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JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

New rules would require online lending companies like Ant to provide 30 percent of funding for loans, and firms would be banned from operating outside provincial bases without approval from a watchdog, Bloomberg said. The report said Alibaba has used such practices, among other companies.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

There is also the surprising reality that goods that less affluent consumers favor also tend to stay in the market longer with fewer changes over time, meaning their prices more or less trend up with inflation. This actually leads to wider discounting, as brands are trying to shed the old version and entice shoppers to the new one.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Blend’s venture into new territory comes a month after it raised $75 million in Series F funding led by Canapi Ventures , the Washington, D.C- The cash will be used to grow its online mortgage, consumer loan and deposit accounts, the company said. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

That’s what led him to Goodworld, an online platform that removes the friction from digital donations, making them possible (and secure) by using hashtags. The firm doesn’t do direct marketing for charities, but instead serves as a “bridge between the nonprofit sector and donors.”. online shoppers leave behind $1.79

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JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. If the test is successful, Google told NBC News it could expand into other markets. “We

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Now that Walmart is officially enjoined in a bid for TikTok with the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, the jury is not out on whether the deal can actually happen, the jury is out on whether Walmart can make TikTok fit into its digital retailing needs. Walmart and Microsoft would need to apply some market muscle to make that happen.

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MAY 5, 2020

For online shopping the return policies range from Amazon (90 days) to Target (varied and depends on product). According to an Optoro consumer survey, we found that typically 97 percent of shoppers would continue to shop at a retailer/brand if they had a positive returns experience.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. Macy’s , for example, is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities in a concept called “The Market @ Macy’s.” Of course, you can see online players such as Amazon and Flipkart growing,” Juvencio Maeztu, IKEA’s CFO, said earlier this year.

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MAY 7, 2019

It counts high-end brands such as Rolex, Tiffany & Co. And big retailers would absorb losses or take thinner margins due to the marketing strength and prestige of the location. have shuttered their Fifth Avenue stores to turn their attention to online shopping. Davidson Senior Brand Apparel Analyst John D.

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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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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Instead of grabbing a mass-market six-pack of beer and some Slim Jims, Foxtrot wants you to try a local craft beer, or maybe a legendary local food brand. This spring it will launch two Washington, D.C. with additional markets to be announced later in 2020. Standard convenience stores have necessities; Foxtrot has gifts.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Instead of grabbing a mass-market six-pack of beer and some Slim Jims, Foxtrot wants you to try a local craft beer, or maybe a legendary local food brand. This spring it will launch two Washington, D.C. with additional markets to be announced later in 2020. Standard convenience stores have necessities; Foxtrot has gifts.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch global grocery conglomerate Ahold Delhaize — the firm behind grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect in an attempt to up the level of its digital grocery offerings amid the online shopping surge created by COVID-19. “We Farmstead Picks Up $7.9M

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“Home Chef is proud to continue our evolution toward becoming more than a meal kit delivery brand,” said Pat Vihtelic , Home Chef’s founder and CEO. In addition, Home Chef announced the launch of a customizable meal kit feature for online orders, so that customers can easily change and upgrade recipe ingredients.

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MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. states are starting to implement new standards, too, with the CCPA introduced two months ago and WPA on the path to ratification in Washington.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“I have seen a trend toward cleaner beauty, which is encouraging, but with that, I have also seen an unprecedented level of misleading marketing and greenwashing,” she said. When Beauty Heroes entered the market, beauty boxes with “taster” sized offerings of products were a popular stream of startups inspired by Birchbox.

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APRIL 9, 2019

The company even dealt with reports that it had a relationship with an opposition research firm in Washington. Shuman Sahu, director of performance media at digital marketing agency Nina Hale, said, “It just makes sense to always recommend that to our clients. billion, according to eMarketer. There aren’t a lot of options right now.”.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Even in an age when shoppers can order groceries online and have them delivered straight to their doors, the vast majority of consumers are still shopping the traditional way – hopping in their cars and heading to their local brick-and-mortar grocery store to shop the aisles or pick up an online order. Roughly three in 10 – or 27.1

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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.”. Delivery through its Prime Now offering was launched in Columbus, Dayton, Greater Washington, D.C.,

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AUGUST 6, 2018

LevelUp is front and center on the Chase site as its partner for online ordering using Chase Pay and Chase Commerce Solutions (aka Chase Paymentech). That model — aggregating menus from local restaurants in one place and enabling easy online ordering from that online platform — remained Grubhub’s mainstay over the next decade.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The brand could close between 600 to 1,000 of its 3,000 locations this year, according to some predictions – and is reportedly considering bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter have told Reuters. And, as a brand, Mattress Firm itself has faced some challenges: In 2017, former supplier Tempur Sealy International Inc.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. Custom eCommerce framing startup Framebridge is opening its own in Washington, D.C., The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2

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MARCH 26, 2019

It’s a big market capture, and the rapid proliferation of ordering food online and picking it up at the drive thru/counter is a testament to how committed merchants – particularly QSR merchants – are to capturing that consumer spend as it drives by each morning. get behind the wheel and drive 51 minutes, round trip, to and from work.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

But according to Kroger’s leadership, the shift to digital shelving and other new features starting to make their entrance into Kroger today are part of a bigger transition the brand is making as it seeks to better serve the needs of its customer base. The 2019 the grocery market is an incredible space in terms of potential.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. Our cohort growth was broad based with many markets crossing key milestones.”. New Markets. It is only part of a stepped-up marketing effort.

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JULY 27, 2017

But eventually, the company wanted to create a more unified brand experience. It had to choose between three platforms that had seen success at its 450 locations across California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and two international markets.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

There has been no shortage of food fads, dietary crazes and “restaurant of the future” concepts that have played out nationwide, most of which the brand has politely passed on. And that has presented a challenge to the Red Robin brand.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

The trend is reflective of “grocers moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach and adopting new practices that focus more on their brands and shoppers,” according to NRF. Haggen, a Bellingham, Washington-based grocery store chain, topped the list after seeing an astounding 325 percent increase in sales to $2 billon in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

But the retail giant seems increasingly uneasy to sit on the sidelines and allow Amazon and other eCommerce retailers to carve up the world of online retail. billion acquisition of the online marketplace startup Jet.com, which the company finalized last week. First, there’s Walmart’s $3.3 Prior to the deal, Yihaodian only had a 1.5

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the midst of the concurrent holiday gifting and eating season, some of the world’s biggest tech companies are squaring off in hopes of dominating a new market: connected fitness. However, a recent gadget review in The Washington Post (which is also owned by Jeff Bezos) called the Halo the most invasive tech it has ever tested.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. Retailers in high-tax states have largely not been able to build themselves up or expand online beyond their local markets to the same extent, Rogers said. .

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JULY 26, 2016

Grocery delivery might have seemed like a peripheral service just a handful of years ago, but the niche market has ballooned into one where brands really can’t take the risk of not getting their name out there if they have the resources to do so. The solution, then, could be a simple one.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Developers face a challenge when they open the doors to a new high-rise luxury apartment building: How do they fill all of the units that have suddenly come onto the market? That was the case with WhyHotel’s building in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C. Our brand is brand new.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. There are also digital price tags for every item, and Prime members can pay the discounted online price for their selections at the store. The used-fashion market in the U.S.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The independent organization focuses on making the consumer experience with online ads less frustrating and more seamless. It’s important to point out Google is a leading member of the organization, along with Facebook, The Washington Post and News Corp. Others praise the company’s efforts to reduce spammy online ads.

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APRIL 8, 2016

The world’s most famous and recognizable jewelry brand Tiffany reported holiday sales down 5 percent — a reality the company chalked up to “restrained consumer spending tied to challenging and uncertain global economic conditions.” So, why go real world, especially when it seems that real world is increasingly going online?

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