the help of Conagra Brands. as a whole, which only rose 2.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Real estate trends for retailers are back in the news this week, as the pandemic-driven brick-and-mortar market starts to produce new business models and a fair amount of stability. The new business model involves leasing options for the retail sector. retail portfolio valued at $5.9 Example: One of the U.K.’s

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APRIL 29, 2020

In the “Notorious Markets” report by the Office of the U.S. The office pointed out claims of counterfeit merchandise sold on the eCommerce retailer’s sites in the United Kingdom, Canada, India, France and Germany, Reuters reported. Amazon did not reply immediately to a Reuters request for comment. on the list.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. That quarter, Nike CEO John Donahoe said that digital represented 30 percent of Nike’s sales.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. 5G Retail Deal. 5G Retail Deal. VR Retail Growth. A new report also says the U.S.

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MAY 22, 2020

If you want to know whether stimulus checks are working to rebuild the economy, just ask the world’s largest retailer. Finance ’s morning market preview show. Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison said the do-it-yourself retailer saw indications that checks boosted sales of home improvement items. Walmart U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While the concept of a brand having a “voice” is not a terribly new idea, before this month it was more metaphorical and mostly a synonym for “style.” As of a few weeks ago, however, Amazon announced that Polly is now taking its offering up a level, and allowing brands the opportunity to customize text-to-speech voices for their Alexa skills.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated over the last decade than with the statistic that more than 90 percent of all retail sales took place at brick and mortar stores. It gave retailers the illusion that digital was the retail cart driven by the physical store horse. The answer, she noted, is complex.

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BankBazaar

APRIL 11, 2023

National, March 30, 2023: BankBazaar.com , India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online provider of free Credit Scores, closed FY23 with net revenue of ₹160 crore. There is a tremendous opportunity for profitable and sustainable digital businesses to capture market share.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. The firm recently closed a $100 million investment round that will partly back physical growth in international markets and bolster the size of its labor force, the Financial Times reported. billion, a bit higher than two years prior.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Matt Taylor, co-founder and CEO of running apparel brand Tracksmith has found himself and his company a little slice of Boston’s running history. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand. Yes, we will draw a crowd at the store. For now, Tracksmith is riding an athleisure wave. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

With an expansion of a retail partnership between The Kroger Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. They are also said to include Walgreens Boots Alliance brands Soap & Glory and No7.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2016

From an economic standpoint , James’ departure, which he announced in a highly controversial one-hour primetime special broadcast on ESPN entitled “The Decision,” was immediately felt in Cleveland and to the value of James’ own brand. That said, minimal backlash to the KD brand. It will only help his brand.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Inmar Intelligence , one of the leaders in digital couponing, reported last week that enrollment in digital coupon programs among the top 30 percent of national grocery chains has grown 93 percent year over year since March 1. Now is not the time for CPGs and food retailers to back away from promotional activity.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. The brand became the first to launch a website for U.S. The funds from sales generally do not flow back to Cuba, instead paying for marketing, taxes and payment for future printings. We’re super-happy.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In a nutshell, consumers don’t particularly care how companies get orders to their doors as long as it’s quick and the order is the proper brand. He is the cofounder and CEO of Thirstie , a leading national on-demand liquor, wine and beer delivery company with a content-driven eCommerce platform. “On-demand Probably not.

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JULY 15, 2019

In a move that is said to help the company grow across the nation, California cannabis firm Caliva has teamed up with Jay-Z. Caliva recently announced that the rap star will serve as the company’s chief brand strategist and has entered into a multiyear partnership with the firm, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

As a result T-shirts are sold just about everywhere, at just about every type of apparel retailer and at a stunningly wide array of price points. And Raf noted, for the founders, it was important that their brand felt good to wear in ways that went beyond the physical. People from the age of 9 days to 90 years wear T-shirts.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 17, 2019

As the mobile-first generation starts to earn more money, the arms race to earn market share is heating up as large banks look to grow their digital-only brands and earn lifelong customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. Other promotional tactics planned include branded apps, which 20 percent of CMOs say they will use.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

This newfound cost consciousness is reshaping the retail industry in everything from spurring the rise of fast fashion at the expense of mall “anchor stores,” to the increasing popularity of off-brands or store brands in the supermarket, to the shift in the apparel business, to off-price retail outlets over full-priced department stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers are focusing on sustainable and ethical fashion and retail more than before.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Kicking off this week’s grocery tracker, Whole Foods Market (WFM) shares hit their highest level seen since the summer of 2015 as activist investor Jana Partners puts the squeeze on innovation and pressures the organic grocer towards a possible sale. percent from Thursday’s close with a market cap of just over $11.6

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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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

For a consumer who wants to cook at home, but doesn’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time preparing for that process, there are no shortage of options on the market. Goodfood boxes are big in Canada, though relatively unknown outside its home nation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. According to Foot Locker , that store has 8,500 square feet of retail space and “is home to an activation space that will host regularly scheduled events and activations for the sneaker-obsessed.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

After almost six decades as chief executive, L Brands CEO Leslie Wexner is reportedly in talks to leave his position as head of his retail empire. Shares of L Brands Inc., the parent company of Victoria’s Secret , fell 29 percent in 2019 and were not part of an expansive stock market rally.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

Online retailer Brandless has expanded its offerings in its clean beauty product line. Launched in 2017, Brandless is an online platform where everything is off-brand, and it all costs $3 or less. Brandless isn’t the only retailer getting in on the clean beauty action. The section already has 50 brands participating.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

Restaurant Brands International posted strong first-quarter results, buoyed by strong sales growth at Burger King. our sales growth was a result of impactful marketing, product innovation, and our consistent strategy of maintaining a menu that is balanced across price points,” Schwartz said in the call. In the U.S.,

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