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. So Tracksmith was born and now thrives as a D2C brand. Yes, we will draw a crowd at the store.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The first Influencer Fraudnomics Summit in New York City on Tuesday (Sept. 17) will discuss the fraud problem stemming from influencer marketing. Robert Cavazos researched the influencer fraud problem and said issues are anticipated with a model like influencer marketing. He said, “$1.3

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

The direct-to-consumer (DTC) trend attracted another big name this week, as Corona beer’s parent company, Constellation Brands , acquired media agency owner Gary Vaynerchuk’s Empathy Wines. The acquisition also comes at a time when the company’s flagship brand – Corona beer – carries a name that matches the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

To assist those efforts, Walmart has tapped another company that it acquired – logistics company Parcel – to bring grocery delivery to New York City customers within a three-hour window. Jet.com isn’t alone in its efforts to step up delivery in New York City (and, in the future, other cities).

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

The decline and exodus of so many large, traditional retail chains has simply paved the way for a new crop of players with more of a niche focus and audience. The company opened its first store in Portland five years ago and is now about to open its second in New York City this May at 252 Lafayette. next on the list.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand. And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

It’s an online marketplace that specializes in short-term retail rental space and has just recently launched in the United States in New York City. One company that’s looking to help retailers is British-based company Appear Here.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

More than a store or a brand, The Sharper Image was the traditional mecca of the husbands, fathers and boyfriends along for mall trips they didn’t really want to be on, offering consolation in the form of a session in the vibro-massaging leather recliner and the opportunity to touch a plasma globe.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

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. Why Designer-Handbag Reseller Marque Luxury Is Opening Brick-And-Mortar Showrooms.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

Amazon.com , the eCommerce giant, will open its first bookstore in New York City Thursday (May 25), marking the seventh physical store for the company. Other tenants in the retail space include Whole Foods Market, Coach, Michael Kors and pricey restaurants Per Se and Masa, noted the report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

According to a news report from CBNC, Walmart is pushing full-speed-ahead with its same-day delivery plans in New York City, and has acquired local startup and delivery tracking app Parcel to make the behind-the-scene logistics work properly. That client list will remain unchanged with the Walmart acquisition.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

FreshDirect will retain its brand name, report to a seven-person board, and continue to independently operate in New York City. FreshDirect gets a parent with real buying power and the means to further expand in East Coast markets.”. FreshDirect has so far raised $189 million from investors led by J.P.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The move will bring 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores — just in time for the holiday shopping season. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s. “The

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Take this quote, for example, from one of Lopez’s favorite books, Geoffrey Moore's “Crossing The Chasm”: “The number-one corporate objective, when crossing the chasm, is to secure a distribution channel into the mainstream market, one with which the pragmatist customer will be comfortable,” Moore writes. It paid $3.6

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Before explaining that pivot, here’s a little background: The company is the brainchild of Emily Schildt, a New York City-based consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing consultant, who leveraged what she calls her “crazy entrepreneurial spirit” and founded Pop Up Grocer as a traveling natural food and beverage brand experience.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Does this online brand have a chance at overtaking Victoria’s Secret? In 2015, the company brought in an estimated $43 million, making Victoria’s Secret’s 62 percent market share seem catchable. s Top 5,000 list in 2015 overall and took the number two ranking for top retail brands. Experts are starting to say yes. price point.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As Hershey’s Brand Publicity Lead Anna Lingeris told CNN, “as the #1 Halloween candy (with over half of candy buyers purchasing Reese’s), Reese’s has come up with a solution: Give us your unwanted candy, and we’ll give you what you actually want – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.”. and run until 9:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

When we talk about partnerships there will be brand partnerships, there will be retail partnerships — and not only with pan-India retail chains like Big Bazaar but also with regional, local city-based brands.”. Paytm Mall’s news comes as Amazon is rolling out expanded grocery delivery in cities in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

s revenues fell slightly below estimates for the third quarter , while New York City is a popular destination for brands looking to open their first pop-up shops. percent: The share of brands that pick New York as the location for their first pop-up shops. And Tiffany & Co. ’s

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

The trouble with direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands is that the name belies how hard it actually is to reach and recruit the consumer. This is particularly hard for unknown emerging brands — and it gets exponentially harder the more crowded the field gets with competitors. The subscription can be cancelled anytime.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

20, which is the day that the brand is expected to announce a foldable phone and the Galaxy S10, Apple Insider reported. The outlet reported that the first Samsung stores will be at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, The Americana at Brand in Los Angeles and The Galleria in Houston. The company will reportedly open three stores on Feb.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

We are excited to introduce this partnership with Postmates as we continue to offer our customers convenient ways to shop,” said Banana Republic Chief Marketing Officer Mary Alderete. 20), and is available in 15 locations in Southern California and New York City. The service started on Thursday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

Recess, a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City, according to a report by Adweek. Eventually, the company plans to expand to other markets, including L.A. “We Dirty Lemon, another beverage brand, is also on the platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

News this week surfaced that FAO Schwarz is planning to have a flagship store in New York City once again – this time at Rockefeller Center instead of the Fifth Avenue location where Tom Hanks tapped out “Chopsticks” on a dance-on piano in the 1988 movie “Big.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

I have a Great Dane named Hugo, which is fairly rare in New York City. And that enthusiasm for their first product pushed BarkBox to expand more than its user base in its early days; it’s also shifted its brand. That service made a fleeting market appearance in 2013-14 before quietly fading out.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

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. “We During this hard time, I’m trying to anticipate the market. New retail dynamics show that Garito is on to something.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One of the most commonly talked-about and executed strategies in the 2020 connected commerce world is experiential marketing. But experiential marketing is also a customer-centric strategy intended to drive customer retention and strengthen the bond between retailer and consumer. The consumer now has a candle with a personal brand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

The brand took an unusual root to the market – bootstrapped early on with funding from friends and family, and then marketed through some genuinely unusually channels, according to Forbes , including airline magazines and radio ads. The brand took off, has thus far been funded by its own profits instead of outside funding.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Postmates co-founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann said last month that Grubhub’s dismal earnings report and one-day 43 percent stock plunge was not an indicator of the food delivery market. Grubhub has reportedly lost over half of its market value this year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Neiman Marcus Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Geoffroy van Raemdonck said in the statement, “With the approval from the court to fully access the significant DIP (debtor in possession) financing we have secured from our creditors, we are well-positioned to continue to serve our customers and global luxury brand partners.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Its first gathering was originally planned as a two-day affair in New York City to discuss Google’s planned sunsetting of third-party cookies. The most compelling issues concern data collection and usage, admitting that brands lack a comprehensive understanding of consumer behavior. FIT framework advanced by PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

The online and mobile food ordering and delivery marketplace, as well as its Seamless brand, will be the national delivery partner of Shake Shack, with direct-to-POS integration for order submission as well as menu syncing, the burger chain said in an announcement.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

BuzzFeed is planning to open a toy store in New York City later this fall. New York Post reported that the store, called “Camp,” will be located in an 11,000-square-foot space in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Toys R Us had over 700 locations in the U.S.

New York City 116

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The company is opening a pop-up shop in time for the holidays in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City for the company’s popular product recommendation vertical called The Strategist. According to one report , each brand will have about 10 to 15 stock keeping units (SKUs) offered in the space.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

As a result of the merger, Finish Line and JD Sports will create a multi-channel, multi-brand retailer “with expanded global scope,” according to Finish Line in an announcement. “We Becoming an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JD Sports , Finish Line has completed its merger with the European retailer.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While M&Ms, Hersheys, and Twix dominate Halloween candy sales, old and new players are reinventing the candy experience for consumers. Many new brands are positioning themselves as healthier candy options with labels such as “organic,” “all-natural,” “non-GMO,” and “preservative-free.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

s 10th annual study of international retail expansion surveyed 166 cities across 51 countries on how many international retailers had debuted in their markets last year. The results found that retailers’ expansion into new markets increased by 2 percent in 2016, down from 3.1 The CBRE Group Inc.’s But while the U.S.

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