PYMNTS

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 FreshDirect gets a parent with real buying power and the means to further expand in East Coast markets.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

With rising retail rents in places like Manhattan, up-and-coming retailers are likely to sell products either out of their home or via online stores like Etsy. 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.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. Walgreens is no stranger to the Chinese market – or Alibaba: In September , the retailer unveiled the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global.

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For fitness aficionados and those just looking to get in a workout, several online platforms have emerged to help them bring home the gym experience. At the same time, his platform allows fitness trainers to reach consumers and grow their digital brands.

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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

JUNE 11, 2018

In news that might please frat boys, fans of European beer and owners of man caves, Heineken has started online sales of its home tap machines and the two-liter kegs that work with it. But this is not Heineken’s first foray into online beer sales. A direct-to-consumer service means Heineken can be fast to market, she said.

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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

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 It paid $3.6

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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 We have increased our customer base online, and many of our customers — in-store customers — are now multichannel customers.”.

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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.

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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

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

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 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. Same-day delivery is a natural next step for us as we’re seeing continued success with our buy online, pick up in-store ( BOPIS ) program.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

If there’s one overarching focus of life during the coronavirus pandemic, boiled down, it would be focusing on the essentials — ordered online and delivered to the doorstep, with minimal touch points. And I think in the direct-to-consumer space and with new brands in general, that is important.”. Refining The D2C Experience.

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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

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

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

JUNE 11, 2020

No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The announcement comes after Inditex saw a 95 percent surge in online sales for the month of April alone. The answer: fewer stores and a more concerted push online.”. The brand has about 15,000 U.S.

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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

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 22, 2020

And 3), the onset of coronavirus, which expedited what many analysts had previously predicted would be a three-year journey to a 50-50 Online/Offline shift in retail.”. 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.

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Warby Parker currently has 64 stores in markets that the retailer carefully chose. And it doesn’t think that retailers have to commit to only selling online or only selling through brick-and-mortar stores. This year, the Adore Me brand plans to build between seven and 10 stores. by the end of 2018, CNBC reported. Pop-Up Shops.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

Target offered $1 billion to purchase the New York City startup, which is popular among urban millennials because it will ship foam mattresses, folded up in a box, directly to customers’ doors. To mitigate concerns about ordering a mattress online without trying it first, the company even offers a 100-day return policy.

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JULY 10, 2018

One store will be 1,200 square feet and located in Brentwood, while another will be a 2,200-square-foot store in the city’s downtown area. The concept may also expand to New York City, Fast Company reported. Along with its mass inventory, the city is a good place for expansion, according to Worzel.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

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. Luxury brands are selling more and more on Chinese eCommerce sites like JD.com and Alibaba, while still keeping their distance from Amazon, as PYMNTS has covered.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

When Postmates Co-Founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann was asked if the catastrophe at Grubhub was a Grubhub problem, he said it was, and “the idea that bad management equals a bad market is a shoe that doesn’t fit the new breed of companies,” CNBC reported. Grubhub, however, has reportedly lost over half of its market value this year.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Walmart acquired the online indie and vintage-inspired women’s apparel retailer in March 2017 for somewhere between $50 million and $75 million. The deal was part of Walmart President and CEO of eCommerce Marc Lore’s plan to modernize the company’s portfolio while selling brands not found on rival Amazon. and Austin. “At

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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

MARCH 26, 2018

The Tesco veteran will work to boost the retailer’s online grocery business as the company’s new president, CNBC reported. Belsham’s arrival at Jet.com comes as Walmart is increasingly focused on its online grocery services as it seeks to compete with Whole Foods , Target and Kroger.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Indeed, digital apparel sellers have been modifying their tactics to take a lot of the uncertainty out of online clothing purchases. For Chennai, India-based women’s fashion brand eShakti – to take one recent example – making it easier for customers to rectify fashion purchase errors (or avoid them in the first place) is a good start.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. Not only that, but the luxury online consignment retailer opened a brick-and-mortar store on New York City’s famed Madison Avenue. But even without traditional physical stores, luxury retail is finding new homes — and not just online.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

The North Face , for instance, is opening a new experiential retail store in the New York City’s SoHo neighborhood as it plans to make existing stores into “basecamps for exploration.”. News surfaced last year that Canada Goose Holdings Inc. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Extending that idea even further are the “ ghost kitchens ” popping up in American cities, which have no seating, signage or public-facing accommodations. One example is the online-only sensation Zoku Sushi , which is profiled in the OTE Tracker. They exist solely to feed the insatiable appetite for OTE. The Shape of Eats to Come.

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